Traffic chaos in Salzgitter: Parents demand clear measures for school routes!

Traffic chaos in Salzgitter: Parents demand clear measures for school routes!

Salzgitter, Deutschland - The traffic situation in Salzgitter ensures continuing resentment among residents, especially around schools. Hundreds of parents bring their children to school every day by car, which leads to chronic traffic jams and dangerous situations. The Rudolf-Kinder-Ring is particularly affected, where resident Jadwiga Dubies has lived for 28 years. In a passionate appeal to the city administration, she expresses her resentment about the dramatically deteriorated traffic situation on Pestalozzistraße and Fröbelstraße, which is increasingly burdened by "parent taxis". This situation is not only nerve -wracking, but also endangers pedestrians and cyclists. "It will be highly dangerous," warns Dubies, who suggests a one -way street to relax the situation. But the city sees no need for action and remains idle while the traffic problems are going. 3

But the Salzgitter phenomenon is not an isolated case. In many cities, the topic of “parent taxis” is recognized as a serious problem. Nationwide, 22% of the students bring their children to school by car, as an ADAC survey shows. Pollers are installed in Hamburg to take action against the parents tending to park and make the way to school safer for the little ones. Headmaster report dangerous situations in which large vehicles drive over schoolyards, which causes confusion and fears among the students. According to the police, the measures to prevent parent taxis are also necessary because 59% of the parents of the dangers caused by driving in front of the school are aware of ( ZDF ).

political framework conditions

But the solutions that are urgently needed encounter political hurdles. A reform of the Road Traffic Act, which was to give cities more scope for action, was recently rejected in the Federal Council. Among other things, this amendment should have made regulations for bus traces and Tempo 30 zones possible in order to increase traffic safety. The federal government signals according to the failure of the reform that the countries first have to clarify their positions before new solutions are forced ( SPIEGEL ).

In cities such as Cologne, Berlin and Frankfurt, initiatives have already been started that want to introduce so -called “school roads”. These areas should be closed to cars before and after school to enable the students a safe way to school. Such measures could also offer a solution in Salzgitter, but so far everything remains the same. Resident Dubies and her neighbors must continue to fight with the consequences of the parent taxi madness every day, while the city is doing little in terms of administration.