It was the first serious accident on the Gilching bypass: a 44-year-old truck driver yesterday ignored the right of way for a 56-year-old Corsa driver when entering the new state road, and a collision occurred. A resident also requests speed 70 due to other events.
Gilching - The accident occurred at 6.55 a.m. As Andreas Ruch, deputy inspection director of the Germering police, reported, the 44-year-old driver of a truck coming from the gravel works wanted to turn left from Weßlinger Straße onto the bypass. Germeringer overlooked the 56-year-old Opel Corsa from Schleswig from Alling. The 56-year-old tried to brake, but crashed his vehicle into the twelve-ton front. The driver of the Corsa was seriously injured in the impact, and a rescue helicopter took him to the Großhadern clinic.
"But he was responsive, his condition is stable," Ruch knew. The truck driver was not injured. The truck also survived the collision well - in contrast to the Corsa, which only has scrap value.
Local residents demand speed limit
"The speedometer of the Corsa stopped at 50," said Ruch. A speed of 100 is permitted at this point. A resident living opposite the confluence since 2008 finds this irresponsible. Shortly after the accident, he wrote to the mayor, building authority and traffic authority. It demands speed of 70 and permanent radar surveillance. "I have pointed out several times that this confluence is dangerous," the local resident told Starnberg Mercury yesterday. He doesn't want to read his name in the newspaper.
The route is used for dangerous driving maneuvers such as "donuts"
The Gilchinger complains not only about the high speed, but also the fact that "highly dangerous donuts, acceleration races and sometimes between 100 and 200 km / h are driven - by motorcycles and cars" on the bypass. In the scene, “donuts” are understood to be circular tire marks on the road surface that arise during daring maneuvers. Only on Sunday around 3:30 p.m. did a driver in the intersection area let his vehicle drift in a circle with such a "donut" and thus endanger the traffic, says the local residents.
Police are aware of lawsuits brought by residents, but cannot confirm car races
Andreas Ruch knows the residents' complaints. "However, nothing is known about the incident on Sunday." Members of the so-called "tuning scene" would probably meet again and again, especially in spring and summer, at the Gilching-based Allguth petrol station. "But I cannot confirm that races will be explicitly driven on the new bypass." Ruch announced yesterday "prompt" speed controls on the new bypass. The bypass has not yet been noticed as a particularly accident-prone route. "That was the first serious accident."
Mayor sees no need for action
Mayor Manfred Walter currently sees no need for a speed limit. “The rules for an outdoor state road apply. 100 is allowed. ”There is no traffic hazard for the adjacent buildings. "It is protected by a wall," says Walter. The residents living there since 2008 always knew that the bypass would be built. It was only opened last November. "We have always pointed this out." Since then, there have been one or two legal disputes. "The accident is unfortunate, but it had nothing to do with frenzy." "For us it was the second mission on the bypass," reports Michael Klinglmair, deputy commander of the Gilching Volunteer Fire Brigade, who secured the accident site with colleagues from Weßling. In February there was sheet metal damage further north. "This was the first serious accident since the street opened in November."