The tram has right of way in most instances. This is how the system is designed to minimize delays, and move people fast & efficiently. So a pedestrian crossing will be located at an intersection. You cannot possibly suggest that a tram with its longer braking distance requirement stops for every granny every 100 meters if there is not even an intersection in that area - it would mess up the whole schedule real fast. In some residential areas on the outer districts where buses operate with cars and bikes you will get the blue pedestrian crossing signs, mostly to reach the bus. On other topic: I agree on intersections where you don't know if you are supposed to yield or not, this happens much less in germany because they have much more of the diamond sign. BUT IMO the best is Spain in this regard, if you go straight you have right of way 99% of the time, mostly everyone turning a corner will have the triangle yield sign, and you almost never see the priority diamond. Even in small towns if you are going straight nobody from the right will honk at you if they are coming from the right and there is no sign. But it will happen in single family homes urban places in spain that coming from right has priority when there is no sign, but it rarely happens.
We do not have the diamond shaped sign ("priority road") everywhere because only an actual priority road ("Vorrangsstraße") has those signs. ("Vorrangstraße" is a distinct category of street) There are many streets that are not priority roads per se, but still have priority at some intersections. In this case, only the triangle signs or stop signs of the minor road are giveaways.
Thank you for the clarification. Is there any way to know when you are on this type of road that is not a priority road per se, but has the right of way? I drive quite a lot in Vienna and I often see people confused about who should go first on those kind of roads.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki You actually have to look out for those signs you mentioned on the crossing street, triangle standing on its tip and octagonal stop signs. (Those shapes are unique so they can be recognized from the back side).
@@erichkitzmueller ok, that’s sucks 😅 especially in some places they are barely visible. But it is nice to know that it really works like I thought I does. 😊
You are allowed to take bikes by the subway. The Wiener Linien allow it between 9 AM & 3 PM on working days. After 6:30 PM again. It´s due to the rush hours. At the weekend there are no restrictions. The U-Bahn will definitely allow you to travel with bike. You should go to the danube island with your kid. The bike lanes there are mainly big enough to have your kid cycle next to you. Could be a good place to teach.
8:25 Private insurance feels like a scam, and I understand your criticism. Profiting from healthcare just doesn’t sit right with me, which is why I’m really grateful for the ‘free’ healthcare system we have. That said, I recognize that private insurance offers clear advantages, though I don’t personally know anyone in my circle who has it-probably because I’m in my early 20s
It is very popular in my circles and overall, based on the data I’ve found,it is more popular than in many other countries, however you are correct that not everyone has a private health insurance here.
7:37 yes i can confirm that the top-jugendticket would solve those problems and it's definitely worth it, especially from the childrens POV. you can hop on any public transportation at any time without having to worry about anything.
1) the zebra crossing is one meter before you start your tour on google maps : )) 2) if you come from the right, you drive first - in every street without signs 3) only little children are allowed to cicle on the sidewalk and you walk besides them on foot (if they are older you accompany them on the street) - and yes we miss bycicleroads too - but compared to many US-Cities without any sidewalks and roads for bycicles... and so on and on
Hi, 👋 1. I know 😊 2. I know, but when there is a giveaway sign the order is different and those signs are not visible at all 3. I agree that there are places with worse infrastructure, but I think we should aim for something better 😊
You noted it in your video already but most people I knew had the Top-Jugendticket. It's great and I wish I could still have one :P Regarding private insurance: Never had it, I only know one person that has one and it's also not that great. Public healthcare is fine and you can get some money back by submitting your bill from private doctors at the public healthcare authority (Wahlarzt).
When it comes to kids riding on the pavement, I looked it up back in the day and it depends on the size of the bike, not the age of the kid. My son was close to turning 4 and had crashed his new bike into a parked car while riding on the pavement, leaving a dent. Weirdly, if he had been on his old Woom 2, riding on the pavement would have been fine, but not on his new Woom 3. However, we went to the police station and reported it and they never said anything, also my household insurance covered it without any problems.
On intersections: look at studies, they show that cars travel a lot faster when they know who has right of way. On Insurance I'm totally with you, I think private insurance is a scam.
That is a very good point. I think I still prefer different solutions like elevated intersections and narrowed roads instead of hidden signs, but you are definitely right here as well. I just think the current system is quite confusing and for sure leads to some collisions. What's interesting about Vienna is that the police actually check speed in 30 zones. I've never encountered this in Poland and I think it is a shame.
