Munich rages about the traffic scene at Stachus - and then meekly answers the police
Created: 12/21/2022 13:53
By: Lucas Sauter-Orengo
A Twitter user saw an unacceptable problem in this scene, but was quickly cleared up by the police.
© Twitter “Dear Augustine”
A Munich Twitter user saw an unacceptable problem in this scene, but was quickly cleared up by the police.
Munich - The Bavarian state capital has always had the reputation of being Germany's unofficial "cycling capital".
You can experience every day that not everything is true about this legend: Outdated cycle paths, tracks that end abruptly or not enough reasonable parking spaces for the bike often make a ride in the city area a small challenge.
A Twitter user drew attention to an apparently unacceptable situation in the city - but was immediately corrected by the police.
Munich rages about the traffic scene in the city - and then meekly answers the police
But what was it about?
The user, namely "Dear Augustin", posted a photo on Twitter.
To see: The Sonnenstraße at the height of the Stachus in the direction of Sendlinger Tor.
A small truck is parked in the right lane, and a police car can be seen a few meters behind it.
He writes: “One of them does NOT park on the #bike path to unload, but on the side of a three-lane road, and the @PolizeiMuenchen is there and writes it down.” And further: “And it hinders the current traffic situation really nobody. "But the police quickly took care of the matter and reacted extensively via Twitter.
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"The pitfalls of the internet... Thankfully, the license plate allowed us to investigate and refute your allegations," officials said.
"Here, the colleagues were busy with an accident and also tried to ensure that neither the bicycle nor the car traffic was affected." It is unclear whether "Dear Augustin" expected this.
However, he thanks in a comment for the "research".
Meanwhile, the fact that he does not apologize for his accusation has struck other users.
"A 'Excuse me, I was wrong' would be appropriate here!" Says a user.
Either way, the case shows: it's better to look twice before jumping to conclusions.
