Traffic

The Berlin Police Department is getting ready for what it calls Traffic Safety Days. Traffic violators might be pulled over and fined, or worse.

Berlin intends to build a total of ten bicycle highways that connect the outskirts of the city to its center. Now the first feasibility studies were released.

In Berlin, the traffic death toll is high this year. That is one reason why the police are working on disciplinary action against motorists and cyclists who…

World Car-Free Day is supposed to be taking place on September 22nd. But only few will participate because there is no website, no information, no organization, hardly any motivation and no plan.

A new Bicycle Street that was installed in Berlin's Kreuzberg district the other day disappoints. For instance, hardly anyone notices the signs or knows what…

A new bicycle street in Kreuzberg was supposed to be completed today. Improving the conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists has been part of the Berlin…

In spite of the fact that there was far less traffic in Berlin during the first months of the Corona crisis, the number of accident deaths is already high this year. Since January 1st, 2020, twenty-six individuals lost their lives on the streets of the German capital.

In Germany, it just got easier to lose one's driver's license for traffic violations. From today, much higher fines for speeding and other contraventions apply.

On the streets of Berlin, the number of accidents rose by two percent in 2019, compared to the year before. But less people died. The German capital's police…

The good news is that the number of road deaths in Germany has reached its lowest point since 1960. On the other hand, every victim is one too many.