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Bicycle control in Vienna: Drunk women attack police officers!
In Hernals, a bicycle check escalated when two drunken women attacked officers. Arrests and charges followed.
Bicycle control in Vienna: Drunk women attack police officers!
On Wednesday evening, June 19, 2025, there was a violent incident in Vienna-Hernals during a check by officers from the uniformed bicycle service. The police found a 31-year-old German woman who was riding a bicycle that was not properly illuminated. But that wasn't the end of the matter. The woman appeared to be intoxicated and an alcohol test showed a blood alcohol level of 0.64. Despite repeated warnings, she showed a lack of understanding, became enraged and loudly insulted the officers. She was eventually arrested after she refused to show ID and her identity was not immediately clear. Today reports that ...
Additional fuel came from her 29-year-old companion, who tried to prevent the arrest. She pushed against an officer several times and resisted aggressively. Despite repeated requests, she continued her behavior and injured two police officers, forcing one of them to leave duty early. Both women now have to answer for several offenses: The 29-year-old is charged with, among other things, serious bodily harm and attempted resistance to state authority, while the 31-year-old has to answer for her aggressive behavior and traffic violations.
Legal situation regarding cycling under the influence of alcohol
As is well known, in Austria it is forbidden to ride a bicycle with a blood alcohol concentration of over 1.6 per mille, as these are legally considered a vehicle. Anyone who rides a bike while drunk will face serious consequences. From a blood alcohol level of 1.6, you are completely unfit to drive. You can even face prison sentences or fines if other people are endangered. In this case, the 31-year-old was lucky with her blood alcohol level of 0.64, but still faced legal consequences. Juraforum explains that...
Another current legal dispute shows the example of a plaintiff who rode his bicycle to a gas station while drunk in 2019. The blood alcohol concentration at that time was 2.35‰, which had clear legal consequences. Despite the circumstances and the claim that he was only pushing the bike, his driving license was revoked due to his alcohol abuse. The administrative court determined that this trip was also legally considered “driving a vehicle”. [Bussgeld Siegen reports that ...](https://www.bussgeldsiegen.de/fahrerlaubnisentdraft-trunkenheitsfahrt-mit-fahrrad-fahrrad-nur- Pushed/)
Overall, these incidents show the explosiveness of the issue of “drink driving” and the different ways in which it can affect driving licenses and behavior towards law enforcement. While lower blood alcohol levels often result in a fine, the legal consequences are significant from a level of 1.6 per mille and require a check of fitness to drive. The topic therefore remains current and continues to generate discussions in society.