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“The road to 30 km/h is now easier”

In Neumarkt am Wallsersee, the 30 speed limit was extended to the entire village area. The picture shows building yard employee Günther recently putting up the new additional signs.(Bild: Andreas Tröster)

Many mayors have already tried in vain to enforce speed limits in their municipalities. An amendment to the road traffic regulations will make this easier from Monday.

Last year, more than 280 municipalities and cities signed a petition from the Austrian Transport Club (VCÖ). The petition called for simplifications for mayors if they wanted to reduce the speed limit in the town for safety reasons. Among the signatories from Salzburg were Anif, Goldegg, Neumarkt am Wallersee, Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Seeham and Zell am See.

Signatories wanted to support other municipalities
"The path to 30 km/h will now be easier. I assume that there will be municipal councils that will make use of the new law," says Anif's mayor Gabriella Gehmacher-Leitner. She wanted to support other municipalities with her signature, and now the amendment to the law is coming.

Thomas Ließ, mayor of Hof bei Salzburg, has a more reserved reaction. "In our case, the amendment has no influence on federal and provincial roads," says Ließ. Last year, the municipality was turned down with its request to set a 30 km/h speed limit on the busy through road in the town.