Rescue:
144 Police:
133
Fire-Brigade:
122
European Emergency Call: 112
These numbers can be dialed also by mobiles free of charge.
ARBÖ break-down service, Travel emergency call: 123
Internet: http://www.arboe.or.at
ÖAMTC european emergency call: 0222-982 13 04
ÖAMTC break-down service: 120
Internet: http://www.oeamtc.at
All information you can find here:
http://www.asfinag.at
International dial to austria: 0043
Credit cards are usually accepted in larger shops, hotels, restaurants
and inns. Best known are cards of VISA and MASTER CARD. It's better to ask for
the acceptance.
Austria is member of the EU and also has signed the agreement of Schengen.
So there is no control at the borders between Austria and other countries of
the European Union. But nevertheless its an obligatory to take along a passport
with validity. For tourists from countries outside the EU there are other
regulations.
The ÖAMTC (Austrian Automobile and Tourist Club informs you here.
other regulations:
-In every traffic situation there is a priority of childs
-In distances of 80 m in front off and 80 m after a level crossing its not
allowed to overtake.
-By stopping the car at crossings you lose the right of way.
-Bikers must have a small first-aid box.
-It's forbidden to overtake school-buses when there are using danger signals.
-Yellow zigzag lines mean that here it is forbidden to park.
-It's not allowed to use mobiles without a
mechanism for free
speech.
For an entry with dogs or cats you need a rabies inoculation not younger than one month and not older than a year.