Three more Tyrol municipalities authorised to operate speed cameras

Three more municipalities in Tyrol have been authorised to operate their own speed cameras, ORF reported. Bad Häring, St. Johann in Tirol and Wattens may now monitor speed limits on provincial and municipal roads within their boundaries and generate revenue from the enforcement.

Municipalities receive 80 percent of revenue from cameras on municipal roads, while all revenue from cameras on provincial roads goes to the province. Kundl in the Kufstein district was the first municipality in Austria to use the measure.

The authorisation was granted through a transfer regulation requested by Tyrol’s transport councillor, Rene Zumtobel of the Social Democratic Party. The province said the scheme would improve road safety at particularly sensitive locations and relieve the police.

Bad Häring and St. Johann have each identified seven possible camera locations. Wattens plans measurements at eight locations. The municipalities said the locations were assessed with the province and a traffic planner for technical feasibility, legal compliance and road safety relevance.

Planned locations include 30 kilometre per hour zones and roads near schools, kindergartens and senior homes. Technical preparations can now begin, with the cameras expected to become operational in the coming months. Kundl received Austria’s first authorisation for independent speed enforcement in June.