There are some good channels if you're interested: my favourite is "not just bikes". I rather have cities built around people not cars, with good public transport & walkable neighbourhoods, this would fix your laking bike infrastructure too.
And if you do have private insurance, then you pay full cost out of pocket first - 200 or 250 per visit as you said. Then you mail reciept to public insurance first and wait about 6 months, often they reject it after 6 months if you didnt get approved by them in firsr place bla bla), and pnly then you can send your bill to the private insurance. And if public insurance denied it then private will not pay for it either. So even if you have a private insurance there are still a billion rules for everything and months waiting. Great video!
Hi. Yes, I agree. I have a privite insurance for my daugher and I do not like this system. It is so slow, has too many steps and i have to frozen my money for months. I prefer the system in Poland where with most private insurances you have to go to specific clinics, but you pay nothing and in major cities that have many locations, so it works quite well.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki I hope to find that out soon! I'm in Vienna now in the 5th district through the next month and I am here to figure out life in Austria and how I can plan out my integration. The hope is I will buy a house in the area and settle here permanently in a few years. I recently obtained Austrian citizenship.
the yellow signs you show in about min 4, there used to be much more of these, when I was younger. When I remember correctly, they got less and less in the early 90. I definitely remember by father complaining about it. saying, it was better. not sure about the reasoning of the decisions. but I think, it was something like, some known rule should make it clear anyway and too many singes would ad to the clutter of too many distracting signs. the thing is, do all know the 'known' rules, that should make it more clear even without these signs??? obviously not, at least not at those crossings, you showed.
@@nursen2106 😅I work in an office where there are about 20-30 nationalities out of 60 people, everyone has their own version of English. I also struggle sometimes with communicating clearly, and I use this language every day. It's absolutely normal. 😊
Of course - always expect the street from the right to go first. But why would you search for the back side of the triangle sign? Just look for a car. If there's no car coming from there, you can go. (Obviously you have to go slowly, but that's the point)
Of course. 😊 I am talking about the situation where their is traffic and you have to decide what to do. I see some locals struggle with this too and insist to ride in the wrong order causing a bit of chaos. The good thing is that after the while you remember those intersections so the more you drive, the less likely you are to make a mistake.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki You sure? I mean we already pay a lot through mandatory insurance so why would anyone... and we don't have money left for such things anyway. Sounds like waste of money.
I get your point. The rules are just that. But seriously? You are on the priority road, and it turns (let's say) left, you have to signal a left turn? I'd never have guessed - but a friend got fined for not signalling, going the main way. The "straight", in this case is a super minor and dead end street only a couple of yards long. Shouldn't the police do something, you know, useful? Like protecting us from mischief or something? Instead of enforcing rules that are positively useless at best, and probably misleading? Shouldn't you instead signal a right turn going straight, if you need to slow down substantially, going off the main road? Edit: I need to assert that "defund the police" is crazy talk to me. Reasonable/Sensible (not sensitive) policing is more like it.
I always singnal my intention no matter if I am staying on the main road or not. I signal even if there is no one around. That's how I was taught and it works well for me. I personally think that not signalling when you go left is dangerous as the car from the other direction might try to go thinking you are heading straight, but yeah, it could be a warning and not a fine if that was the first time.
The tram has right of way in most instances. This is how the system is designed to minimize delays, and move people fast & efficiently. So a pedestrian crossing will be located at an intersection. You cannot possibly suggest that a tram with its longer braking distance requirement stops for every granny every 100 meters if there is not even an intersection in that area - it would mess up the whole schedule real fast.
In some residential areas on the outer districts where buses operate with cars and bikes you will get the blue pedestrian crossing signs, mostly to reach the bus.
On other topic: I agree on intersections where you don't know if you are supposed to yield or not, this happens much less in germany because they have much more of the diamond sign. BUT IMO the best is Spain in this regard, if you go straight you have right of way 99% of the time, mostly everyone turning a corner will have the triangle yield sign, and you almost never see the priority diamond. Even in small towns if you are going straight nobody from the right will honk at you if they are coming from the right and there is no sign. But it will happen in single family homes urban places in spain that coming from right has priority when there is no sign, but it rarely happens.
Good point with the trams, however it is not that difficult to solve. A crossing with signals that prioritize public transport would do the trick.
We do not have the diamond shaped sign ("priority road") everywhere because only an actual priority road ("Vorrangsstraße") has those signs. ("Vorrangstraße" is a distinct category of street) There are many streets that are not priority roads per se, but still have priority at some intersections. In this case, only the triangle signs or stop signs of the minor road are giveaways.
