Moos municipal council decides on traffic monitoring – only one dissenting vote!

Moos municipal council decides on traffic monitoring – only one dissenting vote!

After a lively local council meeting in Moos, Deggendorf district, there was a decisive decision today: the introduction of municipal traffic monitoring was approved with only one opposing vote. Mayor Alexander Zacher is repeatedly confronted with complaints about speeding, and a traffic report also recommended this measure due to the police's lack of personnel capacity. This meant that the community can now become active itself.

However, the path to today's decision was anything but straightforward. In June 2024 there was a stalemate vote (7:7) that rejected joining municipal traffic monitoring. This shows how widely opinions vary in the community. But the topic is now very popular: Mayor Josef Achatz has heard an overwhelmingly positive response from citizens about the monitoring and called for regular reports on the implementation.

Traffic monitoring details

The measuring points for speed checks are determined in close coordination with the police, based on the guidelines of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior. There is a minimum distance of 200 meters between the speed sign and the measuring point, which can be less than this under certain conditions, such as accident hotspots. The tolerance values ​​for speed measurements are also regulated by law: 3 km/h for speeds up to 100 km/h and 3% for higher speeds.

Another aspect concerns the implementation of speed measurements: communities within built-up areas are allowed to carry out checks independently, while outside this is only possible in cooperation with the police. It was also noted that private companies can be hired for monitoring, but must be under the supervision of municipal employees.

Further resolutions in the local council

Numerous other important decisions were also made at the most recent meeting. A motion to limit the speed on Martlstrasse to 30 km/h was unanimously passed, even though Mayor Zacher spoke out against a complete zone 30 in order to avoid problems with exits. In addition, there was a new parking space statute that stipulates that two parking spaces are necessary per apartment - a step that was passed without any dissenting votes. Head of Administration Marlene Siglmüller emphasized the urgency of this regulation due to the elimination of previous legal requirements.

The adjustment of the kindergarten statutes to optimize booking times was also formally approved. For the upcoming local elections in March 2026, Siglmüller was unanimously confirmed as returning officer and building authority manager Michael Gaida as her deputy.

There are also discussions about the seniors' afternoon, which was not well received by the seniors. One suggestion is to organize this as a separate event and to cooperate with the “MooSenioren” association and the women's association in order to better respond to the needs of seniors.

After the meeting there was a private event that covered additional topics not intended for the general public.

Overall, the meeting shows that the issue of road safety in Moos is taken seriously and the municipality is ready to take proactive measures to improve the situations for everyone involved. pnp.de, kvue-suedostbayern.de, and laws-bayern.de report about it.