Austria plans new Raser law: Loss and foreclosure of car threatened
Created: 07.12.2022, 16:30
By: Simon Mones
In Austria, Minister of Transport Leonore Gewessler is planning a new law to confiscate the cars of speeders.
A foreclosure is also threatened.
There is often no speed limit on German autobahns, which a Bugatti driver used to set a controversial record last year.
If there is a speed limit, speeders face a fine.
If it is an illegal car race, confiscation of the car is possible.
In the future, this could also be the case in Austria, where they want to go even further.
Austria is based on the Swiss model.
There, the cars of speeders can also be confiscated and foreclosed on for a number of years.
An amendment to the law could also do this in the Alpine Republic, as the Greens Minister of Transport Leonore Gewessler explained.
Austria plans new Raser law: Loss and foreclosure of car threatened
However, not every driver who was too fast in Austria has to fear losing his car.
The measure should only take effect if you exceed the speed limit by at least 60 kilometers per hour in built-up areas or 70 kilometers per hour outside of built-up areas.
In this case, the responsible district administration authority should check the previous driving behavior of the driver.
In Austria, speeders could face losing their car in the future.
(Iconic image) © Marijan Murat/dpa
If it is a known speeder, the confiscated car should be auctioned off.
"Extreme speeding is life-threatening for all other people on the road," emphasized the Austrian Minister of Transport.
In extreme speed violations, the police should be able to confiscate the car on the spot.
Austria plans new Raser law: "Take the murder weapon out of your hand"
"There are a few on our streets who just don't want to listen, where the penalties don't work, where the follow-up training doesn't work," said Gewesseler.
You have to “take the murder weapon out of your hands” from these people.
The transport minister emphasized that at these speeds "no one has full control over their vehicle".
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70 percent of the proceeds from the auction of the Raser car will go to a road safety fund.
The remaining 30 percent go to local authorities, such as municipalities.
If speeders are caught in town at 80 km/h too much, the vehicle would be gone immediately.
Outside of town, this is too much from 90 km/h.
In addition to Switzerland, there are also similar regulations in Italy and Denmark.
The legislative initiative is now to be discussed over a period of six weeks and could come into force in mid-2023 at the earliest.