Safe through the night: Police checked lighting in the region

Safe through the night: Police checked lighting in the region

Mannheim, Deutschland - in Mannheim, Heidelberg and the Rhein-Neckar district raged between 04 and 08 November 2024 a sparkling clean campaign by the police! Full of enthusiasm and with the aim of creating more security in the dark, the officers took a close look at 639 bicycles and 126 e-bikes. The central question: Are the bike really enough illuminated? Because it is clear: "Light is mandatory"! Without light light, every cyclist can quickly become an invisible road user. These shocking findings oblige the police to act consistently!

and the result of this raid is clear! In the five days of the campaign, not only 85 oral warnings were pronounced - the supervisors of the road traffic regulations also sent a whopping 191 to be kept and 169 administrative offenses on the way! A third of the controls revealed a massive problem: 97 cyclists were on the go without sufficient lighting! Over 84 percent of the lights were functional, but simply not switched on - an alarming number that forces the police to campaign even more clearly for more visibility in road traffic!

tough balance for safer streets

The violations found are particularly explosive: a total of 181 cases against the use of traffic! Among other things, driving on bike paths in the wrong direction and ignoring red traffic lights. These outrageous violations not only endanger the cyclists themselves, but also other road users, which prompted the police, emphasis to clarify the topic! The emphatic appeal is that every road user has to take their responsibility seriously in order to get an accident -free and safe way.