Last year, the permitted speed was reduced for three months in the “Tempo 30” model test in Münchner Strasse - one of Holzkirchen's main axes.
Now the results of the research project are there.
The local and transport planning committee finds this less meaningful.
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- In numerous Bavarian municipalities there is an interest in generating more safety for cyclists in road traffic. This is also the case in Holzkirchen. The community on Münchner Strasse would like to slow down cars. In addition, the market took part as one of 13 Bavarian municipalities in a model test of the working group bicycle-friendly municipalities in Bavaria (AGFK Bayern) and the Technical University of Nuremberg (we reported). For three months, the speed limit on Münchner Straße was reduced from 50 km / h to 30 km / h on a stretch of 1500 meters and the effects were observed. Eva-Maria Schmitz, Head of Location Promotion, presented the results of the study at the latest meeting of the Local and Transport Planning Committee,which focused in particular on the effect of the measures on subjective and objective safety as well as the perception and behavior change of all road users.
Experiment: Münchner Straße for 3 months at 30 km / h
Schmitz explained again at the beginning that an investigation had already taken place before the Tempo 30 signs were put up. The maximum speed allowed on the section of the route was then reduced for three months. But: "There were no noticeable differences," reported Schmitz. “The average pace has only decreased minimally as a result,” she said. A before-and-after comparison revealed that most drivers had less than 50 kilometers per hour on the speedometer before the measure was taken. This is due to the high volume of traffic at this point. The research report shows in figures that the average speed in the south has decreased from 39 kilometers per hour (before) to 33 (after) and in the north from 34 kilometers per hour to 32.
In addition, Schmitz explained that the respondents gave different answers when it came to subjectively perceived security.
The report states: "The subjective safety could only be improved slightly by reducing the speed." Schmitz emphasized, however, that relatively few people on the road were interviewed by the research group.
This interviewed only 45 cyclists in twelve weeks.
15 of them were interviewed on the road and 30 in the side room.
The research report explains: “The topography and the high traffic volume on Münchner Strasse made it difficult for cyclists to stop on the lane.” The result on this basis shows that 35 of the respondents perceived the new arrangements.
Committee members do not find results meaningful enough
All of the committee members couldn't help but murmur. "In my opinion, this survey is not really meaningful," said Mayor Christoph Schmid (CSU). Most of the councilors agreed with him, such as Anita Gritschneder (Greens) and Simon Ammer (SPD). The latter said: "Even if the average speed has only decreased slightly, I see a safety gain for cyclists and pedestrians, since there are fewer large outliers upwards." .
On the other hand, according to the research report, some respondents said they felt pushed to the edge of the road by Tempo 30. This is confirmed by the number of cases: When the speed limit was 50 on the section of the route, 43 percent of drivers overtook a cyclist in front, while at 30 km / h it was only 37 percent. One possible reason for the narrower safety distances could be that the cyclists wanted to keep allowing drivers to overtake, the report speculates. Schmid noted that even on this section he often rode his bike. "In my opinion, the wheel protection lane also brings a significant increase in safety." Most councils did not want to derive a recommendation for Tempo 30 from the report - mainly because of the poor survey rate.Only Hubert Müller (FWG) positioned himself against further attempts to permanently reduce the speed at this point. “Based on the results, I don't see any reason for action,” he said. The committee instructed the mayor - with a dissenting vote - to get in touch with the higher-level authorities in order to continue campaigning for the implementation of Tempo 30 on Münchner Straße.
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