Berlin revamps its inner city with new ‘pedestrian protection laws’
Berlin Mobility Act
In July 2018 Berlin’sSenate Department for the Environment, Transport, and Climate Protectionpassed a law to provide safer and more climate-friendly transport within the city. TheBerlin Mobility Actwas aimed at improving cyclist welfare by redesigning dangerous junctions, expanding spending on cycling infrastructure and parking facilities, and creating safe bicycle lanes along all main roads.
The law was primarily introduced to reduce the number of deaths or serious injuries from traffic accidents — in 2020, almost 75% of the 50 traffic fatalities recorded in Berlin were pedestrians or cyclists.
According to theEuropean Transport Safety Councilfatalities from motor vehicle accidents across the European Union fell by almost 25% between 2010 and 2018, with pedestrian fatalities falling by 19% – but Germany was below the EU average in a year-on-year reduction in pedestrian fatalities.
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