Shocking motorcycle accidents: two drivers seriously injured!
Shocking motorcycle accidents: two drivers seriously injured!
In the past few days, two motorcyclists in Saxony-Anhalt have been injured in serious traffic accidents, which again illustrates the dangers of motorcycling. On Friday, May 30th, around 8 p.m., the police and the emergency services between Gommern and Möckern were alerted after a 20-year-old from Brandenburg an der Havel with his Honda from the federal road 246a. According to the [Volksstimme] (https://www.volksvstimme.de/lokal/burg/zwei-motorradfahrer-in-mockern-schwer-hired 4059580) the driver came off the road due to a short moment of inattentiveness, overturned several times and landed on a green area.Witnesses stated that the motorcyclist had previously driven appropriately and adapted to the road and traffic conditions. However, he was seriously injured with a rescue helicopter to a hospital where he was operated on. The police reported that the driver's good protective clothing prevented worse and that he was on the way of improvement.
other accidents show serious risks
There was another incident on Ascension Thursday in Hohenzatz, where a motorcyclist collided with a car. The driver was traveling on the main street towards the town exit when the motorcyclist drove from the right into the intersection without braking. Despite the immediate braking of the car driver, there was an accident that also resulted in serious injuries. The motorcyclist was also transported to the Olvenstedt Clinic with a rescue helicopter.
These accidents also highlight the risks that motorcyclists take in road traffic. According to a study, the risk of dying in a motorcycle accident is about 21 times higher than in the car. In 2018, 629 motorcyclists died in Germany, and over 20,000 were seriously injured. The accident researcher Siegfried Brockmann points out that even modern protective clothing and airbags can no longer protect sufficiently at speeds over 25 km/h. According to Motorrad Online, it is crucial to avoid collisions to increase the safety of motorcyclists.
important measures for security
With regard to the statistics carried out, Brockmann calls for mandatory driving safety training, which should be carried out on both cordoned off terrain and in real road traffic. These training could make a significant contribution to avoiding serious accidents and motorcyclists help to react better to dangerous traffic situations.It is clear that driving with the motorcycle not only conveys a feeling of freedom, but also has a considerable danger. The case of the two motorcyclists in Saxony-Anhalt can serve as a wake-up call to increase both personal security and traffic safety as a whole.
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