Shock in Rosenheim: Pedestrian of Auto Caught and injured!

Shock in Rosenheim: Pedestrian of Auto Caught and injured!

Rosenheim, Deutschland - in Rosenheim there was a traffic accident today that impressively shows the dangers of road traffic. A 27-year-old pedestrian from Munich wanted to cross Miesbacher Strasse at a traffic light and had "green". Unfortunately, the 61-year-old driver, who wanted to turn right from Miesbacher Straße to Hapinger Strasse, overlooked the transverse end and there was an impact that hurled the pedestrian to the ground. Fortunately, she only suffered minor injuries, and medical care was not necessary. There was no significant damage to the driver's car, but an investigation into negligent bodily harm was initiated, as reported.

The increasing number of accidents make it clear how important special attention is for the safety of pedestrians. According to current surveys, a total of 2,839 people died in traffic accidents in 2023 - a worrying increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous year. The number of injuries in road traffic also rose by 1.5 % to 366,557 people. Manfred Wirsch, President of the German Road Safety Council (DVR), therefore calls for a comprehensive foot traffic strategy and points to necessary changes in the road traffic regulations, which should ensure better security for pedestrians, as on dvr.de.

new regulations for pedestrians

The planned STVO amendment would make it easier to create a crosswalk without having to prove a special risk. In addition, it should be possible in the future to offer speed 30 on main streets near playgrounds and highly frequented school routes. These are important steps that, as the Statistics of Destatis, can contribute to improving traffic safety. The recording of accidents and the associated data is essential for political decisions in the infrastructure and traffic safety strategy.

These developments present us with the challenge of increasing security on our streets. In view of the increased pedestrian accidents, it will be urgently needed to pay further attention to traffic education, road construction projects and increased traffic monitoring. The hope is that with the right measures the fatal accident statistics not only remains, but actually a rethink in transport policy is actually caused.