Pop-up bike paths
"People just need their car now": Auto Club boss threatens suit against bike paths
Mobile in Germany Michael Haberland from the Auto Club "Mobile in Germany" Want to disappear the pop-up bike paths (here at Rosenheim street in Munich) – they would hardly be used in autumn and winter and caused unnecessary traffic jams
Cities like Munich want to permanently keep the pop-up bike paths installed in the summer to reduce car traffic – despite the traffic jams caused by bike paths. The Auto Club "Mobile in Germany" Munich represents an ultimatum and prepares a lawsuit.
More and more urban administrations want to enforce car-free cities. Some benefit the Corona crisis in order to carry out measures without the usual administrative procedures and opposition possibilities. In many urban dwellers, this is true of approval, especially especially in the summer during the first corona wave the bicycle use rose. Motorists and professional commuters see it differently, as many of the wide bike paths take away lanes and therefore produce long traffic jams in cities like Munich.
Cities want to ban car traffic from the city
Michael Haberland, President of the Automotive Club "Mobile in Germany", now wants to achieve that the pop-up bike paths disappear again – because just in the autumn and winter months and in the currently recovered fear of virus infection of one’s own cars, the safest means of transport is now. Haberland wrote a letter to Munich’s Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter and calls for the dismantling of the pop-up bike paths until the end of October. Otherwise, he will complain about it. His arguments:
Approximately has a view of success?
Whether Haberland would have success with his complaint, may at least be doubted. Anyway, dishes are not necessarily the car driver. For example, the pop-up bike paths set in the Corona crisis in Berlin may stay for the time being. The Oberanverwaltungsgericht (OVG) Berlin-Brandenburg decided in a rush procedure that the opposite decision of the Administrative Court Berlin is placed out of exercise. The judges followed a request of the country Berlin.
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In April, Senat and districts had suddenly started to highlight the so-called pop-up bike paths on parking strips or car tracks and set up appropriate signs. In many places, the paths were separated with warning beacons. That was justified with the Corona Pandemic. Many Berliners had no car and buses and trains be too tight. The extrabined bike paths in turn are needed to prevent infectious risk for cyclists.
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Corona Pandemic as bike path justification – shaky argumentation
At least the latter argument is extremely shaky. In fact, no cyclist has to worry about stacking while driving. The Lung Medical Professor Dieter KOhler, whose expertise is also explained to improved treatment strategies of Covid patients in intensive care units: "The sampled aerosols with the viruses wander up with the warm exhaled air. Normally they dry very quickly, causing the viruses to be destroyed. The warmer the air is, the faster they are destroyed. Therefore, there are also virtually no contagion on the outside air, where they rise upwards and also quickly blown away. In a study of secured CA. 7500 contacts were found outside only a source of infection", So KOhler. "That is, no masks are required on the outside air. Also the distance is actually superfluous outside", so the physician continues.
Keep bike paths when traffic safety is increased?
As justification for pop-up bike paths, Corona can not serve; Improved traffic safety against it. But the should have been proven once, especially since the pop-up bike paths can also cause negative effects like more traffic jams. The FDP in Berlin therefore demanded that every new pop-up bike path is checked. If he has proven to improve the traffic situation, a pop-up bike path could remain, otherwise he should be back to normal lane.
Three percent cyclists and 58 percent motorists, in between the public transport with 39 percent: on these numbers comes the car club "mobile in Germany" in a specially performed study. Abendzeitung Munich
Wheel traffic: three percent of the traffic performance
The increasing frustration of professional spendors does not apply the traffic planors usually. Your argument: The majority of the city dwellers do not need a car and wanted more cycling, the other road users would have to be subordinated. This welcomes the Federal Environmental Agency explicitly. "Pop-up pedestrian zones would also be desirable," it said. Because running or cycling is healthy, compared to car soft and do not produce CO2 or air pollutants. Adac Traffic President Gerhard Hillebrand said to transform more car trails in bike paths, this must be balanced on site. Since bus and train are currently less used, cars and bike are particularly in demand. "Both play against each other, so makes little sense."He demanded" holistic solutions ".
In any case, the numbers show that the trend to more cycling is not the whole truth. A study by the Center Automotive Research (CAR) shows on the basis of the registration numbers: Also in large cities, the car dough continues to increase. And the preferential bike traffic also distorts the reality: "The car has been a stable share of around 85% of the personal mileage for long years", So study conductor Professor Ferdinand DudenhOffer for traffic in Germany.
