Traffic statistics 2024: Where security in the southwest drops!

Traffic statistics 2024: Where security in the southwest drops!

in 2024, a mixed balance sheet is shown in the transport system of Germany with regard to safety on the streets. In cities such as Biberach and Leutkirch in particular in southwestern Germany, a remarkable decline in road dead and seriously injured have taken place. While in Biberach the number of serious injuries dropped from 33 in 2019 to 20 last year, larger cities have often fell by the wayside in comparison. According to the Schwäbische Zeitung , only 31 percent of the 719 municipalities examined have reached the EU targets from Vision Zero, i.e. zero. These goals are aimed at by 2030, which underlines the need for action.

improvements in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria

The previous figures show that in the first half of 2024 in Baden-Württemberg fewer people had a crashed in traffic accidents than in the previous year. Interior Minister Thomas Strobel reported that the number of traffic fatalities could be reduced by 3.0 percent, which represents a small ray of hope in an otherwise worrying statistics. Progresses were also recorded in Bavaria: 210 traffic fatalities counted the police in the first half of 2024, which corresponds to a decline of 3.2 percent compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the speed remains the main cause of fatal accidents, which signals urgent need for action, as the reports of the Schwäbische Zeitung

While Deutsche Bahn and car producers are working on solutions to make the streets safer, tourism in Europe is also booming, especially on social media. Popular travel destinations such as Nice and London are trendy, as can be seen from the latest