Traffic chaos, mountains of rubbish and noise pollution: On Saturday several hundred citizens of the Kochel am See community took to the streets to demonstrate against the immense excursion traffic in their home country as part of the “Ausbremst is!” Demo tour.
- Traffic chaos, mountains of rubbish and noise pollution - on the other hand, numerous people took to the streets in Kochel am See.
- They demonstrated as part of the “Ausbremst is!” Demo tour.
- The second mayor of Kochel was also there.
Kochel am See - The protest was independent of age. Among the people who gathered on Triministrasse in Kochel from 9.30 a.m. on Saturday morning , there were families with young children as well as young people, older couples and senior citizens. While the organizers estimated their number at around 300, the police spoke of up to 250 participants. According to the decision of the district office, 400 would have been permitted, according to Steffen Wiedemann, head of the Kochel police station.
Demonstration in Kochel am See: "We are just bothered by the overall situation"
Many had come from Kochel or one of its districts, but also some from the surrounding towns. Carina Winkler even came from Garmisch to support the Kochler people in their demonstration, because: "We need a transregional traffic turnaround ."
Bea Bittner came with her family from neighboring Schlehdorf . "We are just bothered by the overall situation," she said. Her job is in Kochel, but for the few kilometers from place to place she sometimes needs an hour on the weekends because the excursion traffic jams for kilometers. Then there is the enormous amount of waste . Every day on her walk with the dog at the lake, she collects the rubbish that the day trippers left behind. But now the community Schlehdorf has forbidden to walk the dog on certain bank areas. "Because the tourists feel disturbed", complains Bittner and criticizes: "Actually, we locals should have priority over the tourists."
“Is slowed down” demo in Kochel: demonstrators have demands
Exactly at 10 a.m., Sebastian Salvamoser, chairman of the SPD local association Kochel, gives a short opening speech. In it the organizer outlines the protesters' demands. Among other things, these are measures for noise protection, Tempo 30 in all side streets or more investments in the expansion of cycle paths.
With a face mask and observing the distance rules, the demonstrators then set off in a long line. The demonstrators chanted in chorus: "Hopp, hopp, hopp - cars stop!", Rattled rattles and bicycle bells and motivated many onlookers at the roadside to join the entourage. Many waved self-made posters on which they carried their demands and criticism in front of them. “Protection for our home - now!” Read about it. Or: "The tourist destroys what he is looking for by finding it."
Numerous people took to the streets in Kochel am See.
© Franziska Seliger
"Help. Kochel is overrun “: Woman criticizes recklessness and a lack of respect
Agnes and Göran Berggren had also made a poster. "Help. Kochel is being overrun ”it read. “We can no longer cope with the through traffic. It is a massive burden on Kochel, ”says Agnes Berggren. The cook also criticizes the “ recklessness and lack of respect that so many guests showed towards nature and the locals.
Tom Eberl, second mayor of Kochel , also took part in the demonstration, which was accompanied by 20 men from the Kochler police and riot police. In principle, the community supports the demonstrators' request, said Eberl. But he also stressed that some measures had already been implemented; for example, RVO amplifier buses are already being used. And rangers were hired full-time to protect the Walchensee . The planned bicycle protection lane in parts of Mittenwalder Strasse has also been approved and will begin in the next six weeks.
“It's just too much”: Demonstration in Kochel am See
While the traffic was literally "slowed down" for more than half an hour from the passage through Kochel, which ensured an unusual calm in the village, the demonstrators moved over the B 11 to the home stage. At the final rally there, the SPD member of the state parliament Florian von Brunn demanded: “It's just too much. Something has to finally happen. ”Among other things, the environmental expert asked for more money to expand public transport.
Strong #Demo in #Kochel for a #Traffic turnaround in the Bavarian #Alps: #Braked out
A loud signal to Scheuer, Söder & Co. for a better transport policy!
For the protection of residents and the climate. # Climate protection pic.twitter.com/mf6y8BaefY
“Is slowed down” demo in Kochel am See: the Bund Naturschutz also received heavy criticism
Strong criticism of the current situation also came from the Federal Nature Conservation Union . Local spokesman Friedl Krönauer gave plans for additional parking spaces at Walchensee a harsh rejection. They would only bring more traffic. Rather, barriers are needed - for example on the riverside road - so that only as many day trippers can come as nature and residents postpone. Until those seeking relaxation destroy nature: "We can't wait that long."
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