Drunk cyclist races against concrete wall: seriously injured!

Drunk cyclist races against concrete wall: seriously injured!

In the night of Monday, around 1.28 a.m., there was a serious accident by an alcoholic cyclist in Niederndodeleben, Börde district. The 35-year-old man drove the pit towards Ringstrasse when he drove through a right-hand bend due to a gradient at high speed. Unfortunately, he could not brake in time and crashed into a concrete wall with full force. The collision was so violent that the cyclist born several breaks and had to be taken to a hospital immediately. An alcohol test carried out resulted in alarming 1.52 per thousand.

Alcohol at the wheel or when driving bicycles is a well -known problem in Germany. The statistics show that a total of 37,172 traffic accidents took place in Germany in 2023, with tragically, 18,900 people were injured or even killed. On average, this means almost 102 such accidents a day, which impressively illustrates the dangers of alcoholic drivers. Compared to previous years, the numbers declined slightly, but still alarming: in 2023 at least one person died in more than any eighth accident. The risk is also increased from 0.3 per thousand. A legal limit of 0.5 per thousand applies to car drivers, while cyclists and other road users can also make themselves punishable if they are drunk.

A look at the numbers

The figures of the Federal Statistical Office show that alcohol still plays a major role in traffic accidents. In 2023, 198 people died in alcohol accidents, while the majority of the alcoholized drivers were car drivers. The distribution of the affected road users in the event of alcohol -related accidents illustrates the problem:

• 43.8 % car driver
• 24.4 % cyclist
• 10.2 % pedelecal user
• 8.9 % user of electrical cleaning vehicles
• 3.8 % moped drivers
• 2.7 % strength ride
• 2.2 % truck driver
• 2.3 % pedestrian

The terrifying reality shows that alcohol -related accidents should not be underestimated. Even if there are positive developments, the number of accidents and the injured or killed persons remain constant. Especially for cyclists, as in the case of the 35-year-old man from Niederndodeleben, every drink can have fatal consequences before driving.

Finally, it remains to be said that we have to take on all responsibility in order to make the streets safer. A good advice would always be to use a means of transportation without motorized support or to do without driving.

references to the comprehensive statistics on alcohol-related traffic accidents and their effects can be found at the providers Statista and VPV, which regularly inform about the dangers and consequences of such accidents: Statista and and) [VPV] (https://www.vpv.de/service/ratgeber-news/news/fast-18.900-verkehrsopfer through- algohnunfaellen-jahren-jahr).