Karlsruhe: Oststadtkreisel lists a zero accidents after traffic attempt!

Karlsruhe: Oststadtkreisel lists a zero accidents after traffic attempt!

The Oststadtkreisel in Karlsruhe has been causing excitement and discussions for years. In particular, the complicated traffic management and the high number of accidents have called the city administration and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In order to defuse this danger point, a comprehensive attempt to transport was launched, which should not only reduce the number of accidents, but also to significantly improve traffic safety. According to SWR , which is often mocked as a "death circle", but a special area, but a special circular intersection with your own rules.

At critical dots in the roundabout, guidelines and fences were installed in order to better steer the traffic and avoid unwanted change of lane. The first surveys after three months show pleasant results: While seven accidents were registered in the previous year, no one was now recorded. Matthias Zimmermann, traffic expert from the KIT, comments on the fact that it is important to wait for final results for a year, but the first numbers are quite gratifying.

successful measures and new attempts

The successful course of the first traffic attempt, which has been running on the Stuttgarter Straße area since June 2024, has motivated the city to take further measures to improve traffic safety. Jens Röhl, head of the Road Traffic Department, emphasizes responsibility for the safety in road traffic and emphasizes that the city administration has worked on solutions over a year, supported by the team of experts around Dr.-Ing. Matthias Zimmermann. The complex traffic routing on the accesses of the Ludwig-Erhard-Allee and Stuttgarter Straße continues to be a top priority.

For the safety of road users, the northern Wolfartsweierer Straße is now being led into the Oststadtkreisel. While the left lane is used to turn left into the street at the Gottesaue Castle, the right lane is used for turning processes in Ludwig-Erhard-Allee. Straight exits into Stuttgarter Straße are no longer possible to improve the view of the crossing bicycle traffic and the roundabout and thereby minimize conflicts.

long -term considerations for traffic safety

Although the new measures have made waves and the flow of traffic suffers, security gains come first. Bypastings via headmasters at the Ludwig-Erhard-Allee/Hennebergstraße traffic lights as well as via Kapellenstraße and the Ostring were considered to cushion the effects. In cooperation with the Karlsruhe police, the traffic attempt is evaluated for several months, whereby adjustments can be made as required.

With the recording of traffic accidents, the current statistics ensure that all relevant data on the causes of accidents and participating vehicles are recorded. This information is crucial for future measures to improve traffic safety throughout Germany. The knowledge from the Eastern City Center in turn is the basis for urban planning and infrastructure policy in the region, such as Destatis Beton.

The first steps towards more security in the Eastern town of the Oststadtkreisel are made. The challenge will be to permanently consolidate the positive results of these attempts and to continue to sensitize drivers to the importance of traffic safety.