Slowing warning: Saarland in danger - accidents after drunk driving!

On January 12, 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD) pronounced an official smoothness warning for the Saarland, which applies to all counties in Saarland from the evening of the same day. Despite this warning, numerous drunk trips were registered on January 11, 2025 that led to various accidents.

On January 10, 2025, a 54-year-old driver in Riegelsberg drove drunk into the tracks of the Saarbahn, with a breath alcohol value of over two per thousand. In addition, on January 11, 2025, an accident occurred on the A6 between St. Ingbert and Güdingen that is related to an illegal street race; In this case, the police ask for testimony.

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Unfortunately, a tragic incident occurred in Kaiserslautern on January 11, 2025, where a 68-year-old woman died in a fire. In the coming days, several concerts will be announced in Saarbrücken, as well as Bundeswehr exercises, the areas of which are still announced in February 2025.

A special focus is also on traffic safety. Investigations show that there is a security risk by exceeding the frictional potential between the road and tires. In order to counteract this risk, systems for reliable estimate of the frictional potential are developed. A subject study in the driving simulator of the Technical University of Berlin has shown that an acoustic warning at smoothness causes drivers to better adapt their driving behavior in dangerous situations.

Studies indicate that smoothness warnings in truck accidents could have a significant influence: it is estimated that 12 % of all accidents could be reduced by using such systems, with an average reduction in driving speed by 9.6 km/h at a speed of 80 km/h. It turns out that the warning Nearly could avoid 30 % of collisions in the event of single accidents or accidents with another vehicle.