!!!ÖAMTC

OeAMTC, Austrian Automobile, Motorcycle and Touring Club, Austrian 
name Oesterreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touringclub, 
independent, international association with 1.2 million members 
(1997). Founded in 1946 by merging of the "Austrian Touring Club" 
(established in 1896) and the "Austrian Automobile Club" (established 
in 1898). The association offers assistance in issues pertaining to 
automotive mobility and consumer protection and functions as an 
interest group for car drivers and motorcyclists. Services include 
emergency road service and the annual safety test-procedure required 
by Austrian law for all motor vehicles. The OeAMTC operates 
approximately 500 emergency vehicles at 112 centres (approximately 
1.8 million emergency road service operations and tests per year) 
and provides technical consultation, legal consultation and legal aid 
(approximately 160,000 cases per year) as well as consultation in 
insurance and travel services. The OeAMTC operates 6 emergency 
helicopters (more than 5,000 rescue operations per year) and centres 
for traffic safety and driver education in Teesdorf (Lower Austria), 
Saalfelden (province of Salzburg) and at the A1-Ring race track 
(Styria); the OeAMTC Akademie (OeAMTC Academy) functions as a 
scientific association for research into mobility and environmental 
issues. The OeAMTC regulates motor sports in Austria through the 
Oberste Sportkommission (OSK), the National Sporting Authority,  Motor 
Sports; the OeAMTC´s publication "auto touring" is 
Austria´s most widely read monthly magazine, with 2 million 
readers.

!Literature
H. Mueller, OeAMTC 1896-1996, 1996.


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