Munich fights for more security: Tempo 30 on many streets!
Munich fights for more security: Tempo 30 on many streets!
in Munich is currently very much around traffic safety. The city has set itself the ambitious goal of going to get by without a traffic center - the so -called "Vision Zero" concept. But the way there is still far, as the numbers from 2022 show: At that time, 19 people lost their lives in road traffic, including ten pedestrians and five cyclists, most of them were seniors. In view of this tragic balance, the city plans to introduce Tempo 30 limits to increase the safety in road traffic. According to a report by of the Süddeutsche Zeitung
A look at the legal foundations shows that a change in the road traffic regulations (StVO) in autumn 2022 opened the opportunity to limit the speed to 30 km/h - even with simple danger sites. This means that streets between two Tempo 30 zones, which are no longer than 500 meters, can now be regulated accordingly without accidents. An example of this new regulation is the Claude-Lorrain-Straße/Sachsenstraße intersection in Untergiesing, where speed 30 now applies immediately after a previous 30 zone. Mobility consultant Georg Dunkel emphasizes the need for legal reviews, because there are often complaints against new traffic measures.
The focus on traffic safety
The traffic safety coordinator Matthias Mück emphasizes in an interview the importance of the neighborhood campaign "Do you have us on the radar?", Which aims to make the topic of road safety locally and tangible. According to Mück, lower speeds enable road users to react better in critical situations, which can ultimately save lives. A study by the Federal Environment Agency of 2022 also notes that Tempo has 30 positive effects on noise and air pollution loads. In Munich, around 80 percent of the streets are currently considered at least in sections as Tempo 30 zones.
The connection between speed and the consequences of accidents should not be underestimated. Impressive declines in traffic accidents have already been recorded in cities such as London or Edinburgh since Tempo 30 zones have been introduced. According to a comprehensive study: on average, the number of traffic accidents decreased by 23 percent. This shows that km/h in this country is also a valuable instrument for reducing dangers in road traffic.
The way to the regular speed
The big goal hopes for dark from the introduction of new Tempo 30 sections that this speed limit becomes a regular speed in Germany, similar to Spain, where speed has been in line with 30 since 2021. Nevertheless, the hurdles in Germany are higher, which makes it difficult to enforce comprehensive speed 30 zones, for example on heavily frequented main traffic.
Probably this year, further important roads, such as Leopoldstrasse, are to be equipped with speed 30 in both directions. The need to do more for traffic safety is unbroken, and the mobility presentation hopes that the citizens with actions such as "Do you have us on the radar?" are actively supported. So it is up to the community itself to ensure more security, quality of life and calm in the city and not take your foot off the gas, but instead to reduce the pace.
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