The foothills of the Alps groan under the masses of day trippers and the consequences.
A limit has been crossed for a mayor.
“There must be no more thinking bans,” he demands.
On nice days there are masses of day trippers in the Upper Bavarian mountains and lakes.
In the corona pandemic, a day trip is one of the few leisure activities for many.
The communities on mountains and lakes are suffering from the crowds - and some are calling for a ban on excursions.
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
- A farmer complained bitterly last week in the Jachenau town hall: When he was
driving home
on the day of penance and prayer after woodwork on the
mountain
, a
hiker
showed him
the bird.
"He probably thought it was a hiking trail that tractors are not allowed to drive on," says Felix Kellner.
According to the managing officer, another farmer was parked the entire back area on the day of penitence and prayer.
"The resentment in the population is great," says Kellner, looking at the
influx of visitors
on nice days.
However
, Kellner doesn't think much of
a
ban on excursions
- unlike others.
Excursion ban: The mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen brought it into play
The CSU mayor of
Garmisch
-
Partenkirchen
, Elisabeth Koch,
brought the idea into play
.
She thinks the proposal from the Chancellery to forego “tourist day trips” is correct - not just as a recommendation, but also as a prohibition.
A
ban on excursions
is the only thing that makes sense, Koch told the Münchner Merkur.
"Better now and say goodbye.
We need clear rules with clear perspectives - and no more fiddling around. "
Koch receives backing from Thomas Holz (CSU).
“There must be no more thinking bans,” says the mayor of Kochel am See.
"Against the background of the infection process, it is a commendable approach that one is considering a ban." Nobody knows how long
Corona
makes traveling abroad impossible - and therefore all the more people
looking for
relaxation go to the mountains at home.
From Thomas Holz's point of view, the measure is already full.
Many day-trippers did not follow the traffic regulations or the normal rules of conduct.
The past few months have shown it: “It doesn't work.” But the population needs to be able to breathe again.
Who should control the excursion ban?
Felix Kellner from Jachenau also sees it that way.
"The employees from the village shop are now happy when the weather forecast turns out bad," says the managing official in the town hall.
It is very exhausting to have to keep reminding you of the mask requirement and the distance rules - and in the worst case to be called stupid for it.
Most of them behave sensibly.
“About ten percent are very selfish,” says Kellner.
He also means the parking behavior of the day
trippers
.
And all the trash and other human remains along the way.
But he is critical of
a
ban on excursions
.
"How should that be controlled?"
Stefan Fadinger also sees this problem.
"I can understand everyone who
lives in a two-room apartment
on the Mittlerer Ring in
Munich
and wants to get out," says the mayor of Gaißach (FWG).
Maybe in times of the pandemic a walk on the Isar or a trip to the north of
Munich
would also do
.
Video: Numerous day trippers in the Oberland despite lockdown
If the corona pandemic continues like this, excursions must be banned
There is also
a lot going on
in Gaißach with its numerous
excursion options
on nice days.
Instead of parking in the hikers' car park at the train station, according to Fadinger, drivers prefer to accept a fine.
“50 to 80 per day are always written down.” If things continue like this, at some point there will be a ticket system that determines who is still allowed to drive from the autobahn towards Oberland and who is not.
"A year ago everyone would have laughed if I had said something like that." But now nobody laughs anymore, especially the locals.
"I also tend towards a
ban on excursions
if the existing rules are still disregarded."
Lenggries mayor Stefan Klaffenbacher (FWG) considers a
ban
on
excursions
to be "desirable - but not feasible".
He sees fundamental and human rights in danger.
Klaffenbacher appeals to those seeking relaxation
to stay at home
in times of the
pandemic
.
"You don't have to go out every weekend."
Such appeals are useless, believes Thomas Holz after the experiences of the past months.
The rangers, on the other hand, have proven themselves.
As reported, for example, they are supposed to protect nature and animals from the crowds at Walchensee.
“But it all costs money.” According to the mayor of Kochler, there are still considerations to use the rangers in winter and spring.
"That is a thought that is currently being discussed with the State Forests and the Lower Nature Conservation Authority."
