Monthly bicycle flea market at Währinger Straße

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Right now at Vienna’s Workshop- and Cultural centre (WUK) a bicycle flea market takes place every month. In the courtyard, bikes can be purchased for a good price, and sold for the same. For one and a half years, the “Bicycle Self-help Workshop Organisation” has hosted the bicycle flea market. The market takes place on […]

Triathlete fined €193 for triple offence

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A Styrian triathlete has been fined nearly 200 Euros for speeding. The athlete went 63 kilometres per hour (kph) on his bicycle during a training session in Illmitz, Burgenland. He revealed today (Weds) police ordered him to cough up 193 Euros for ignoring the 50 kph limit, overtaking slower cars and failing to pull over […]

Deaf cyclist killed by train

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A deaf woman died after she was hit by a train yesterday (Tues).The 57-year-old attempted to cross a railway track with her bicycle when a regional train approached, police in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, said today.Officials said the train driver carried out an emergency braking attempt when he spotted the woman. However, this failed to […]

Bulgarian weekend truck drive ban thieves arrested

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Two Bulgarian truck drivers were arrested after they stole goods worth 30,000 Euros during a weekend lorry drive ban in Styria.Police in Trieben said today (Tues) the pair were informed about the weekend drive ban for trucks and ordered to stop their journey on Friday.The men – aged 37 and 38 – were arrested on […]