Departure lock

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Under departure lock also exit lock , exit [ s ] lock , is defined as a procedure in which highway exits are temporarily disabled. This is used to prevent bypass traffic via lower-ranking routes.

Basics

Bypass traffic via local alternative routes is a problem in particular when there is a traffic jam , as this also quickly overloads the parallel local connections. As a result, regional traffic also collapses in the places along the alternative routes. Since one tries in the traffic control planning to lead the long-distance traffic on the highways , the traffic jam refugees are counterproductive. This is particularly a problem in Alpine transit , where there is a parallel, well-developed overland road throughout the narrow Alpine valleys , but often only this one route. This largely paralyzes local life in the valley locations, especially on holiday travel weekends, which is also a significant economic loss, since these places themselves are mostly tourist destinations and are dependent on local arrival and departure traffic.

In Austria in particular, there is the problem of toll evacuation via the same routes, which is why these are in principle burdened above the planning level. This situation has been exacerbated by modern navigation devices which, in combination with real-time traffic reports, offer functions for avoiding traffic jams. Due to the limited number of providers, many motorists react relatively the same here, which means that the alternative traffic collapses again very quickly and thus quickly spreads like a domino in the region.

activities

In June 2019, the state of Tyrol announced  that it would block alternative traffic along the Inntal and Brenner autobahns (A12-A13), one of the most important Alpine transit routes , for the summer travel season . This is implemented - for safety reasons - not by blocking the motorway exit itself, but by a temporary ban on driving on the parallel state roads and other low-level road networks, with the exception of destination, source and neighboring traffic . The regulation applies mainly in the Innsbruck area, depending on the direction of travel south (to Italy) or north (Germany), as well as in the Kufstein area (border area to Germany for this direction of travel). The measure is accompanied by any block handling for heavy traffic .

Shortly afterwards, the State of Salzburg  also implemented a similar measure on the Tauern Autobahn (A10), also an important transit route between Germany and Italy / the Balkans. The exits are specially controlled here. The section of the A8 from south of the city of Salzburg to the state border in Lungau ( Katschberg tunnel ) is affected . At the Walserberg motorway border crossing , where border controls were reintroduced after 2015 , a joint border management with Bavaria applies to the alternative routes there, which was negotiated in June.

The decisions about which exits are to be blocked are made in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport , the state government, the police, the district administration and the ASFINAG motorway company . They are to be adapted in the course of the summer.

Initially, politicians and the ADAC motorists' club criticized the situation from Germany . Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer announced that he was preparing a complaint to the European Court of Justice . The two Austrian federal states emphasize that they consider the regulations to be compliant with EU law, in particular because they apply to residents and foreigners in transit. How the measure will be accepted in the affected regions has not yet been evaluated.

The first exit barriers that came into force in July 2019 showed positive effects on the alternative routes. There were several hundred rejections on the first weekend, and only sporadic controls were necessary on the following weekends. Checked navigation devices had displayed the current driving bans. As the first cross-border success, Bavaria and Salzburg were able to exchange their measurement data on traffic so that planning can be carried out more spaciously and in a more targeted manner.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Tyrolean traffic blackout. In: Der Spiegel online, June 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ cf. z. B. Avoidances in navigation in road navigation devices; and enhanced avoidance of toll roads. Garmin Support Center , both accessed on July 14, 2019 - the A10 Tauern motorway from Munich to Villach is given here as an explicit example ( screenshot, garmin.com ).
  3. ↑ a b Tyrolean driving bans - Bavaria railed against "pure chicane". In: Kleine Zeitung online, June 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ a b Weblink Driving bans on busy travel days in Tyrol , tirol.gv.at, accessed July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ A b Tyrol's driving ban: Germany wants to sue Austria. In: Die Presse online, June 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b Transit remains on the A10 during travel weekends. State of Salzburg: Salzburg State Correspondence , July 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ Grödig fears alternative traffic through exit barriers. In: Salzburger Nachrichten online, July 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ The staff room for vacation arrangements along the A10 is active - threads converge in the state police headquarters. State of Salzburg: Salzburg State Correspondence , July 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ a b A10 exit barriers: Protests from Bavaria. salzburg.ORF.at, July 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ FAQ`s - Frequently asked questions and answers about driving bans in the greater Innsbruck area: 5. Can the driving bans also be extended in terms of location and time? tirol.gv.at (accessed July 11, 2019).
  11. ^ Dispute over driving bans in Tyrol. Italy wants to sue Austria with Germany. In: Der Spiegel online, June 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ So z. B. ops cit. FAQ`s - Frequently asked questions and answers about driving bans in the Innsbruck area: 11. Are these driving bans covered by EU law or do they contradict EU law? tirol.gv.at (accessed July 11, 2019).
  13. ↑ Almost all exits on the Tauern Autobahn are closed. Section Does the ban apply to holidaymakers only? In: Salzburger Nachrichten online, July 12, 2019.
  14. ↑ cf. In addition, the car toll in Germany , which was declared discriminatory by the ECJ on June 18, 2019, as it was designed in favor of German residents.
  15. ↑ Hundreds of rejections over the weekend. tirol.ORF.at, June 23, 2019.
  16. ^ Tyrolean driving bans: "Practically no rejections". In: Salzburger Nachrichten online, June 29, 2019.
  17. ↑ Exit barriers on the Tauern Autobahn relieve state roads. In: Die Presse online, July 20, 2019.
  18. ↑ a b Salzburg put downhill bans in force for the third time. In: Salzburger Nachrichten online, July 27, 2019.