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E-cars in traffic: They narrowly escaped the accident drama!
A current report highlights dangerous traffic situations in the Rheingau-Taunus district, especially with electric cars, and their risks.
E-cars in traffic: They narrowly escaped the accident drama!
In the last two weeks, 3 dangerous, thought-provoking scenes have occurred on the highway. An author describes how he and his wife drove their electric car from Idstein towards Frankfurt Airport. They noticed an alarming situation: While the woman was driving carefully and correctly in the middle lane, another vehicle suddenly pulled into the same lane from the right without warning. Thanks to her lightning-fast reaction, she managed to escape the danger by moving into the fast lane, where fortunately there were no other vehicles. The other driver left no clue behind and sped away, which made the precarious situation appear all the more alarming as Wiesbadener Kurier reports.
The risks that modern mobility brings with it are often underestimated. New dangers are becoming visible, particularly in connection with electromobility: e-cars, e-scooters and e-bikes are quiet and accelerate abruptly. These characteristics increase the risk of accidents, as pedestrians and other road users often have difficulty assessing the situation accurately, reports ecomento.de. The current 2025 Road Safety Report from DEKRA highlights that although many drivers of electrically powered vehicles act with foresight, there are often misunderstandings regarding rapid acceleration.
Alarming accident statistics
The structural dependencies in accident events are clearly documented. Statistics show that most accidents are caused by human error. According to Destatis, 90 percent of all traffic accidents can be traced back to such errors. Despite efforts to reduce the number of road deaths by half by 2030, only 13.2 percent of the target has been achieved so far. The data used to record the road safety situation supports important measures in legislation, traffic education, road construction and vehicle technology.
Particularly noteworthy is the fact that powerful electric cars in Switzerland often collide with vehicles in front, which raises the question of whether current technologies and safety measures are sufficient. DEKRA is therefore calling for increased action to be taken against drunk driving, distraction and speeding.
Safe transport infrastructure for the future
In order to improve road safety, the use of artificial intelligence and networked communication between vehicles, pedestrians and the infrastructure could be future-oriented. However, the vision of a transport system without deaths or serious injuries remains a distant goal that society must continue to work towards.
Against this background, there is an urgent need for greater awareness and awareness of the risks posed by both traditional and electric vehicles. The incident on Autobahn 3 should encourage all road users to be even more careful and responsible when driving.