Truck driver drove 42,600 kilometers illegally through Europe «kleinezeitung.at
The Bosnian neither had a valid driver’s license nor did his semi-trailer meet the technical requirements.
9:43 am 04 February 2022
A driver of a semi-trailer has been at least since October 2021 42,600 kilometers without a valid driver’s license Traveling. The illegal drive was arrested on Thursday by police officers from the Salzburg state traffic department on the Tauernautobahn near Puch (District Hallein) stopped. The officers determine further crimes. So that the 55-year-old could not continue, they installed a technical lock on the truck. In addition, the Bosnian had to pay 3,000 euros in security.
During the check, it turned out that the tire size was wrong. This resulted in a slower speed on the tachograph, even though the truck was driving faster. In addition, the driver on the Tauernautobahn did not keep the prescribed safety distance from the truck driving in front of him, and he is also said to have violated the rest times. His driver’s license expired on October 19 of that year.
Recently on Thursday, police officers in the city of Salzburg pulled a completely desolate car out of circulation. Parts of the underbody are hanging down and part of the exhaust was missing, making the car a lot of noise and smoke. During the check, oil flowed out of the car. The 30-year-old driver was not allowed to continue driving because of the danger in traffic. He had to hand in the registration certificate. The number plates were also removed.