It was the longest discussion of a speed reduction in the Canton of Zurich is well. In December 1974, Fritz Locher, addressed to the municipal Council of Bonstetten – with the request to ensure that the islisberg road not to let the dangers. Because this runs right through his farm. The Council spoke of a “legitimate concern” and it let go.

45 years, and many other petitions, Objections and accidents later moves now, but something, at least halbbatzig. In the yesterday the accessing Protocol of the Council meeting of Bonstetten, the somewhat cryptic-seeming sentence, the municipal Council voted in favour of the “amended application to the cantonal police in terms of road planning islisberg road” course.

parish President Erwin Leuenberger (SP) from deutscht the request: “We request the police of the Canton, that we can introduce on this road in the area of the hole court’s pace of 40. And fast.” Then he adds: “We see this as an intermediate step.” What sounds complicated, is complicated.

Injured motorcycle riders

flashback: refers to two years Ago, the Locherhof in the “day-indicator” as the most dangerous farm in the Canton. With good reason: Werner Locher, son of the above-mentioned Fritz, and his wife Carole, the islisberg road of many vehicle told how, in particular, since the opening of the A4 through the Säuliamt arms as a feeder road is being misunderstood. Every day, more than 1400 cars roared through their yard. It is Tempo 80. “Meanwhile, the traffic has increased,” says Werner Locher. He tells of sheet metal damage, collisions with cows, countless dead cats. However, all their complaints and requests ran into the Void.

And what, at the time, experts from the Advisory centre for accident prevention in agriculture previously said, met in the summer of 2018. A person came to harm. As a puncher son crossed it with the tractor in reverse, the road, collided with a motorcycle driver who injured himself in the process. Since then, there was also a collision between a car and a manure barrel, and a further body damage to a car.

at the same time flourished Punch a Kafkaesque corridor by the Offices. He had submitted in 2017 appeal against the decision of the municipal Council, to apply for no speed reduction at the Canton police. And although the construction appellate court, as it was in the instructions on legal remedies. This declared itself as not competent and passed the baton to the district Council. This dismissed the appeal with the note that it was not responsible. Anyway, no appeal was right against such Decisions of the municipal Council.

Werner Locher posing on his farm in Bonstetten. Photo: Samuel Schalch

Then there were new elections. Turbulent Elections. And finally, a new parish President to break the case wide open Holes again. The municipal Council gave in may 2019, when a planning office, a report on the impact of a speed reduction in order. The result was: Tempo 30 in the area of the driveway to yard be useful, as the stopping distances and visibility would be improved as a result. “So we have applied for with the cantonal police,” says Leuenberger. And was astonished when the answer is no was.

The Trick with the Sign

The rationale? You can’t “on a Chlapf” Tempo 80 to 30 down. However, the cantonal police, was open a door. You can before and after the yard, place a Sign, so that this road is no longer section of HWY. And then you could signal the Tempo of 40.

And so it should come. The municipal Council requested the cantonal police of Tempo 40 urban for this range and then writes the signs: the hallway is Lätten name and, in parentheses, (Bonstetten) are available. “We hope that we can still put up this Winter,” says Leuenberger. “Then we’ll see.” – “Then we’ll see”, said Werner Locher.

Created: 10.12.2019, 06:11 PM