Since this Monday, the speed limit on Landshuter Allee has been 30 km/h. 80 traffic signs will soon be in place to indicate this – but it will take until the middle of the week until all of them are in place, the building department announced. This also includes the 30 km/h signs, which are not located directly on the Mittlerer Ring, i.e. on the B2R, but at the entrances and exits.
Early on Monday afternoon, the section of the route between the exit ramp to Arnulfstraße (at the level of the elevator to the Donnersbergerbrücke S-Bahn station) and Toni-Merkens-Weg/Parkharfe Olympiapark was clearly and visibly signposted in both directions with a red-bordered 30 and the note “Air Pollution Control” underneath.
Anyone coming north from the Trappentreu tunnel will be gently prepared for the speed limit on the Donnersberger Bridge. The speed limit is 50 km/h for about half of the bridge, and then from the exit to Arnulfstrasse, just before the permanently installed speed camera, you have to slow down. Most people do this so diligently that the traffic comes to a standstill despite the traffic not being too heavy. Then they simply carry on at 30 km/h – as most people are used to anyway. Many drivers accelerate again after the speed camera and then roll along at 35 to 40 km/h.
The permanently installed speed cameras are operated by the police. And they say they will be checking as soon as the signs are in place. In other words: immediately. The police said they are still discussing whether the city itself will set up mobile speed monitoring devices. According to an agreement from the 1990s, the following applies in Munich: 30 km/h zones and streets are monitored by the city itself, and the police take care of the rest.
On the first day at least, most people stick to the new speed limit, and not just in front of the speed cameras. But anyone who drives to the 30 km/h limit will be overtaken by many drivers, and many drivers like to take advantage of the three km/h measurement tolerance. The simplest thing to do is to turn on the cruise control and stop worrying about the signs.
The new speed limit is a relief for drivers of 50cc scooters, who are only allowed to reach a maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour. For example, coming from Dachauer Strasse, the B2R is not signposted as a so-called motorway, on which only vehicles that can do at least 60 km/h are allowed to drive. With the scooters, you are suddenly no longer a traffic hazard in the 30 km/h section. However, the motorway regulation applies to the tunnels of the Mittlerer Ring and, for example, the Donnersbergerbrücke. Anyone who thinks they have to drive on the ring with a moped should therefore pay attention to the signs.
This also applies to drivers. If you step on the accelerator too carelessly or ignore the signs, it can be expensive. If you drive between 11 and 16 kilometers per hour too fast, you’ll pay 70 euros. If you drive more than 31 to 40 kilometers per hour too fast, you’ll pay 260 euros, get two points and be banned from driving for a month.