East Tyrol and Oberland

Biker raced into speed trap: motorcycle confiscated

Symbolic image(Bild: Christof Birbaumer, Krone KREATIV)

Once again, speeders had to hand in their beloved motorcycles: A German biker (43) was flashed by the police at 180 km/h in East Tyrol. Now the speeding driver has not only lost his bike, but also his driver's license. A biker in Tösens didn't fare much better.

Someone was in a particular hurry! On Saturday morning, at around 11 a.m., the 43-year-old German motorcyclist crashed into a police speed trap on the Felbertauernstraße (B108) near St. Johann im Walde.

80 km/h too fast
The speeding motorcyclist was traveling at 180 km/h, whereas the speed limit was only 100 km/h. The biker was taken off the road. He had to surrender his driver's license on the spot and the motorcycle was also temporarily confiscated.

Similar case in the Oberland
Speed measurements were also carried out on the B180 in Tösens at around 2.55 pm on Saturday. A motorcycle driven by a 40-year-old local man was measured at 158 km/h with a speed limit of 80 km/h. Due to the massive speeding, the motorcycle was temporarily confiscated and the man's driving license was also temporarily taken away. 

Following an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, since March 1, vehicles can be confiscated and subsequently even auctioned off if the speed limit is massively exceeded.