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Traffic chaos in Salzgitter: Parents demand clear measures for routes to school!
Residents in Salzgitter are calling for measures to combat increased traffic problems in front of schools, with a focus on safety concerns.
Traffic chaos in Salzgitter: Parents demand clear measures for routes to school!
The traffic situation in Salzgitter is causing ongoing discontent among residents, especially around the schools. Hundreds of parents bring their children to school by car every day, leading to chronic traffic jams and dangerous situations. The Rudolf Children's Ring, where resident Jadwiga Dubies has lived for 28 years, is particularly affected. In a passionate appeal to the city administration, she expresses her displeasure about the dramatically worsened traffic situation on Pestalozzistrasse and Fröbelstrasse, which is increasingly being burdened by “parent taxis”. This situation is not only nerve-wracking, but also endangers pedestrians and cyclists. “It will be extremely dangerous,” warns Dubies, who suggests a one-way street to ease the situation. But the city sees no need for action and remains inactive while the traffic problems continue. ( News38 )
But the Salzgitter phenomenon is not an isolated case. In many cities, the issue of “parent taxis” is recognized as a serious problem. Nationwide, 22% of students bring their children to school by car, as a survey by the ADAC shows. In Hamburg, bollards are being installed to combat parents who tend to park and to make the way to school safer for the little ones. School leaders report dangerous situations in which large vehicles drive across schoolyards, causing confusion and anxiety among students. According to the police, the measures to prevent parent taxis are also necessary because 59% of parents are aware of the dangers caused by driving in front of school ( ZDF ).
Political framework conditions
But the solutions that are urgently needed face political hurdles. A reform of the road traffic law, which was intended to give cities more freedom of action, was recently rejected in the Federal Council. This amendment should, among other things, have allowed for regulations for bus lanes and 30 km/h zones in order to increase traffic safety. After the reform failed, the federal government signaled that the states must first clarify their positions before new solutions are pushed ( Mirror ).
Initiatives have already been launched in cities such as Cologne, Berlin and Frankfurt that want to introduce so-called “school streets”. These areas should be closed to cars before and after the start of school to enable students to travel to school safely. Such measures could also offer a solution in Salzgitter, but so far everything remains the same. Resident Dubies and her neighbors continue to have to deal with the consequences of the parent taxi craze every day, while the city does little administratively.