Police stops tractor-trailer with catastrophic defects in Vienna-Simmering!

Police stops tractor-trailer with catastrophic defects in Vienna-Simmering!

In an impressive official act, the police pulled out a tractor-trailer with a Polish license plate on Thursday morning in Vienna-Simmering. The 40-ton saddle train showed serious defects, especially on the tires. The tires over the entire side area were torn on the inside and outside to 15 centimeters and in the worst case there was ahead of the tire dispatcher damage. Another tire on the rear axle was completely presseless and threatened to jump off the rim. These were recognized in good time so that worse could be prevented, reports 5min.at .

In addition, the braking system of the anti -lock braking system (ABS) was already extended, which significantly endangered security on the streets. Officials from the Vienna State Transport Department supported the control and ensured that the license plate boards were removed on site. Several advertisements according to the Driving Act were reimbursed to account for those responsible. The rapid intervention of the police was averted an acute danger for other road users.

rising defects in road traffic

This incident is not isolated, but is in a larger context of rising vehicle deficiencies. According to a new statistics from TÜV Nord, the proportion of the vehicles without defects in the event of main inspections has decreased to only 60.2 %. This means a decline of 8.2 % compared to the previous year. For example, over a quarter of all vehicles showed serious defects that must be repaired before admission. It is worrying that 0.07 % of the vehicles had to be pulled out of traffic immediately, which underlines the urgency of the situation.

The statistics show that older vehicles in particular have a higher quota of defects. Vehicles that are three years old have a defect rate of 5.6 %, while this value is already over 9 % in five -year -old vehicles. According to Hartmut Abeln, Managing Director of TÜV Nord Mobility, the reasons for this worrying development in the increase in vehicle age and in sunken investments are to be found in maintenance. These trends could negatively influence traffic safety in the future, which is also impressively illustrated by the incident in Vienna-Simmering.