Rush fails to materialize

Police arm themselves: GTI traffic jam around Wörthersee

(Bild: SOBE HERMANN)

Bad weather slows down the arrival of GTI fans, but there are still the first traffic jams. In any case, the police are gearing up and getting help from Vienna.

Even if restaurateurs and landlords are complaining about the lack of GTI fans this year, the car tuners have already caused the first traffic jam at Lake Wörthersee on Saturday. Nothing worked on the road up to the Pyramidenkogel. A Bavarian tuner had organized an event there for the drivers of tuned-up cars.

Police help from Vienna
Generally speaking, there seem to be more police officers than PS fanatics on the roads between Reifnitz and Lake Faak. The bad weather is likely to have slowed them down quite a bit. "We have of course prepared ourselves accordingly - also to protect the noisy neighbors," explains Waltraud Dullnigg, press spokeswoman for the provincial police headquarters. "We are also receiving support from colleagues in Vienna. If things continue to be less busy than expected in the coming days, these officers will of course return to their stations."

In the meantime, says Dullnig, they will continue to keep a close eye on social media and the booking situation in Carinthia. This will make it easier to assess whether a rush can be expected before the coming long weekend.