Terrible accident at Bad Schönborn: Moped driver in mortal danger!

Terrible accident at Bad Schönborn: Moped driver in mortal danger!

On Friday evening, a serious traffic accident near Bad Schönborn in the district of Karlsruhe occurred. A 53-year-old motor scooter driver was seriously injured. According to bnn.de there was a collision between the scooter and a car, whose 39-year-old driver was luckily only slight injuries.

The injured scooter driver had to be flown to a clinic immediately with a helicopter in order to obtain the necessary medical care. The police immediately informed about the incident, the exact cause of the accident is currently still unclear.

high accident risks for motorcyclists

The tragedies on our streets are not unknown in the motorcyclist community. According to the ADAC accident analysis, it turns out that motorcyclists have a significantly higher risk of accident than drivers. A total of around 4.7 million motorcycles are approved in Germany. Almost 15 percent of them are in the possession of women. Motor bikers have a four -time risk of being involved in an accident, and the disposable rate is seven times higher than with cars.

The statistics are alarming: there are more than 500 deadly and almost 10,000 seriously injured motorcyclists every year. The age group of 15- to 24-year-olds in particular has the highest risk of accidents. In the case of single accidents, driving errors and excessive speed are the most common causes, while collisions often arise from overtaking errors and unadjusted speed. Over 50 percent of the collisions are turning and intersection accidents, with 80 percent of these accidents concern cars, such as reported.