There’s bound to be a crossroads in your neighborhood or on your way to work where you think: It’s particularly dangerous here, I’d rather look around twice before crossing the street. It is possible to check whether many accidents actually happen at this point. Every year, the Federal Statistical Office publishes a data set with several hundred thousand accidents that have occurred in Germany. The SZ evaluated the data from the years 2017 to 2020 for Munich and took the results as an opportunity to focus on road safety. Because during these four years alone, at least 20,000 people were injured in accidents in Munich.
We have drawn these accidents on an interactive map (SZ Plus). With this you can find out how dangerous it is in your neighborhood or on your way to work, and which corners you should watch out for when you are walking, cycling or driving.
Based on the data, we selected eight intersections where there are particularly frequent crashes: for example at the Paul Heyse underpass at the main station or at the Ludwigsbrücke near the Deutsches Museum. We drew accident sequences on satellite images of these intersections – and asked the city what it was doing to defuse the danger spots (SZ Plus).
Using the data from the Federal Statistical Office and the accident statistics from the Munich police, we have created graphics that give an overview of accidents in Munich (SZ Plus): What time does it crash particularly often? Which road users are particularly at risk? And why are so many drunks zipping through the city on e-scooters?
And finally, we spoke to two people who are supposed to make Munich traffic safer: Georg Dunkel heads the city’s mobility department, Armin Brunner the accident commission. In an interview, they talk about how the roads should change in the coming years, why so many fatal accidents still happen and how best to protect yourself (SZ Plus).
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