Motorcycle season 2025: Fewer accidents, but growing frustration among bikers!

Motorcycle season 2025: Fewer accidents, but growing frustration among bikers!

The 2025 motorcycle season in the Rems-Murr district is coming to an end and can look back on a positive outcome. Loud Stuttgart News The number of motorcycle accidents fell by 20% to 146. This is good news for all road users, as personal injuries were reduced by 30% and, fortunately, no deaths were reported.

Particularly noteworthy is the popular route between Stetten and Esslingen, which has proven to be relatively safe. According to the district office, the decline in the number of accidents can be attributed to measures such as increased traffic monitoring and structural changes. There was only one accident on the Sulzbacher Steige (B14) this year, after 21 accidents were registered in 2023. In addition, new measuring points were set up on the B29 and L1199 and modifications were made to improve safety.

Traffic situation for motorcyclists

The statistics also show a noticeable improvement in the rate of minor injuries, which was reduced by 29%, and in the number of seriously injured bikers, which fell by 35%. To provide additional safety awareness, 13 motorcyclists were given behavior monitoring logbooks and new signs for considerate driving were installed.

However, not everything is rosy for the biker scene. Residents in Hößlinswart complain about high levels of noise, especially on Sundays between 8 and 9 a.m. when a motorcycle drives by every two minutes. Rolf Schneider, a local resident, criticizes the reckless driving style of some motorcyclists. Provocative behavior such as abrupt acceleration and squealing tires would be the order of the day, which would also cause dissatisfaction. This noise can often be heard all day long on weekends ZVW reported.

Conflicts and demands from the biker scene

The young biker scene also drew attention and demonstrated in September under the motto “We need space!” They feel criminalized and ignored, not least due to the loss of meeting places such as the “Tor ins Remstal” and the undesirability in Altbach. The conflict over the “applause curve” on the L1199, where a layby was dismantled as a safety measure, is particularly heated.

The head of the traffic department defends the measures taken in the spirit of “Vision Zero”, but the biker scene is still looking for legal meeting places, although political support has so far been lacking. Ultimately, it remains to be seen whether there will be a rethink in politics in order to create harmonious coexistence between residents and motorcyclists.