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Seriously injured pedestrian: Accident in Nordenham raises questions!
A seriously injured pedestrian in Nordenham: Accident after crossing the street on a red light. Police are investigating the background.
Seriously injured pedestrian: Accident in Nordenham raises questions!
There was recently a tragic traffic accident in Nordenham in which a 63-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured. According to a report by Oldenburg online newspaper The incident occurred on Thursday around 2:45 p.m. on Hafenstrasse. A 62-year-old driver of a pickup truck collided with the pedestrian, who was obviously heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident and was crossing the street at a red light.
Please note, the fact is: the pedestrian was responsive and was taken to the hospital. Fortunately, the material damage was limited. The Delmenhorst/Oldenburg-Land/Wesermarsch police station has initiated an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident. The changed behavior of many road users will also have to be taken into account. How moreattention.de most recently reported, the year 2023 shows a worrying trend in the number of accidents across Germany.
Increase in traffic accidents in Germany
The current statistics show that 2,839 people died in traffic accidents in Germany in 2023 - an increase of 1.8% compared to the previous year. The number of injured people also rose to around 366,557 people, an increase of 1.5%. This means that an average of eight people die and 1,004 are injured in traffic every day.
What is particularly alarming is the fact that unprotected road users such as pedestrians and cyclists are increasingly at risk in cities. Loud DVR Two-thirds of traffic fatalities in urban areas were either walking or cycling. A concern also shared by Seema Mehta, press secretary of the DPR. She emphasizes the need for a comprehensive pedestrian traffic strategy and announces an amendment to the road traffic regulations (StVO) that is intended to increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Need for action in traffic safety
To combat the rise in traffic accidents, the federal government plans to reduce the number of traffic deaths by 40% by 2030. A key concern is pedestrian safety, which has become increasingly difficult in recent years. In order to improve this, municipalities should be able to set up zebra crossings and safer pedestrian and cycle paths more easily in the future, without having to prove a particular risk.
These changes are urgently needed: over 28,000 injured pedestrians in one year speak for themselves, about as many as the population of a city like Meissen. According to current data, there are also numerous alcohol-related traffic accidents, with a slight decrease recorded in 2023. However, inappropriate speed remains the main cause of many fatal accidents.
In summary, the incident in Nordenham is not just an unfortunate isolated incident, but part of a larger road safety problem. The persistently high number of accidents requires urgent measures to make road traffic safer for everyone involved.