Chaos on Buerschen Straße: Gladbeck citizens finally demand security!

Chaos on Buerschen Straße: Gladbeck citizens finally demand security!

Gladbeck, Deutschland - The Buersche Straße in Gladbeck is the focus of new security measures. From now on, drivers can only drive there at a maximum speed of 30 km/h to increase traffic safety. The city administration has declared that existing, irritating yellow markings from the traffic attempt from the last summer season are reason for this decision. In addition, a final street marker will be raised from April 2025. For the parking situation near the beverage market and the pet shop, new regulations also apply that prohibit parking on the edge of the road in order to improve the view for all road users, such as Radio Emscher Lippe reported .

reactions to the traffic chaos

The city's measures do not come without controversy. A few days ago, Mayor was criticized because she had not responded to numerous complaints from cyclists and concerned citizens about the dangers on Buerschen Straße. Only 113 days after receiving a fire letter that listed the risks in detail, she replied and announced that it was checking alternative traffic plans. This late step is considered inadequate and an attempt to escape political pressure as inadequate and an attempt. At the same time, a decision was made on April 18, 2024, which provided for a return to a mixed traffic for cars and bicycles on Buerschen Strasse, which, according to critics, violates the security regulations and further endangers the traffic situation, so Neue Gladbecker Zeitung .

The latest advance to improve security is considered by cyclists and residents with skepticism. Many now demand that the unsustainable traffic situation urgently covered and the previous measures that had intended to separate a clear separation between cyclists and motorized road users will be reintroduced. The uncertainty on Buerschen Straße remains an urgent problem for the city and its citizens.