Traffic statistics 2024: Lower Austria has 84 traffic fatalities!

Traffic statistics 2024: Lower Austria has 84 traffic fatalities!

Amstetten, Österreich - in 2024 Lower Austria with 84 roaddents of roads drawn an alarming balance, which also shows a decline compared to the previous year, where 16 people still lost their lives on the streets. However, the situation in some districts is anything but gratifying. Especially in Baden, St. Pölten Land and Neunkirchen, the number of traffic fats increased. In the meantime, the districts of Horn and Gmünd as well as the Statutarstadt Waidhofen/Ybbs can look forward to zero traffic fatalities, which shows that there are also positive developments. These different numbers illustrate how unequal traffic safety in the regions is distributed. Noe Nachrichten also reports on 1.672, although in some districts like Vienna's Neustadt Land and Mistelbach were recorded positive declines.

which is the main causes for these traffic accidents cannot be denied. The Verkehrsclub Austria (VCÖ) emphasizes that excessive speeds, especially on open -air roads, often lead to fatal accidents. In this context, a proposed speed limit of 80 km/h could not only increase traffic safety, but also save lives. These demands are particularly loud in the local area, where a limit of 30 km/h is required for road users in need of protection. German statistics also confirm that distraction at the wheel - especially through cell phone use - plays a significant role. According to the VCÖ, the risk of accidents increases by fifteen times when making a phone call; When reading or writing messages, the risk is even more than twenty times higher my district.

measures to improve traffic safety

The country's traffic safety work, cities and municipalities already show the first positive effects, but experts like Katharina Jaschinsky from the VCÖ emphasize that the effort must be continued. Important measures to increase safety for pedestrians include traffic calms, clear intersections and the creation of structurally separate walking and cycle paths. Safe road crossings at bus stops should not be neglected Noe Nachrichten.

In the entire statistics for 2024, it can be seen that the Amstetten district was the most damaged region with seven road dead, while Baden and St. Pölten Land with 10 deaths each. Nevertheless, the total number of traffic fatalities in Austria has dropped compared to previous years, which could be due to the more restrictive measures and educational campaigns. From 1999 to 2022 the number of traffic fatalities in Austria decreased by 63 percent Statistics Austria.