Drivers in Austria guilty of extreme speeding will have their cars seized and auctioned off, the government said on Monday, seeking to deter 'boy racers' by threatening to take away their prize possession.
A police car parks in front of the Austrian federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
The planned change in legislation announced by the governing coalition of conservatives and Greens is aimed at toughening Austria's rules to bring them closer to those in other countries like neighbouring Germany and Switzerland. "At the speeds we are talking about here no one is fully in control of their vehicle. The car becomes an uncontrollable weapon and a danger to completely innocent people," Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler of the Greens told a news conference outlining the plan.
If they are a repeat offender or they are a first offender going particularly fast, more than 80 kph above the limit in a town or more than 90 kph above it elsewhere, their car will be confiscated for good and usually auctioned off, Gewessler said.
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