Viennese traffic strags: Suddenly increased number of accidents 2024!

Viennese traffic strags: Suddenly increased number of accidents 2024!

In 2024, alarming traffic accidents occurred in Vienna, which increased the number of traffic fattening to 20, compared to only 12 in 2023. A fatal incident on September 23 at the Margaret belt, in which an Audi A4 crashed into a road divider, illustrates the worrying situation. The driver and a passenger fled here, while the injured third passenger died on site. This increase makes Vienna the only federal state that recorded an increase in road dead compared to the previous year, as the mobility organization VCÖ reports. The decline in traffic deaths throughout Austria has a strong contrast to these figures, while few federal states such as Lower Austria and Vorarlberg have reported the lowest figures for over 60 years.

shocking statistics and causes

Most fatal accidents met in 2024 car inmates, pedestrians and motorcyclists. While Lower Austria recorded the highest numbers with 83 victims and Upper Austria with 72, Vienna remains in the shade with 20 dead. Gian Gerhard Karner, Interior Minister, praised the police for their controls, who had contributed to the decline in the numbers. Nevertheless, the current trend shows that the focus on speed reduction and traffic calming is more important than ever in order to ensure the security on Austria's roads, such as the-> Press underlined.