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Chaos at Berliner Platz: Drivers ignore new traffic rules!
Lübeck is introducing new traffic rules at Berliner Platz and Lindensteller to increase safety and reduce accidents.
Chaos at Berliner Platz: Drivers ignore new traffic rules!
In Lübeck, the traffic situation in the hotspots Berliner Platz and Lindensteller is at the top of the city administration's agenda. On June 24, 2023, the police carried out a traffic stop there and registered 36 violations of the ban on driving over the solid line in just under an hour. These rule violations are a clear sign that the new traffic rules, which are intended to increase road safety, are often ignored. Even the Lindenplatte, Germany's most dangerous roundabout, has not been spared from these worries. As early as February 2023, 57 violations were identified there, underlining the urgency of the measures.
The city administration has now taken measures to improve the security situation. According to luebeck-verliebt.de, both lanes of the roundabout at Lindentell remain usable, but turning from the inner lane towards Puppenbrücke will no longer be permitted in the future. This could help further reduce the accident rate in this section.
Conversion and safety measures
In order to further increase traffic safety, Lübeck is planning extensive changes to traffic routing at both accident hotspots. At Berliner Platz, turning from the inner lane into St.-Jürgen-Ring will no longer be permitted. Drivers must move to the outside lane in good time, otherwise they will have to drive an additional lap. This regulation should also be implemented promptly through marking work, which is scheduled to begin this week.
The quality of the measures is also reflected in the number of accidents, which have already fallen significantly in both places in 2024. While 30 accidents were documented at Berliner Platz in 2023, this number fell to 25 in 2024. At Lindentell, the number of accidents fell from 30 in 2022 to just 17 in 2024, which underlines the effectiveness of the new rules. The aim of all measures is to ensure fewer accidents and thus greater safety in city traffic in the future.
A look at traffic safety
The accident statistics, as published on destatis.de, provide an important basis for further traffic safety measures. They make it possible to identify structural problems and accident-causing factors. Furthermore, they are an important basis for state transport policy, especially when it comes to infrastructure and traffic safety.
In Lübeck, the topic of traffic safety remains very topical. The city is committed to working on solutions to ensure safe travel for both pedestrians and drivers. The plans are promising, we remain curious to see what effect the implementation of the new rules will have.
There is great anticipation for the new renovation measures at Berliner Platz, but these will only be implemented after the renovation of the Mühlentorbrücke and the conversion of the Mühlentorteller; implementation is planned from 2030. However, interim solutions will soon be available, because the safety of road users is the top priority.