"One to three community licensed fireworks, and that's it!"

"One to three community licensed fireworks, and that's it!"

LINZ. Community Alliance President Hans Hingsamer (Vice-President) wants to limit the number of fireworks.

The scene of the deadly New Year's crash in Eberschwang Photo: Scharinger / Daniel Scharinger press photo

One death, several serious injuries from accidents with firecrackers: This is the sad record of New Year's Eve. A special shock caused the incident that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old man d & # 39; Eberschwang. The young Innviertler had tried to blow up a bullet. A judicial expert should, among other things, specify the origin of the fireworks.

Politicians also think about the consequences. "One to three officially approved and publicly announced fireworks in the cities, a little more, and it's done!" Asks Hans Hingsamer (VP), chairman of the oö. Municipalities He wants to start with the general requirement of current approval. The organizers of large fireworks, such as tourist offices and clubs, would hold there. "All individuals, who are not explicitly approved by the mayor, are however illegal, you must inform more in the future," Hingsamer said. A check on New Year's Eve is difficult because of the large number.

With Elmar Podgorschek, a member of the Security Council, "new methods must be found to prevent accidents, as in Eberschwang".

Pyrotechnics by mail

"After the holidays, I would like to consult representatives of the authorities and emergency organizations on how to better enforce the legal provisions on pyrotechnics," said Podgorschek. There is already a strict pyrotechnic law. "However, many do not stick to that and many illegal items are used."

OÖN-TV also touched on this subject in the program broadcast yesterday:

These are often imported from the Czech Republic. Hundreds of illegal firecrackers have recently intercepted police at the border. "But we can not control everything completely," said state police chief Andreas Pilsl. Especially as the import has changed, says Karl Rittmannsberger, expert in explosive police: "People are no longer just across the border just before the New Year to make their purchases, but any l & # 39; year. " Others allow "traffickers" to "deliver" to Austria or order them over the Internet, which can also be risky for delivery personnel.

And on the eve of the New Year, it is unthinkable to be able to control the situation "when there is a collision all over the country," said Pilsl. "We can not do that with 700 policemen in action."

"Comply with the regulations"

Dieter Wurzer, general manager of the group specializing in the trade of fireworks within the economic chamber, prohibits the treatment of private fireworks. He calls to his own responsibility: "We should only use firecrackers and always respect the safety rules." He also called on the Czech authorities to limit the trade in illegal products. (Wal / kri)

Celebrations canceled after death

Eberschwang's grief reigns after the death of David M. (17) following a pyrotechnic accident on New Year's Eve. Several events such as the boys' ball, the move and the Aussingen 2019 were canceled by the fraternity in 1837.

Investigators suspect that the bullet bomb that the child was holding was an F3 firecracker that he could not buy legally. The fireworks are divided into four groups according to the pyrotechnic law. Those in the F1 category, such as peas, pose a low risk: the minimum age for users is twelve years.

Under F2 falls on the rockets. They must not explode in the area. Exception: if the mayor permits it at a specific time and place.

Categories F3 and F4 include professional fireworks. Users need a fire card and regulatory approval.

"Fireworks are similar to the orgiastic experience"

We can not stop it, New Year's Eve. A ritual of joie de vivre, but also a dark side, as the tragic events have shown again. "The desire for fire and detonation is deeply rooted in people," said Vorarlberg psychiatrist and renowned neurologist Reinhard Haller during the OÖN conversation.

Fire has always been a symbol of pbadion and love as well as aggression and struggle. According to Haller, the fire and detonation overturn rocket fire and observe their sparkling splashes. An erotic element: "Something that blooms briefly, rises to lonely heights and then collapses again, has an aspect similar to that of the orgiastic experience."

Risk and dominance

And that sounds so sensational, "because when you let a rocket go up, all eyes are on it", especially in our day, where fireworks are evolving more and more into impressive works of art , which are unique in their kind.

Young people, in particular, would find a need for adventure when lighting pyrotechnics: "This gives them a way to search for risk and express their emotions." The emotions that arise from the narcissistic urge to show themselves to others, to influence and dominate them a little – by frightening them.

Fireworks and explosions are "not a bad thing from the start," says Haller. Because people need "bread and games". These include rituals and festivals: they bring something extraordinary to everyday life and express a pure joie de vivre.

But recent events have shown "that it is necessary to increase security and cultivate acts of violence on the eve of the New Year". In general, he would not ban them. "Because it has a psycho-hygienic effect on people." He does not buy New Year rockets, but likes to watch the fireworks. A wink at the epilogue: "But as" Alemanne miserly "rather at the expense of others."

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