In 2024, despite the falling number of accidents, 32 cyclists still died in Road Traffic-20 of them on e-bikes. Moreover, there were seven fatal accidents with e-scooters and 47 with pedestrians. Given the worrying figures, the bicycle police will take stock.
The bicycle police was launched in 2023 and is now active in all federal states. A total of 422 officials patrol on two wheels, 165 of them in Vienna. They are equipped with 228 bicycles, including 62 e-bikes.
More than 12,000 advertisements per bicycle police
Her most important focus is on improving road safety. Last year the bicycle police were imposed 12,158 administrative advertisements and 13,213 organ mandates.
“Essential Cornerstone”
In response to these figures, the Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) emphasized how important it was to guarantee the safety of all road users -on foot by bicycle or car. The bicycle police is an “essential cornerstone” to increase this safety. “We have to do everything we can to make traffic traffic safer,” Karner concluded.
Source: Krone
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