Next dispute already preprogrammed
"Mobile in Germany" For Munich in 2019 in its own study, a car share in the passed person’s kilometers of 58 percent. The bike, so popular with city dwellers too, made only a few percent out. The dispute over the bike paths is probably in the next round, not only in Berlin or Munich.
With dpa material
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Clearly unconstitutional
that "regulate" of car traffic over reconstruction of roads. Freedomly and ignorant of the … that "regulate" of car traffic over reconstruction of roads. Freedomly and ignorant to the majority of people who want to enjoy free ride and continue to be in a free country. This fanatic left-green bundle thermal world should close without replacement. In any case, my taxpayers get this state only limited by refusal.
One man’s meat is another man’s suffering.
The Munich-based automobile club "Mobile in Germany" complains that the roadway is unroped for individual traffic. Basically, the club as well as the ADAC is afraid of membership loss (few members mean less premium income.) If the cycling (also e-bikes) is more attractive & even supported by state, while motorists still have a lot longer traffic traffic jam & have to pay expensive, but very timely parking charges. In Munster even cyclists are preferred in front of the public transport. Seen hierarchically, the weak road users like pedestrians need to be much more promoted & protected than the motorists who only complain about everything that gives to complain. As a cyclist I do not need to go to the fitness center & live longer 🙂
Right now are exhaust gases and fine dust …
…the cars particularly dangerous as they adversely affect disease progression of corona infected.
Question mark…
Who is Mr. Haberland? An egoistic of narcissistic wannabe who preferably wants to eliminate all disturbing factors against his cars. Brain was not distributed here, rather too much testosterone. Just ask me how he explains his children in 10 years as they come across the street? It’s easy to move in road traffic. And after it does not rule differently because 90% of road users are unreasonable honks, the government is forced to introduce new rules. Mr. Haberland just go by bike through a big city before you talk to things from which you know zero.
Tax for cyclists
In Berlin, if it burns, fire brigades no ladders expand to the affected houses. Kilstrasse in Berlin is now a permanent parking space. When will finally come a strong tax for the cyclists?
When cyclists taxes like ..
…Motorists should be treated, then like e-car drivers, as bicycles really do not cause exhaust gases. So no tax but 9.000 EUR subsidies.
The green-red madness continues
It’s just about the people of any fun to miss. If you develop artificial traffic jams, that’s not good for the environment. But anyway, the cities have been no longer worth living for a long time. It will soon be able to run the country, where life is still (reasonably) worth living.
If you are so concerned about the environment …
…Why do not drive yourself with the wheel? Me that the cities are not worth living because there are too few cars there. Cities are only worth living if everyone lives on a at least 4-lane highway and parked every spot of public space?
Backward view
It’s not about the devotion of the cars. It’s about consideration. You can go with the car anywhere, not so fast. I am a driver and cyclist. I understand more bike paths in the cities.
A lawsuit against the meaningless CO2 rip-off controls
From the 01.01.2021 would be a lot "meaningful" and would probably now "Helping". the "People just need their car now"… You have that, Mr. Haberland "very right" established…and in a time, in which many for the search of a new job often "Other work routes" respectively. "Weekend commuting" have to accept. Now in this "Extremely difficult corona situation", in the u.U. many people "Job and income" lose them with these "Idiotic CO2 climate taxes" In addition to burden, can not be "The bid of the hour" be. Everyone "Normal thinking citizen", of which probably the fewest "too much money are likely to have", Should help, this "pure ideology powered" Climate tax madness "in the last minute" still stop!!
To go biking
In winter is cool.Beautiful fresh, cold air.If you come with the clothes then nicely sweaty on work or in the restaurant.But do not forget the winter tires for snow and ice.With us, the streets were due to the hardly used new, beautiful wide bike paths, even narrower.Residents complain now because of perspective, but that does not interest the Greens, not yet.
Sport holds healthy
And strengthens the defenses. However, not if you want to go to the wheel in the wind and weather now. Right now where cold can end with quarantine, every car should drive and not on public transport. The bike is no alternative in autumn and winter! You want less cars? Then take this route to all green voters! You want less CO2 then away with e bikes and public transport for students etc.