As of: April 4, 2024, 10:00 a.m
By: Sebastian Grauvogl
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Clear message: These signs in Holzkirchen were intended to convince drivers to use the motorway during the four days of testing a traffic light near Achenkirch. The effect remained manageable. © archive tp
The dosing light in Achenkirch was in use for the last time on Holy Saturday - at least for the time being. The Miesbach district is now eagerly awaiting the evaluation of the pilot test.
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- Even if both sides emphasize that they want to reduce traffic on both sides of the border and develop joint solutions: The first assessments of the pilot phase of a metering traffic light near Achenkirch differed in Bavaria and Tyrol. While the Austrians were happy about better traffic flow, the Bavarians complained about sometimes long traffic jams (we reported). On Holy Saturday the traffic lights were in use for the last time until further notice. The Tyroleans want to examine how things will continue in the long term, with the involvement of external experts and the Euregio partner districts of Miesbach and Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, based on the findings from the four days of testing.
District administrator is looking forward to evaluating the results
Miesbach's district administrator Olaf von Löwis is "very excited about the evaluations" and awaits them "with great interest," he said when asked. We are open to learning from the experiences of the Tyroleans and will therefore continue to exchange ideas closely with our neighbors. According to Löwis, thinking about whether metering ramps are also conceivable and, above all, feasible on the Bavarian side - for example north of the communities on Schliersee, Tegernsee or Kochelsee, as well as in Lenggries, which are particularly affected by excursion traffic - requires a thorough examination and weighing of all factors.
The Tölz district office also points out differences in German and Austrian traffic law. “Whether dosage – especially in regional traffic on a federal highway – is possible under German law would have to be checked at the state or federal level and cannot be decided by the regional traffic authorities alone,” says press spokeswoman Sabine Schmid.
The possibility of metering lights in the Miesbach district would first have to be examined under traffic law
Löwis also emphasizes that the Tyrolean metering light in this country will initially be used as an incentive to examine innovative and creative approaches to improving the traffic situation. Traffic problems would know no regional boundaries. This in turn means “that successful solutions can often be adapted across national borders”. However, there are no concrete plans for this to date.
The digital information boards in Holzkirchen, for example, showed that the German side was already actively involved in the test phase. They advised all drivers heading to Austria to use the motorway. The fact that the effect remained manageable was probably mainly due to the vignette required for this in Tyrol (8.60 euros for one day).
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