Bicycle control in Vienna: Drunk women attack police officers!

Bicycle control in Vienna: Drunk women attack police officers!

On Wednesday evening, June 19, 2025, there was a tangible incident in Vienna hernals during a check by officials from the uniformed bicycle service. The police found a 31-year-old German who was on the road with a bicycle that was not inherently illuminated. But that was not done. The woman looked drunk and an alcovort test resulted in 0.64 per thousand. Despite repeated warnings, she showed herself unreasonably, got into rage and loudly insulted the officials. Finally she was arrested after refusing to show her ID and was not immediately clarifying her identity. Today reports that…

Additional ignition material came from her 29-year-old companion, who tried to prevent the arrest. She pushed against an official several times and aggressively opposed. Despite repeated requests, she continued her behavior and injured two police officers, causing one of them to stop the service prematurely. Both women now have to answer for several offenses: The 29-year-old is reported, among other things, because of serious bodily harm and attempted resistance to state violence, while the 31-year-old has to answer for their aggressive behavior and traffic law violations.

legal situation around cycling under the influence of alcohol

In Austria, it is known to be prohibited to ride a bike at a blood alcohol concentration of over 1.6 per thousand, as these are legally considered a vehicle. If you run a bike drunk, you have to expect serious consequences. From a alcohol number of 1.6, the absolute inability to drive is given. There may even be prison terms or fines if other people are endangered. In this case, the 31-year-old was still lucky with her 0.64 per thousand, but was still exposed to legal consequences. Juraforum explains that…

Another current legal discussion shows the example of a plaintiff who had driven a bike to a petrol station in 2019. The blood alcohol concentration was 2.35 ‰ at the time, which resulted in quite clear legal consequences. Despite the circumstances and the claim that the bike only pushed the bike, his driver's license was withdrawn due to his alcohol abuse. The administrative court found that this journey is also legally considered to be "leading a vehicle". [Bussgeld Siegen reports that ...] (https://www.bussgeldsiegen.de/freuherlübissentziung- drunkenheit-mit-bahrrad-Bahrrad-nur-schiften/)

Overall, these incidents show the explosiveness of the topic "Alcohol at the Tax" and the different forms that can affect the driving license and behavior towards the law enforcement officers. While a fine is often threatened with lower per thousand values, the legal consequences from a height of 1.6 per thousand are significant and require the review of driving suitability. Thus the topic remains up to date and continues to provide discussions in society.