Curious justification

Streetcar crashes into car, family is left with the damages

The streetcar crashed into the car.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Vladana Permoon)

In April, a streetcar crashed into a car carrying a family. The parents were slightly injured and their vehicle was wrecked. Although the drivers had the green light, Wiener Linien's insurance company refused to pay for the damage. With a curious justification. 

Do public transport operators in Vienna have "fool's freedom" and drivers have no rights? This is the question (probably not only) asked by a family from Donaustadt who were driving on Kagraner Platz in mid-April. Their Hyundai was hit by a streetcar coming from the left.