More accidents on the Kanonenstraße

There were a number of accidents on the Kanonenstraße, leading up to the Feldberg, last week.

Three of them took place on Wednesday afternoon (26th September).  A 50 year old driver travelling downhill from the Sandplacken towards Oberursel lost control of his Nissan Almera, which came off the road into a ditch, turned over and ended up on the roof.  The driver was not hurt, but the damage is estimated at €4,000.  Police believe that he had not reduced his speed to take account of the wet road surface.

Several hours later, a Citroen C3 driven by a 69 year old also came off the road at the same spot and hit the crash barrier, causing €5,000 worth of damage.  Again, police believe that the speed of the vehicle played a factor in the accident.

And only a few minutes later a Volvo driven by a 54 year old came along the same stretch of road and braked on seeing the accident, but – possibly due to the right-hand curve at this point – this was not noticed in time by the car behind him.  A 87 year old driving a Mercedes C crashed into the Volvo.  The damage is estimated €10,000.

A day later, on Thursday evening, the road was closed after a head-on collision between two vehicles.  Both drivers were injured and the damage is estimated at around €57,000.  The police investigation at the scene suggests that a 27 year old BMW driver travelling downhill strayed – possibly due to her speed during the bad weather – onto the wrong side of the road, where she collided with an Audi Q5, driven by a 55 year old from Usingen, and had to be cut out of her car by the fire brigade.

The road is a notorious accident blackspot, especially during the summer months.  In July, resurfacing work was even necessary after one accident, and speed checks are often carried out there as well.  Recently, rumble strips were added at one point to try and slow the traffic down.

Accidents on the Kanonenstraße

A number of accidents took place on the Kanonenstraße last Sunday afternoon (16th September, 2012), the road between Oberursel and the Sandplacken.

A 25 year old motorcyclist from Gießen lost control of his Honda in a bend to the right and ended up going off the left-hand side of the road.  He was unhurt, but caused €800 worth of damage.

In a separate accident in the “applause curve” a 64 year old Toyota driver came travelling uphill came into contact with an 18 year old Yamaha motorcyclist travelling downhill.  Both claim that the other person was on the wrong side of the road.

One of them was slightly injured, the damage to the vehicles is estimated at around €550.

Rumble Strips to be added to the Kanonenstraße

Roadworks sign - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / RedKoalaIn the past months we have often reported on the speed traps that have been placed on the Kanonenstraße – the road that goes from the Hohemark at the northern end of Oberursel to the Sandplacken on the Feldberg.

Not only are cars and in particular motorcycles often caught here going up to 50 km/h too fast, but the road is also one of the worst accident blackspots in the area.

The accidents are often due to drivers taking the curves too fast and over-estimating their ability to control their vehicles, something that is a particular problem in the large curve known locally as the “Applausekurve”.

To try and reduce the number of accidents in this area the speed limit will be dropped to 50km/h and “rumble strips” installed.

The rumble strips – “Rüttelstreifen” in German – will be coloured and 1,5cm high, changing the way the road surface feels to the driver and causing them to drop their speed.

They are due to be installed between 10th and 12th September 2012, which may lead to delays on the road during that time.

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

Speed camera - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / AngelstormThe police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions on Thursday this week.

Between 4.40pm and 6.20pm they measured the speed of 700 vehicles travelling towards either Oberursel or the Sandplacken on a stretch of the road where speeds of up to 100km/h are allowed.

14 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 148km/h. The driver faces a €160 fine, 3 points on their license and a 1 month driving ban.

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

Speed camera - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / AngelstormThe police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions last week.

On Wednesday, 15th August 2012, between 6.20pm and 8.15pm they measured the speed of 872 vehicles travelling towards either Oberursel or the Sandplacken on a stretch of the road where speeds of up to 100km/h are allowed.

23 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 146km/h. The driver faces a €160 fine, 3 points on their license and a 1 month driving ban.  The same penalty will apply to the driver of the fastest car as well, who was travelling at 153km/h.

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg last week.

On Friday, 15th June 2012, between 4.25pm and 6.10pm they measured the speed of 434 vehicles travelling towards the Sandplacken.

Only two of them were travelling too fast, with one car travelling at 117km/h. 80km/h are allowed. The driver faces a €80 fine and 1 point on their license.

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions last week.

On Friday, 18th May 2012, between 4.44pm and 6.45pm they measured the speed of 517 vehicles travelling towards either Oberursel or the Sandplacken.

15 of them were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 107km/h. 80km/h are allowed. The driver faces a €70 fine and 1 points on their license.

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions last week.

On Friday, 4th May 2012, between 6.05pm and 8.30pm they measured the speed of 1149 vehicles travelling towards either Oberursel or the Sandplacken.

31 of them were travelling too fast, with one car travelling at 129km/h.  80km/h are allowed.  The driver faces a €160 fine, 3 points on their license and a one month driving ban.

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions last week.

On Friday, 20th April 2012, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm they measured the speed of 852 vehicles – 226 travelling towards Oberursel and 626 towards the Sandplacken.

17 of them were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 114km/h, on a stretch of the road where only 80km/h are allowed!

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions last week.

On Thursday, 15th March 2012, between 6.15pm and 8pm they measured the speed of 504 vehicles – 136 travelling towards Oberursel and 368 towards the Sandplacken.

30 of them were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 150km/h, on a stretch of the road where only 80km/h are allowed!

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