Vienna's ban on fireworks: do citizens ignore the law?

Silvester in Wien: Trotz Feuerwerksverbot kaufen viele legale Raketen. Bürger äußern sich zu Safety und Gesetzgebung.
New Year's Eve in Vienna: Despite the ban on fireworks, many legal rockets buy. Citizens comment on safety and legislation. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Vienna's ban on fireworks: do citizens ignore the law?

1100 Wien, Troststraße 68-70/14, Tür 1, Österreich - In Vienna, the law on the ban on fireworks meets great lack of interest in the population. Despite the legal restrictions that prohibit the use of pyrotechnics in the local area, numerous people are already in front of the shops days before the turn of the year to buy their fireworks items. So the today about the immense interest, especially before the fireworks store Rocket Rooney in Vienna favorites, where the customers hope for legal products in category 1. These articles are less dangerous and cause a negligible noise level.

Although the purchase of category 1 fireworks is the primary motivation of the waiting, there are also customers like Julit who intend to acquire articles in category f2 in order to fire them outside the city. According to the operators of the business, all employees are trained pyrotechnicians and can clarify buyers about possible dangers. Rocket ROONEY's management emphasizes that the responsibility for the application of the purchased articles is ultimately among the buyers after they have been informed about the legal regulations. The WKO indicates that the laws are clearly defined and that the companies are clearly defined Compliance with these regulations.

The interest in fireworks remains unbroken, even if the legal framework conditions severely restrict use in the urban area. The Viennese show that they do not want to celebrate their New Year's Eve without festive blinds and lights, even if this means a detour of compliance with laws. The safety of the event is addressed by the business, but the real responsibility bear the buyers themselves.

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Ort1100 Wien, Troststraße 68-70/14, Tür 1, Österreich
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