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74 board members, 72 announcements in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Law or the Road Traffic Regulations and 121 fast driving ads – Therefore, the balance of the “Strong Action” in the area of the service stations of Linz at night from Friday to Saturday and at night from Saturday to Sunday. On top of that, there were seven ads under the Covid Act. Just a week ago, as reported, the police had canceled a meeting of around 90 people with around 35 cars.
Hotspot Salzburgerstrasse
The range of complaints ranged from acceleration duels to various other violations of traffic regulations and tune-up vehicles, police reported Sunday. Some drivers affected by alcohol or drugs were also identified, several plates were removed and one or the other driver’s license was missing. The background to this is that street vandals are found over and over again in the area of some Linz service stations, and illegal car races should also take place from there. The access point is currently the Salzburgerstrasse.
- From the archive: Illegal street racing and gas station gatherings have been a problem in the state capital for years. Read the report “In the Racers’ Living Room”: a 2016 local inspection of reckless gasoline brothers.
He escaped from the police at 224 km / h.
An illegal street race also kept police in Vienna busy on Sunday night. Two drivers fought a duel on the Donauuferautobahn (A22) and then fled from the police at more than 200 km / h. Officials were finally able to stop the two “roadrunners.” One driver did not have one, the second only a trial license. This threatens a license withdrawal procedure. Both were exhibited.
Around 1:30 a.m., officials from the state traffic department on the A22 in Grünbrücke noticed the two vehicles, a Golf and an Audi, traveling too fast. The officers activated the flashing lights, and the two drivers drove away, followed by the police.
No drunk driver’s license
In the Vienna city area, the sliders reached up to 207 km / h, in Lower Austria it was even 224 km / h. The distance to the police increased, but the sliders had to brake again on a curve. Shortly before Korneuburg’s departure, officials were able to arrest the two drivers. A handlebar was slightly alcoholic, one test showed 0.32 per thousand – 0.5 per thousand is allowed. He identified himself with a driver’s license that was reported lost but was not his. Rather, the man had no driver’s license at all. The second man had a trial license.
Once again, there was considerable speed in the St. Marx construction area on the Wiener Südosttangente (A23). 60 km / h are allowed there. Four drivers were flashed at twice the speed of the hour between 1 am and 2 am on Sunday night. They were traveling at 126, 128, 152 and 155 km / h. All four are shown, they face the risk of a license withdrawal procedure.
Alternatives to GTI meetings are sought
Hundreds of car fanatics also called the police on Saturday night in Vienna-Döbling. The executive broke up a meeting in Kahlenberg, confirming media reports on Sunday. Four participants received a body mandate for violations of the Covid Measures Act 19, and many others were warned.
Also in Carinthia, the police had to move due to GTI fans, as reported. The GTI meeting in Reifnitz should have taken place from May 20 to 23, but was canceled in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Apparently, the participants were now looking for alternatives.
For years, thousands of car fans have gathered at the Wörthersee for the GTI meeting in May.
Image: (APA)
In Vienna, the influx into Kahlenberg started at 9:30 p.m., about 100 cars gathered, most of them reported around 11 p.m. There were numerous disabilities. Access was no longer possible, the traffic jam extended from the parking lot to Krapfenwaldgasse. “The high road was partially accessible only by one lane,” said police spokesman Daniel Fürst.
Dozens of officers from the state traffic department, emergency service and the city’s police command, Döbling, moved in and dissolved the meeting. According to the police, most of them were normal vehicles, few were noticeably tuned. There were no more crowds of car fanatics in the federal capital on Saturday and Sunday night.
