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Lower Saxony Police Focuses on Traffic Safety Day to Improve Road Safety
The Lower Saxony police are set to host their 20th annual Traffic Safety Day on June 24, 2024, with a focus on speed and driving behaviour to prevent severe traffic accidents. This independent measure, regularly carried out in temporal proximity to a traffic safety action under the leadership of the German Road Safety Council (DVR) on the third Saturday in June, aims to increase public awareness and strengthen the network effect.
Marco Ellermann, spokesperson for the police directorate in Osnabrück, emphasizes that inappropriate speed is still one of the main causes of accidents and needs to be more firmly anchored in the minds of road users. "Drugs have no place on the road, and the partial legalization has not changed that!" Ellermann emphasizes once again.
The police directorate in Osnabrück will participate in traffic accident prevention efforts, including actions from the Teutoburg Forest to the East Frisian Islands. In addition to the physical events, the focus topics will also be addressed in the digital world across the state under the hashtags #more traffic safety and #drive clear.
On this day, information stands will be present in various locations, including Emsland and the county, Aurich on the market square, and Leer as part of the city festival. The Aurich/Wittmund police inspection will visit schools more frequently, and controls are planned at various locations.
Weighing options and technical controls for motorhomes will occur in the Emsland, in view of the upcoming summer holidays. A mobility training will take place today in Aurich. The police in Osnabrück will be present tomorrow on the Domplatz with other traffic partners at an event.
Last year, 97 people died in traffic accidents in the police directorate in Osnabrück, and 1108 were seriously injured. The ultimate goal of these measures is the safety of all road users, and everyone can contribute to this.
It's worth noting that Germany’s overall traffic regulations and enforcement on autobahns, which affect Lower Saxony, include advisory speed limits of 130 km/h on unrestricted stretches, strict rules against unnecessary stopping, and prohibitions on overtaking on the right except under defined conditions. Police fines and suspensions apply for violations, emphasizing enforcement of speed and driving behavior.
New safety technology requirements for passenger cars and commercial vehicles are being introduced at the EU level, which will also affect vehicles operating in regions including Lower Saxony. These include advanced emergency braking systems, lane support, pedestrian and cyclist protection, and truck blind spot detection. These measures aim to improve overall road safety.
However, specific details about traffic safety measures focusing on speed and driving behaviour or police actions across Lower Saxony in June 2024 could not be found in the provided search results. For precise information on police operations or traffic safety initiatives conducted by Lower Saxony authorities in June 2024, it would require consulting regional police reports, official press releases, or transport department announcements from that date.
- The Lower Saxony police, during their 20th annual Traffic Safety Day on June 24, 2024, are not only focusing on speed and driving behavior to prevent severe traffic accidents, but also aiming to address these topics in the digital world, using hashtags #moretrafficsafety and #driveclear.
- In addition to the physical events focusing on traffic safety, the Lower Saxony police directorate is also implementing new safety technology requirements for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, such as advanced emergency braking systems and truck blind spot detection, to further improve health-and-wellness, fitness-and-exercise, and overall road safety.
