Half don’t know where the warning triangle is in the car
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Half of the drivers on Salzburg’s streets do not know where the warning triangle or first aid kit is stowed in the vehicle. Admittedly, this is not a gross violation. But finding the car pharmacy and putting up a warning triangle can save lives.
On motorways, federal highways – also in the local area, at traffic controls, the police officers monitor the same thing over and over again: Where could the car pharmacy and warning triangle be? “Over 50 percent don’t know where that is,” says Werner Baier, motorway police chief in Anif (Flachgau): “This often results in really hectic searches. That doesn’t mean that people don’t notice. But they don’t know where that is at the time. That’s when they start looking – in the trunk, in the side doors, on the back seats, in the glove compartment. We’ll find it together, then it’ll show up. “
“Probably too little used”
For the policeman Baier, this is an expression that the emergency equipment “is probably not used enough. Often they don’t even think about where that can be. “
Often, the first-aid kits and warning triangles have already been cleverly stowed away in the car by the manufacturer – and they are easy to overlook: “After the motor vehicle code, this is simply part of it,” emphasizes the motorway police chief. “It’s just part of the equipment. We will check that. “
“Dry training” with warning triangle, replace bandages
Motorist clubs recommend not to neglect the first aid kit and breakdown triangle: “We advise drivers to go looking for the warning triangle,” says Aloisia Gurtner from ÖAMTC Salzburg. “You should definitely try to set it up once in dry training.”
And Georg Ringertaler, Salzburg ARBÖ boss, emphasizes: “First aid kits have an expiry date. Therefore it should be checked regularly. Our recommendation would be to replace the first-aid kit every five to six years. ”Incidentally, no first-aid kit or warning triangle in the car costs 20 euros in the organ mandate.