Vienna Warning or Danger Tips by Ekaterinburg

This is a serious and genuine warning so don't be put off by the cheerful picture of the Christmas tram. Basically, you need to be really careful on the streets in Vienna, especially on the Ringstrasse.
Here the off street area is very wide and you tend to think you can meander all over the place without paying attention. I discovered that this is not true when I narrowly missed being knocked down by a cyclist zooming by at considerable speed. It was entirely my own fault, as gazing at some point of interest, I crossed over from the pedestrian lane into the cyclists lane without thinking.This is very easily done so you really do need to be careful. I did learn a new word from the experience though. It was shouted at me very loudly. Scheisse ? Now I wonder what that means.
You also need to be careful of the tramlines when crossing the street.

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