Chaos on Edingen-Neckarhausen: horror after loss of control at the roundabout

Chaos on Edingen-Neckarhausen: horror after loss of control at the roundabout

In Edingen-Neckarhausen, it was turbulent on Monday morning when a driver lost control of her vehicle and drove over a traffic island. The unpleasant event happened at the roundabout at the Neckarhäuser Castle, but the exact cause remains unclear so far. Fortunately, the driver was not injured, but her car took considerable damage: the oil pan was damaged and oil escaped from the vehicle. Measures were immediately taken to remove the danger situation. The fire brigade was quickly on site to catch the expiring oil in a tub while a special company was called to fix the damage. As a precaution, the police blocked the road to the Neckar ferry until the experts arrived because security is going on.

Another incident that draws attention to traffic safety occurred on Tuesday evening on Neckarhauser Strasse. A 37-year-old man lost control of his vehicle on his journey with a Mitsubishi, which led to a collision with a parked VW. He stated that he was distracted by his mobile phone. During a check, the police officers noticed alcohol smell, a test showed over 1 per thousand. The driver was slightly injured and received medical help. For him, the fun of driving is now over: his driver's license has been withheld, and there is an investigation into drunkenness in road traffic. Even a 19-year-old who hit the same faulty course and came off the street with his Mitsubishi had to go to the hospital after his vehicle fell on the side. Both men are not the only ones: In many traffic accidents, distraction and alcohol are often the main causes.

numbers and backgrounds for traffic accidents

How serious the topic of traffic safety is not only in Edingen-Neckarhausen, but across Europe. Every year, thousands of people in the EU lose their lives in traffic accidents or are seriously injured. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of road traffic fats in Europe dropped by 36 percent. However, it must also be found that in many EU countries in 2019 there were still over 22,800 traffic fatalities. It is worrying that the number of accidents has decreased and the accidents have decreased due to the panda mie, but the exact effects are difficult to measure. While the streets in Sweden are very safe, Romania shows a much more shocking picture with a rate of 85 traffic fatalities per 1 million inhabitants.

This problem also affects younger drivers: 12 percent of the racing dead in 2018 were between 18 and 24 years old, although this age group only makes up 8 percent of the population. This number ratio shows how important it is to deal more intensively with the topic of traffic safety - not only at local, but also at European level.

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