Berlin Plans to Expand Speed Monitoring as Traffic Fatalities Rise
Despite a slight decline in overall accidents, Berlin recorded a significant increase in traffic fatalities in 2024, prompting calls for intensified speed enforcement.
- Berlin's 2024 traffic accident total decreased slightly to 133,365, but fatalities rose to 55, up from 33 in 2023.
- The majority of fatalities involved vulnerable road users, including 24 pedestrians and 11 cyclists, with seniors identified as a high-risk group.
- Speeding, failure to yield, and errors during turns remain the leading causes of accidents in the city.
- The Berlin Senate aims to increase the number of mobile speed cameras, which have proven more effective than fixed cameras in reducing violations.
- Additional staffing at the traffic fine processing office has been approved to handle the growing volume of citations more efficiently.
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