Thank you for the clarification. Is there any way to know when you are on this type of road that is not a priority road per se, but has the right of way? I drive quite a lot in Vienna and I often see people confused about who should go first on those kind of roads.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki You actually have to look out for those signs you mentioned on the crossing street, triangle standing on its tip and octagonal stop signs. (Those shapes are unique so they can be recognized from the back side).
@@erichkitzmueller ok, that’s sucks 😅 especially in some places they are barely visible. But it is nice to know that it really works like I thought I does. 😊
You are allowed to take bikes by the subway. The Wiener Linien allow it between 9 AM & 3 PM on working days. After 6:30 PM again. It´s due to the rush hours. At the weekend there are no restrictions. The U-Bahn will definitely allow you to travel with bike. You should go to the danube island with your kid. The bike lanes there are mainly big enough to have your kid cycle next to you. Could be a good place to teach.
You can take bikes to U-bahn, but not into trams. That said, I agree that riding on the Danube Island is a lot of fun!
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki they didnt say anything about Trams...?
oh true, sorry
Bad Video. So many mistakes? Do you really live in Vienna?
8:25
Private insurance feels like a scam, and I understand your criticism. Profiting from healthcare just doesn’t sit right with me, which is why I’m really grateful for the ‘free’ healthcare system we have. That said, I recognize that private insurance offers clear advantages, though I don’t personally know anyone in my circle who has it-probably because I’m in my early 20s
It is very popular in my circles and overall, based on the data I’ve found,it is more popular than in many other countries, however you are correct that not everyone has a private health insurance here.
7:37 yes i can confirm that the top-jugendticket would solve those problems and it's definitely worth it, especially from the childrens POV. you can hop on any public transportation at any time without having to worry about anything.
1) the zebra crossing is one meter before you start your tour on google maps : )) 2) if you come from the right, you drive first - in every street without signs 3) only little children are allowed to cicle on the sidewalk and you walk besides them on foot (if they are older you accompany them on the street) - and yes we miss bycicleroads too - but compared to many US-Cities without any sidewalks and roads for bycicles... and so on and on
Hi, 👋
1. I know 😊
2. I know, but when there is a giveaway sign the order is different and those signs are not visible at all
3. I agree that there are places with worse infrastructure, but I think we should aim for something better 😊
You noted it in your video already but most people I knew had the Top-Jugendticket. It's great and I wish I could still have one :P
Regarding private insurance: Never had it, I only know one person that has one and it's also not that great. Public healthcare is fine and you can get some money back by submitting your bill from private doctors at the public healthcare authority (Wahlarzt).
When it comes to kids riding on the pavement, I looked it up back in the day and it depends on the size of the bike, not the age of the kid. My son was close to turning 4 and had crashed his new bike into a parked car while riding on the pavement, leaving a dent. Weirdly, if he had been on his old Woom 2, riding on the pavement would have been fine, but not on his new Woom 3. However, we went to the police station and reported it and they never said anything, also my household insurance covered it without any problems.
Size of the bike? I would never have guessed that. 😅
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki Good old Austrian bureaucracy 😁
Meist sind in der Heiligenstädterstrasse eh wenige Autos unterwegs.
Diese Straße ist nur ein Beispiel. Es gibt noch viel mehr. Zum Beispiel Billrothstraße.
On intersections: look at studies, they show that cars travel a lot faster when they know who has right of way. On Insurance I'm totally with you, I think private insurance is a scam.
That is a very good point. I think I still prefer different solutions like elevated intersections and narrowed roads instead of hidden signs, but you are definitely right here as well. I just think the current system is quite confusing and for sure leads to some collisions.
What's interesting about Vienna is that the police actually check speed in 30 zones. I've never encountered this in Poland and I think it is a shame.
There are some good channels if you're interested: my favourite is "not just bikes". I rather have cities built around people not cars, with good public transport & walkable neighbourhoods, this would fix your laking bike infrastructure too.
@@thomaszeidler2764I know and love this channel. Good recommendation! ☺️
And if you do have private insurance, then you pay full cost out of pocket first - 200 or 250 per visit as you said. Then you mail reciept to public insurance first and wait about 6 months, often they reject it after 6 months if you didnt get approved by them in firsr place bla bla), and pnly then you can send your bill to the private insurance. And if public insurance denied it then private will not pay for it either.
