In the Reutte district alone there were over 30,000 rejections, in the Innsbruck-Land district there were 24,000. The departure bans apply until September 11th on weekends.
“The driving bans are also having an effect in this summer’s season: there were mostly no traffic jams in the local areas and the flow of traffic remained fluid,” summarized Governor Günther Platter (ÖVP). Also LHStv. Ingrid Felipe (Greens) emphasized that Tyrol wants to stick to the measure: “The driving bans are a necessary and meanwhile proven emergency measure in view of this burden. Therefore, the driving bans will apply again in the coming weekends and will be strictly controlled, so that the traffic and supply security for the population and our guests is ensured “.
Driving bans also in Bavaria
In any case, Reutte and Innsbruck-Land were the districts with the most rejections since the driving bans were reinstated. In the Kufstein district, however, there were 2,000 rejections, in Innsbruck only 450, reported Günther Salzmann from the state traffic department Tyrolean Police. He said that the travelers would show understanding for the bans. Destination, source and local traffic are excluded.
Bayern also recently led in response to the Tyrolean Truck block handling such departure bans. This should prevent trucks from entering the Autobahn backlog due to block handling Tyrol want to bypass, clog smaller roads off the highway and cause chaos in neighboring communities, said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) in July. The truck block handling – so if only a certain number of trucks over the Tyrolean be left at the border – have been a point of contention between the neighbors for years Tyrol and Bavaria. The latter repeatedly threatened EU infringement proceedings against them Tyrolas the measure is unlawful.
Source: Nachrichten
