Starnberg locks 52 ways: saving or absurd decisions?

Starnberg locks 52 ways: saving or absurd decisions?

in Starnberg the reality is drawn to the extreme: 52 public ways are blocked for half a year to reduce the costs for winter service. The city hopes to save 60,000 euros - an amount that corresponds to the weekly salary of an average real estate entrepreneur in Starnberg. But the bill does not work! Critical city councilors show that the city could actually only save 30,000 euros after it has spent 25,000 euros for shut -off material and 10,000 euros for the installation of the locks. The result? A minus of 5,000 euros! Is that negative growth?

The mayor speaks of "drastic measures", but without giving details. A complete blocking of the city until Easter? This would not only save heating and lighting costs, but also protect the region from winter. Maybe you should even salt the Lake Starnberg as a precaution to avoid future problems. In times of bracket, you have to be creative, even if that means that the citizens are now prescribed where they can go.

legal background and absurd comparisons

The legal aspects should not be neglected: the city has a "traffic safety obligation". One could almost think that the state acts as a kindergarten teacher who prescribes how to behave to the citizens. In other university cities, the whole thing becomes even absurd: while bridges are heated in Tübingen to protect cyclists from falling, the self -responsibility of the citizens in Starnberg is simply overridden. If this way of thinking had existed in 1886, King Ludwig would not have drowned in Lake Starnberg - the shut -off grids had stopped him!

The situation in Starnberg shows how far the absurdities of everyday life can reach. Instead of pragmatic solutions, the city is driven crazy by bureaucratic measures. A drama that stimulates smile and at the same time amazed!