Cyclists in Ingolstadt injured: Auto accident with 4,000 euros damage!

Cyclists in Ingolstadt injured: Auto accident with 4,000 euros damage!

An accident that stimulates thinking: On Tuesday afternoon, a 43-year-old cyclist from the Eichstätt district was hit by a car in Ingolstadt. The 56-year-old driver wanted to turn right into a property on Friedrichshofener Straße and overlooked the cyclist, who came towards him on the bike path with a pedelec. The impact was violent - the cyclist crashed into the left side of the vehicle and fell, but only suffered minor injuries. Medical treatment was not necessary, but the suspension fork on his bike broke up, which made it impossible to continue his journey. The damage to the vehicle is estimated at around 4000 euros, such as the Augsburger Allgemeine reported.

Such accidents are unfortunately not uncommon. According to traffic lexicon , cyclists are often unprotected and have a high risk of health consequences in collisions with motor vehicles. Often these accidents happen not only through the misconduct of drivers, but also by careless cyclists. In fact, it is reported that many cyclists are forbidden to use sidewalks or drive in the wrong direction. Good traffic discipline is therefore of crucial importance for both party groups to protect the health of cyclists.

accident statistics and trends

Special attention deserves the current statistics on traffic safety. According to the Tagesschau

, a total of 441 cyclists died in 2024 - 33 less than in the previous year, but still an increase compared to the past ten years. Around 70.7 percent of the 92,882 bicycle accidents with personal damage were collisions with cars, with drivers wearing the main debt in 75.3 percent of the cases. This illustrates how important it is that both road users act responsibly.

also noticed that cyclists over 65 in particular are often represented in these statistics, it becomes clear that older people have an increased risk. 43.5 percent of the fatally injured cyclists were on the road with e-bikes, which has shown a worrying development in recent years. The proportion of the crashed seniors in bicycles without electrical drive was 59.4 percent, even 68.8 percent for e-bikes.

FAZIT: The tragic incident in Ingolstadt once again underlines the need for more consideration in road traffic. Cyclists and drivers have to take responsibility together to increase safety on our streets. Above all, road users should always be aware of the security of everyone. This is the only way to reduce the number of accidents that lead to serious injuries or even death.