As of: February 13, 2024, 11:11 a.m
By: Christian Fellner
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In summer and winter, drivers use the sports road to avoid traffic jams - even if they are not actually allowed to drive there.
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She is being angry.
Understandably.
For years, during traffic jams in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, slow traffic has been making its way across a private road and Annemarie Bauer's farm.
But the community and police can only counteract this to a limited extent.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Annemarie Bauer has had enough.
She says that frankly.
She lives with her two sons in a fairly remote spot in the market town.
In Wildenau, behind the ski stadium on the way to the gorge.
Beyond the Partnach.
One would think that it is a quiet place, apart from the operation in the family sawmill.
The reality is different.
More and more slow traffic makes its way over the private bridge and then over the sports road towards Hausberg in order to avoid the traffic jam when traffic collapses around the ski stadium again.
“Summer is crazy,” says the 39-year-old mother of two sons.
What particularly annoys her: “It’s probably been going on like this for four years and nobody’s done anything.”
Navigation devices show private roads as an alternative route
Bauer hasn't actually counted the vehicles yet.
She doesn't want to either.
Because: If she comes out and watches the drivers speeding past the house, she will be even more insulted.
“Then people step on the gas even more.” She estimates that 20 to 50 cars drive across the private road and her yard on some summer weekends – for a more worry-free departure from the ski stadium area.
But unjustified.
The so-called sports road is only open to agricultural and forestry traffic as well as to residents and serves as a footpath and cycle path.
Only the market town has certain travel rights that are contractually granted to it.
Bauer has no problem with the Bulldogs.
Even if not that many farmers actually have to access the ski stadium side.
“But it works.” But there are more and more cars.
“Not all of them have a barn back there.” The navigation devices now show the private road as an alternative route towards Grainau, complains Bauer.
People from all over the world were already on their farm.
Some would understand if they were asked about their misconduct.
Most don't.
Bauer will not soon forget one very special case.
“He asked if I knew how much the penalty was.
He would rather pay than sit in traffic.” But it’s not just non-residents who use the route.
She discovers many GAP license plates on traffic jam days.
“There are already a lot of locals.” The problem: They basically drag the tourists behind them.
Escape routes were blocked
The 39-year-old is annoyed by further uninvited guests.
Every now and then there are mobile homes on the property of the Baudrexl and Bauer families, in winter cross-country skiers who are looking for a nearby entrance to the cross-country ski trail.
The really cheeky ones ring the doorbell and ask if they can use the toilet.
“When I tell them that this is private property, everyone looks strange.” In the summer, she even had to call the police once because the escape routes were no longer clear.
"It can not go on like that."
The woman has already sought contact with the community.
We also found a dedicated contact in Bernhard Bader from property management.
“But nothing happens,” Bauer regrets.
If it closes the bridge, sets up a barrier or a bollard with a remote control for those authorized to control access, it doesn't help anyone.
“Then we all have more trouble.” She doesn’t want that either.
Those responsible in the town hall are aware of the unfortunate situation.
“People are becoming more and more reckless, we notice that everywhere,” says Mayor Elisabeth Koch (CSU).
The problem: the community has no control.
This is emphasized by Wolfgang Berger, the managing official.
“All we can do is create the conditions for control, and that’s what we’ve done.” All the signs have been put up.
They just seem to be ignored.
“We have the problem in the entire area from Sportstrasse to Kreuzeckbahnstrasse.
There is simply no peace and quiet.” The police have to punish the violations.
Berger wanted to contact them again and ask for more checks on busy weekends.
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A barrier with a barrier is out of the question
Said and done.
The request was received by the inspection in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
But the entire situation in Wildenau is not easy from a police perspective: “We already check there sporadically and will now perhaps check a few times more often,” promises traffic expert Florian Thoma.
There are just a lot of people who are authorized to drive there.
“If someone has an HH license plate, it's quite easy, but with GAP it becomes more difficult.
How am I supposed to reduce something when so many people have permits?” After all, the sports road there is open to residents.
“Closing the route with a barrier is therefore out of the question.” Ultimately, you end up back at the point where you have to appeal to people’s reason.
“Many people are no longer interested in normal street signs” – the finding is not new.
One thing is clear: a violation will be punished with a fine of 50 euros.
Thoma has heard that navigation devices recommend the sports road as an alternative route, but has not yet seen it himself.
As a traffic expert, he would also like to have a central office to which such complaints can be directed.
This would also simplify his work and that of his colleagues.
“We have several such issues in our service area.”