So even if you have a private insurance there are still a billion rules for everything and months waiting.
Great video!
Hi. Yes, I agree. I have a privite insurance for my daugher and I do not like this system. It is so slow, has too many steps and i have to frozen my money for months.
I prefer the system in Poland where with most private insurances you have to go to specific clinics, but you pay nothing and in major cities that have many locations, so it works quite well.
It almost sounds like the Private system is creeping more and more into a US style system. Not good at all, especially being required to pay up front.
@@PaulFromCHGO Yes, it is quite simillar. Fortunately, the public health service works quite well and is universally available.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki I hope to find that out soon! I'm in Vienna now in the 5th district through the next month and I am here to figure out life in Austria and how I can plan out my integration. The hope is I will buy a house in the area and settle here permanently in a few years. I recently obtained Austrian citizenship.
@@PaulFromCHGO amazing! I saw your email as well, I will try to respond as soon as I have a chance. Good luck! ❤️
the yellow signs you show in about min 4, there used to be much more of these, when I was younger. When I remember correctly, they got less and less in the early 90. I definitely remember by father complaining about it. saying, it was better. not sure about the reasoning of the decisions. but I think, it was something like, some known rule should make it clear anyway and too many singes would ad to the clutter of too many distracting signs. the thing is, do all know the 'known' rules, that should make it more clear even without these signs??? obviously not, at least not at those crossings, you showed.
Thank you for the context! Yeah, they clearly not as obvious as someone might think. 😅
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki 😀Now I am re-reading my comment, I am astonished, you understood. so many typos and bad english.
@@nursen2106 😅I work in an office where there are about 20-30 nationalities out of 60 people, everyone has their own version of English. I also struggle sometimes with communicating clearly, and I use this language every day. It's absolutely normal. 😊
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki 😄
Interesting anyway.....thanks
There will be more positive videos as well. Don’t worry 😉
Of course - always expect the street from the right to go first. But why would you search for the back side of the triangle sign? Just look for a car. If there's no car coming from there, you can go. (Obviously you have to go slowly, but that's the point)
Of course. 😊 I am talking about the situation where their is traffic and you have to decide what to do.
I see some locals struggle with this too and insist to ride in the wrong order causing a bit of chaos.
The good thing is that after the while you remember those intersections so the more you drive, the less likely you are to make a mistake.
You just know weird people. Almost nobody has private health insurance. Nobody needs it.
I think all locals I know who are planing to have kids have a private insurance. 🤔 But sure, it might be my bubble.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki You can have your Kids without, no problem. 😜
@@YASYTU I know, I know. I'm just saying that I think Austrians buy private health insurance more often than people in many other countries.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki You sure? I mean we already pay a lot through mandatory insurance so why would anyone... and we don't have money left for such things anyway. Sounds like waste of money.
@@YASYTU I have found that 32% of Austrians have a private health insurance and I suspect big part of that number is coming from Vienna.
I get your point. The rules are just that. But seriously? You are on the priority road, and it turns (let's say) left, you have to signal a left turn? I'd never have guessed - but a friend got fined for not signalling, going the main way. The "straight", in this case is a super minor and dead end street only a couple of yards long. Shouldn't the police do something, you know, useful? Like protecting us from mischief or something? Instead of enforcing rules that are positively useless at best, and probably misleading? Shouldn't you instead signal a right turn going straight, if you need to slow down substantially, going off the main road?
Edit: I need to assert that "defund the police" is crazy talk to me. Reasonable/Sensible (not sensitive) policing is more like it.
I always singnal my intention no matter if I am staying on the main road or not. I signal even if there is no one around. That's how I was taught and it works well for me. I personally think that not signalling when you go left is dangerous as the car from the other direction might try to go thinking you are heading straight, but yeah, it could be a warning and not a fine if that was the first time.
@@TomaszJakubKusienicki You are right. Signalling isn't an effort. It makes the driver's intentions clear, not depending on the context.
So many mistakes in this video. I think you do live not in Vienna or only for few months.
What do you mean? I am happy to learn more.
Es gibt doch dieses 70 euro Ticket für die Kinder für ein ganzes Jahr.
Danke, jetzt weiß ich es. 😊BTW Das Top-Jugendticket kostet derzeit 86 Euro.
All the Austrians in the comments... 😂
😅
As Austrian I find this video funny. So many mistakes. Do you really live here?
@@rosalilly8431 anything specific that surprised you?