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Cyclist falls in Cottbus: car door opens unexpectedly!
Accidents in Cottbus: Cyclist falls after colliding with car, while another cyclist is fatally injured.
Cyclist falls in Cottbus: car door opens unexpectedly!
A recent accident in Cottbus is causing a stir and raising questions about the safety of cyclists in city traffic. On Sunday evening, a cyclist had to give way on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße when a driver suddenly opened the door of his vehicle. This resulted in a fall in which the cyclist fortunately only suffered minor injuries and did not have to be transported to hospital. The driver apparently overlooked the cyclist when getting out of his FORD, which brings the traffic situation back into focus. The emergency services were on site quickly so that something worse could be prevented. Niederlausitz Aktuell reports a mild outcome for the cyclist, but many citizens are wondering how often such incidents will have to happen.
Unfortunately, such accidents are not isolated cases. Recent statistics show that 441 cyclists will have died on the roads in 2024, 33 fewer than the previous year, but an increase compared to the last ten years. What is worrying is that 70.7 percent of the 92,882 bicycle accidents resulting in personal injury involved a collision with a car. Furthermore, drivers are primarily to blame in 75.3 percent of these cases. Older people are particularly affected; People over 65 make up two thirds of fatally injured cyclists. Tagesschau has published detailed figures on this topic and shows that the safety of cyclists in road traffic remains a serious challenge.
Another fatal accident
Another tragic incident occurred not long before in Cottbus. An 87-year-old cyclist died after a traffic accident at the intersection of Dresdener Strasse and Ottilienstrasse. The man was overlooked by the driver while a car was turning left and fell, suffering serious head injuries. Despite intensive medical treatment at the Cottbus University Hospital, his life could not be saved. The intersection was then closed for investigations, resulting in significant traffic delays. RBB24 also reported on this sad development, which was intended to raise awareness of the dangers in road traffic.
It is understandable that such incidents fuel concerns about the safety of cyclists on the streets of our cities. Even if the outcome in this case was mild, the question remains: What can we do to protect cyclists and avoid such tragedies in the future? Road safety must be at the top of the city planning agenda in the coming years.