Minimum speedAustria
Traffic rules
Austria
1. Minimum speed
A minimum speed is the lowest speed that vehicles are required to maintain on a particular road or under specified conditions. Minimum-speed rules are intended to prevent vehicles travelling unnecessarily slowly from disrupting traffic or creating large speed differences between road users.
A minimum speed does not require drivers to maintain that speed when traffic, weather, visibility, road conditions or safety require them to slow down. The way minimum speeds are indicated and enforced varies between countries.
Does the 60 km/h motorway access threshold in Austria mean I must always drive that fast?
Normally, a motor vehicle must have a design speed of at least 60 km/h and be legally permitted to exceed 60 km/h. This is a vehicle admission condition, not an instruction to maintain that speed in congestion or unsafe conditions. Separate speed restrictions and safe-driving duties still apply.
🔗 ris.bka.gv.at • Austrian RIS, StVO — sections 20, 43, 46–47, 52(10a–10b,19)
May I drive more slowly when traffic or safety requires it in Austria?
Yes. Slow down for queues, restricted visibility, poor grip or another hazard. A vehicle’s eligibility to use the road does not remove the duty to choose a safe speed or obey traffic controls. Maintain a safe following distance rather than accelerating towards stationary traffic.
🔗 ris.bka.gv.at • Austrian RIS, StVO — sections 20, 43, 46–47, 52(10a–10b,19)
Does meeting the motorway access threshold remove other restrictions in Austria?
No. It does not remove restrictions on particular road users, vehicle classes or combinations, and it is not a maximum-speed limit. Check that the vehicle is admitted, then follow the restrictions and driving conditions on the actual road.
🔗 ris.bka.gv.at • Austrian RIS, StVO — sections 20, 43, 46–47, 52(10a–10b,19)
What does Austria’s blue circular minimum-speed sign mean?
It prescribes the displayed minimum in km/h. The official wording is Vorgeschriebene Mindestgeschwindigkeit. The duty to adapt speed to the road, traffic and visibility still applies; the sign does not require an unsafe speed.
🔗 ris.bka.gv.at • Austrian RIS, StVO — sections 20, 43, 46–47, 52(10a–10b,19)
Start of a minimum speed.
English • Traffic sign StVO § 52 Z 19 • Mandatory minimum speed. The sign indicates that, without prejudice to the speed provisions in section 20, drivers may not travel more slowly than the speed shown in kilometres per hour from the sign's location.
Deutsch • StVO § 52 Z 19 • VORGESCHRIEBENE MINDESTGESCHWINDIGKEIT. Dieses Zeichen zeigt an, dass die Lenker von Fahrzeugen unbeschadet der Bestimmungen des § 20 über die Fahrgeschwindigkeit ab dem Standort des Zeichens nicht langsamer fahren dürfen, als mit der im Zeichen angegebenen Anzahl von Kilometern pro Stunde.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Ris.bka.gv.at • StVO § 52 Z 19
SVG source: 3247 • Public domain • Original revision 2006-08-27. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the minimum speed.
English • Traffic sign StVO § 52 Z 22a • End of a mandatory requirement. A red diagonal bar from bottom left to top right on signs under items 16, 17, 17a, 19 and 22 indicates the end of the requirement expressed by the sign. Such a sign may also be installed on the reverse of the sign for the opposite direction. Reference: StVO section 52, item 19 • Mandatory minimum speed.
Deutsch • StVO § 52 Z 22a • ENDE EINES GEBOTES. Ein roter Querbalken von links unten nach rechts oben in den Zeichen nach Z 16, 17, 17a, 19 und 22 zeigt das Ende des durch das Zeichen ausgedrückten Gebotes an. Ein solches Zeichen kann auch auf der Rückseite des für die Gegenrichtung geltenden Zeichens angebracht werden. Bezug: StVO § 52 Z 19 • VORGESCHRIEBENE MINDESTGESCHWINDIGKEIT.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Ris.bka.gv.at • StVO § 52 Z 22a
SVG source: 3247 • Public domain • Original revision 2006-08-27. Wikimedia original unmodified.
