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Passing through Hundham: Pedestrian traffic light to increase traffic safety

2022-11-24T12:08:27.600Z


Passing through Hundham: Pedestrian traffic light to increase traffic safety Created: 11/24/2022, 13:00 By: Sebastian Grauvogl State highway 2077 runs right through Hundham. Traffic controllers help the school children to cross the road. The municipality now wants to apply for a pedestrian traffic light to permanently increase safety. © Thomas Plettenberg Even if there is currently no accident


Passing through Hundham: Pedestrian traffic light to increase traffic safety

Created: 11/24/2022, 13:00

By: Sebastian Grauvogl

State highway 2077 runs right through Hundham. Traffic controllers help the school children to cross the road.

The municipality now wants to apply for a pedestrian traffic light to permanently increase safety.

© Thomas Plettenberg

Even if there is currently no accident frequency: Crossing the state road in Hundham is a risk, especially for children and seniors.

A pedestrian traffic light should help.

Fischbachau

– On the one hand kindergarten, post office, ATM and market place, on the other hand the old inn, the school bus stop and many houses inhabited by families: the state road 2077 cuts through the center of Hundham like a sharp sword.

This is particularly dangerous when children or seniors want to cross the busy road during commuter and excursion times.

What the Hundhamer have been criticizing for a long time has now apparently also become clear to the official bodies.

At the most recent traffic show with the police and district office, he perceived an openness to increasing road safety for pedestrians, Fischbachau's mayor Stefan Deingruber (CSU) reported to the municipal council.

And you should take advantage of this opportunity.

Zebra crossings only "false security"

Then the head of the town hall gave the floor to local councilor Simon Irger (FWG), whose main job is a traffic expert at the Miesbach police station.

He first explained why the specialist departments had previously been reluctant to take measures in Hundham.

“Fortunately, accidents here are inconspicuous,” says Irger.

However, because subjectively there is a potential for danger, they have now talked about possible interventions.

A crossing aid is out of the question because the road is not wide enough for it, Irger reported.

A zebra crossing is also not an option because it always requires good visual communication between drivers and pedestrians.

But this is difficult with children.

In fact, hardly any new zebra crossings are being installed these days, and the trend is even towards demolition.

Municipality of Fischbachau wants to defuse dangerous spots in traffic

A pedestrian traffic light would have significantly more chances of success.

Deingruber reported that it had proven itself as an interim solution at the Hundham Maypole Festival and suggested applying for it as a permanent facility.

"There is an open ear for it," the mayor recognized in the talks at the traffic show.

First, however, he wanted to know from the Hundham municipal council representatives what they would think of it.

Hundham councilors thankful for the solution

Michael Gartmaier (CSU) didn't have to think long.

The young father considered the traffic light to be “urgently necessary”.

Since the major construction site at the Hausham level crossing, including the rerouting of regional traffic through the Leitzachtal, even more Munich residents have discovered the route for themselves.

A "big concern" is the pedestrians for him as chairman of the Hundham kindergarten association, said Bernhard Padeller (FaB).

In addition, popular school routes and pram routes would be much safer.

Georg Gruber (FaB) hoped that the traffic lights would also have a general braking effect on the cars.

Deingruber added that the traffic lights will of course also be “announced” with signs.

Bernhard Kafl (FWG) hoped that commuters and truck drivers in particular, who travel here regularly, would have to internalize the new situation quickly.

A risk that the local councils were willing to take in view of the big plus in terms of pedestrian safety.

Against one vote, they approved the application for the construction of the traffic light system, the exact location of which, according to Irger, has yet to be determined, at the lower road traffic authority at the district office and at the state building authority in Rosenheim.

So that the sword in the middle of town is at least somewhat defused.

so called

Source: merkur

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