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Even during the lockdowns there were times of no checkpoints on the borders again. It was such a relief to finally see them gone. I hope they aren't back again.

• logifail 5y ago
  > Even during the lockdowns there were times of no checkpoints on the borders again. It was such a relief to finally see them gone. Unstaffed, or actually gone? :) Last time I drove into Austria from Germany there were no border guards there to actually check anything, but all the traffic calming measures, warning signs and speed restrictions were still there ("cars use left-hand lane, larger/freight vehicles right hand lane"). As one might expect from Homo sapiens behind the wheel, the frantic changing of lanes by vehicles approaching the (unmanned) checkpoint caused an enormous queue and resulting delay almost as bad as if there had been border guards actually checking every single vehicle.
  • jahnu 5y ago
    Just the usual slow down to 60km and 80km which are always there if I remember correctly.
• herbst 5y ago
  The border between Germany and Austria near Salzburg is a special case. Since the refugee crises there are regular big controls. Locals avoid it whenever possible, even thought this is the most direct way for many connections. Avoid taking a bus over that border, and if you do don't panic when they enter with dogs and machine guns and expect a 2 hour delay