every Day, hundreds of huge trucks rolling with their tons of heavy freight by Brandenburg. Again and again there is a crash motorways, the fire Department called in people to use and are even in danger of their lives. In 2017, it crashed 8311 Times on Brandenburg’s highways – an all-time high. In 2011, there were 5911 accidents. In the year 2018, there were to October, 6620 highway accidents, 853 people were injured slightly, 351 heavy – almost a third more than in the entire year of 2011. 2017 23 people have been killed in accidents on the highways, 386 injured. Overall, the number of deaths has halved the victims since 2010. At that time, 46 people died in cars in Brandenburg, car, 326 have been seriously injured.
On the A10, most of the people died
The deadliest route is the Berliner Ring, the A10. From 2010 to October 2018, a total of 84 people were killed on the A12 in the direction of Poland, there were 36. “This is not a highway like any other,” said the spokesman of the Ministry of the interior, Ingo Decker. “The A12.” On the A13 to Dresden, there were 34 deaths. But also the A2 is a dangerous slope. In the previous year, there were 25 fatalities. On the A9, direction Leipzig, 21 people died. Also, the number of highway accidents slightly injured persons has increased since 2010. At that time, there were 784 in the year 2017, there were 928.
The increase in the number of accidents for a reason: From 2010 to 2017, the traffic on the highways in the state of Brandenburg per year to 2.4 percent. 2010 were daily counted around 38.100 vehicles, in 2017, an average of just under 44 500 vehicles per day. According to the infrastructure Ministry, which is an increase of 2.4 percent per year. In freight transport, the number of the counted vehicles on the highways of 6153 in 2010 to 7628 in the year 2017. This is an annual increase of 3.4 percent.
Risk for rescuers to disarm
After the death of two firefighters in 2017, when used on the A2 and the process last December, the provincial government is now considering whether to and what are the consequences of the tragic accident in Kloster Lehnin (district of Potsdam-Mittelmark), and whether requirements for accident set must be changed, said the spokesman of the Ministry of interior.
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The working group highway of the state government to discuss the now in the Dekra report of the accident, whether the so-called Highway throat that regulates the rights and duties on expressways, should be amended to mitigate future, similar threats. “Of course, there are situations that you can’t prevent, but we must leave no stone unturned, in order to prevent accidents,” said Decker. Is discussed, for example, if an accident still will be prominently backed up and the shut-off area must be extended. Also, a larger and more visible rear marking of vehicles could contribute to more safety.
In the case of the deadly crash in Kloster Lehnin have used these measures probably little. The 57-year-old Truck driver was asleep at the wheel, did not notice enlightened by the light, according to witnesses to be visible in a crash and raced into the unrestrained. Volunteer firefighters were doing to help the victims of the first accident on the highway, as the Truck grazed their vehicle. This tipped over and buried the two men.
The fire Department has always more to do
the stakes are dangerous, helper with fear on the highway, firefighters on the sidelines of the negotiations in Brandenburg/Havel, in the case of the Truck driver for negligent homicide of the two forces in front of the court, described. “I know what is on the highways of los”, the former military leader of the monastery Lehnin, Klaus Schulz, declared that was 50 years in the fire service. There will be jostled, crashed, the fire Department is not respected.
This evaluation, the Ministry of transport confirmed. “The use of coping is to fight back on the Federal motorways by fire as one of the Danger points in the country Brandenburg”, – stated in a response to a request of the CDU group. In particular, the increasing heavy load traffic and the variety of “complex projects” would allow the number of missions increase.
To a few tow truck companies
to Add a new problem: In Brandenburg there is not enough salvage and towing company, the volunteers of the fire Department quickly support. During the last procurement process for the motorway-orders by the police Bureau had become clear “that in rural areas fewer and fewer companies are available”.
eleven of the 146 technical and regional lots, no application had been lodged, so the contract was awarded under the negotiated procedure – with the reduction of the requirements. That means in plain text: The predetermined arrival time at the site was increased. How long is the recovery company need to the accident and which regions are affected, could infrastructure and the Ministry of the interior is still not answer.
to be for use on the highway, better equipped, fire brigades supported the purchase of special equipment, – is spoken in the reply of the state government. Also in the case of the training at the state fire school, the issue will be taken into account. That is necessary, shows the increasing number of accidents.
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