resistanceAfter exiting the subway station, Enadecte only needed a few seconds to spot the first offender.In the Bornheim district of Frankfurt, there is a dark BMW On the bike lane. The traffic police took pictures of the car and wrote down the location, time and license plate number on his service equipment. As soon as he finished speaking, the two men left the cafe with their take-away cups. They just drove away. In any case, they cannot pay the fine immediately. But the cafe owner immediately began to discuss: “You better take care of the cyclists and electric scooter drivers driving on the sidewalks here.” He also warned the cyclists, Decker promised, but he was only here because of the driver. to here. The fact that the cafe owner is forcing cyclists to take potentially dangerous evasive actions is that his customers are not interested: Is it really not allowed to park on the bike lane, even for three minutes? “No,” Deckert said.
Since last week, the cost of stopping on a bicycle lane to hinder other road users has been particularly high: a fine of 70 euros and a bonus on the Flensburg driving health register-this is an expensive time for BMW drivers Coffee break.
“Only when the wallet is emptied, the violation will subside.”
The list of fines that took effect last Tuesday has been substantially tightened. If you drive too fast at 20 kilometers per hour, you will pay twice as much in the future, and the risk of exceeding 21 kilometers per hour is 115 euros instead of 80 and 1 cent in Flensburg. In some cases, the penalties for violating the rules regarding parking and cycling have also increased significantly: in the future, the cost of illegally riding a bicycle on the sidewalk will be 55 euros instead of 10 euros, and the second-row parking will also cost 55 euros instead of 20. EUR. Indeed, it was found at the traffic police station in Frankfurt. “We are not doing this to please the treasurer,” said Rainer Michaelis, the person in charge, “but to ensure road safety.”
But the rules also need to be enforced. Usually the police and the Office of Public Order are in charge, or, as in Frankfurt, the city traffic police. Bicycle lanes and walking paths on the main road monitor the city’s traffic conditions and are equipped with bright yellow jackets, tape measures, smartphone-sized service computers and small printers. Rainer Deckert has been working in the traffic police for five years. He also firmly believes: “The violations will only subside when the wallet is emptied.” As shown this morning, there are many violations.
Potential risks for passersby
Decker noticed that another car was blocking the bicycle lane across the street, then he turned into the next street and deliberately turned to a silver minibus 200 meters away: “It’s standing at the intersection.” A passerby walked down and thought. To cross the road, you have to walk around the car. “Just in front of a lowered curb, people in wheelchairs won’t come over at all,” the traffic policeman said. When the car owner showed up, he was organizing a towing service on the broadcast. “Nothing else is free,” the man said. It is not so much an excuse as it is a legitimate reason. “That’s why you can’t stop here anyway,” Deckert said. The man moved a little reluctantly, but knew that he was lucky: the towing service had not been commissioned, he only had to pay the liquidated damages-only 15 euros, because in this case, the legislature gave up the increase.
