Residents fear for security: L408 in Remscheid remains dangerous!

Residents fear for security: L408 in Remscheid remains dangerous!

residents in the Eschbach valley express serious concerns about traffic safety on the L408, a street that leads through the valley. Many of the residents have already experienced dangerous situations in which they felt unsafe. Against this background, they call for structural measures such as the construction of civil climbing or limits and a reduction in speed on this road. The speed limit is currently 70 km/h, which is to be increased to 100 km/h after a planned renovation, such as rga.de reported.

The streets of North Rhine -Westphalia has explained that no structural measures are currently planned to improve the situation. The construction of sidewalks is bound to a significantly higher risk situation, which, according to those responsible in the Region, has not been proven. The number of accidents from 2022 to 2024 also showed no abnormalities, and there are no accidents with cyclists or pedestrians. The traffic safety between Preyersmühle and Zurmühle is regularly checked, while the road traffic authority is responsible for speed reductions and streets of North Rhine -Westphalia are only listened to.

dangers in the dark

The residents emphasize that there are no lighting nor sidewalks on the L408, which makes the situation dangerous for pedestrians. Especially at night they have to run on the side strip, which is assessed as too risky. For this reason, residents have held a meeting in the Remscheider Feilenfabrik to discuss solutions and draw attention to their demands. The requested speed reduction to km / h, especially since the streets are planning to allow speed 100 again after the road damage is repaired. Thomas Abbas, Managing Director of the Feilenfabrik, expressed concerns about these plans and hopes for talks with streets of North Rhine-Westphalia, such as radiorsg.de