A1 at Ottersberg: Accident ensures blocking - traffic finally free again!

A1 at Ottersberg: Accident ensures blocking - traffic finally free again!

Ottersberg, Deutschland - A serious truck accident recently caused massive traffic disruptions on the A1 motorway between Oyten and Ottersberg. Since June 11, the route in the direction of Bremen was partially closed. As [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/niederrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/nach-lk-unfall-a1-beotersberg- preferential- Heute-hieder-freifotsberg214.html), the blocking is to be stopped today at 3:30 p.m.

In the accident caused by a 54-year-old driver, who was probably careless at a traffic jam end, two other truck drivers were slightly injured, while the driver had seriously injured to the hospital. Particularly noteworthy: the middle truck transported living pigs, which fortunately remained intact by the accident and were reloaded to another truck. The incident led to kilometers of traffic jams that stretched into the evening of June 11th.

The challenge of the rescue alley

A central criticism of the police was the defective formation of a rescue alley by the progressive road users. This legal requirement, also known as the "Rettunggasse", has the goal of enabling the emergency vehicles to quickly access to the scene of the accident. According to Engineerine, German drivers are informed about this rule, but compliance problems occur again and again, often out of ignorance or forgetfulness.

The formation of the emergency alleys has been anchored in German traffic law since 1982 and has been revised several times since then. If there is non -compliance, fines between 200 and 320 euros and even a one -month driving ban threaten. The idea behind it is clear: Every minute saved when driving on emergency services can increase the chances of survival in an accident by up to 7 %.

The more important is to clarify the driver about the need to always form a rescue alley in good time. The goal is to reduce stress for the emergency services and to facilitate navigation through traffic. This not only contributes to securing the emergency services, but also to improve general traffic safety.

prevention is better than aftercare

The incidents on the A1 not only show the need for traffic safety measures, but also the large space for education and prevention in public perception. Campaigns to sensitize the drivers are essential so that all road users keep the relevant regulations in the back of their head. This is the only way to become an everyday and a matter of course in road traffic.

Perhaps technical innovations, such as advanced driver assistance systems or GPS warnings, should also find a place in the discussion in order to further increase security on German roads.