https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Gay-themed traffic lights installed in Vienna for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest have proven so popular that authorities have now decided to keep them for good and even turn them into t-shirts. https://www.thelocal.at/20150521/green-light-for-lgbt-t-shirts Thu, 21 May 2015 02:14:51 +0200 green-light-for-lgbt-t-shirts The arrival of winter on Boxing Day has led to several accidents across Austria, as snow and ice make driving conditions dangerous. https://www.thelocal.at/20141227/boxing-day-snow-snarls-traffic-across-austria Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:41:00 +0100 boxing-day-snow-snarls-traffic-across-austria Since the beginning of 2014, the number of road fatalities has risen sharply in Austria, with figures showing 237 people dying in vehicle-related accidents in the first six months of the year. https://www.thelocal.at/20140702/sharp-rise-in-fatal-road-accidents Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:57:00 +0200 sharp-rise-in-fatal-road-accidents A 21-year-old man who was in a hurry to pick up his brother from a nightclub is now expected to lose his license for driving at more than double the speed limit. https://www.thelocal.at/20140630/wieselburg-speeder-exceeds-limit-by-94-kmh Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:15:00 +0200 wieselburg-speeder-exceeds-limit-by-94-kmh