Second week of sticking

Activists caused chaos in Vienna’s early morning traffic

Once again, climate activists glued themselves to the streets of Vienna in early morning traffic.

(Bild: Letzte Generation AT )

New week, new sticker campaigns in Vienna: on Monday, the Last Generation Climate Stickers once again made their presence felt in early morning traffic. This time they chose several locations, such as the Döblinger Gürtel and the Praterstern - once again causing traffic jams. They also drew attention to the climate crisis on Vienna's south-east bypass (A23) and called for a speed limit of 100 km/h.

During the second week of protests, several participants took to the streets of Vienna at 8 a.m. with banners ("We're speeding into climate hell!") and blocked traffic to draw attention to the climate crisis. The stickers were also used again. The traffic chaos on Vienna's Gürtel led to several traffic jams.

Protests largely dispersed again
Other participants climbed onto an overhead signpost on Vienna's south-east bypass (A23) in the Praterbrücke area and unfurled a banner on the subject of the climate crisis. Several demonstrators also gathered on the safety paths at Praterstern. The unregistered gatherings had already been dispersed by the emergency services.

Only the protest action on the city highway continued at least through the morning, the police confirmed. The four activists who had stuck themselves to the construction above Austria's busiest road in the morning were still there at lunchtime.

"We put our bodies in the way of traffic for a second week because our future is at stake," the climate activists tweeted on social media.

After the blockades in the previous week, such as at the Naschmarkt on Monday, in front of Schönbrunn Palace on Tuesday, parts of the Gürtel on Wednesday and further disruptive actions on Thursday and Friday, only lectures were held at the weekend.

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100 km/h speed limit as an immediate measure
At the beginning of February, the climate activists of the Last Generation announced a second wave of disruptions throughout Vienna from February 13 to draw attention to the current climate crisis. The protest action is to last for two weeks.

Accepting penalties
The Last Generation activists are calling for a "radical rethink" on the subject of the climate crisis. For example, they are calling for a ban on fracking and a 100 km/h speed limit throughout Austria. To draw attention to this, they use radical forms of protest, such as sticking themselves to the street or pouring paint or soup over famous pictures. They also accept penalties for doing so.