Cyclist in Mönchgut seriously injured - accident with drivers!
Cyclist in Mönchgut seriously injured - accident with drivers!
On Friday afternoon, July 11, 2025, a serious accident occurred in the picturesque Mönchgut, in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, which again shows the dangers in road traffic. A 68-year-old cyclist who was traveling with her pedelec was hit by a 70-year-old driver. According to n-tv, the driver stopped traffic due to traffic. The cyclist assumed that she could surely cross the street. But the driver continued his journey and brought the cyclist to a fall, which suffered serious injuries.
The rescue workers took the injured woman to a hospital. The driver, on the other hand, remained unharmed, which is a little calming in view of the course of the accident, but nevertheless does not reduce the drama of the situation. In view of the increased risk of accident for cyclists, especially for older people, this incident is particularly alarming.
increasing number of injuries among cyclists
The accident statistics for cyclists in Germany shows that such incidents are by no means individual cases. In 2024, the Federal Statistical Office recorded 441 -fat cyclists, which corresponds to an increase of 11.4 percent compared to 2014. A look at the numbers reveals that almost two thirds of the fatally injured cyclists were 65 years old or older, as destatis.de. It is particularly alarming that 70.7 percent of the 92,882 bicycle accidents that led to personal injury were collisions with cars.
drivers carry the main culprit to these accidents in 75.3 percent of the cases. At the same time, pedelec drivers have a particularly high proportion of serious and fatal injuries: 43.5 percent of the fatally injured cyclists were traveling with an e-bike. This new mobility means is becoming increasingly popular, but also harbors its dangers.
an appeal for caution
Against this background, it is absolutely necessary to sensitize both drivers and cyclists to their responsibility in road traffic. In collisions between cyclists and drivers, the driver is often duty. This is also shown by the fact that cyclists wore the main culprit of accidents with car driving in just 24.7 percent of cases. It is becoming increasingly necessary to increase safety in road traffic, especially for vulnerable road users.The current accident figures and the serious injuries such as those of the cyclist from Mönchgut are an urgent call for rethinking and developing safe traffic concepts that meet all participants. Because every life counts, and especially in a city where cycling is very popular, locomotion on two wheels must finally become safer.
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