After another fatal accident of a cyclist with a truck on Saturday, the sympathy was great on Sunday. Around a hundred people gathered at the site of the accident in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen for a vigil.
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After the fatal accident of a 29-year-old cyclist in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil at the scene of the accident on Sunday evening. According to rbb information, there was also a protest parade with cyclists from the vigil in Reinickendorfer Strasse to the Federal Ministry of Transport.
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Dennis Petri from the “Changing Cities” initiative expressed his dismay at the rally about the fatal accident that only happened on Saturday. “It stunned what happened here. Our condolences go to the family and the witnesses,” said Petri.
According to the first findings of the police, the cyclist was out on Schönwalder Strasse on Saturday and drove straight on at the corner of Reinickendorfer Strasse in the direction of Fennstrasse. A truck driving to the left of her then suddenly turned right in the direction of Nettelbeckplatz. The cyclist was run over and seriously injured. Despite the medical efforts of an emergency doctor, the young woman died at the scene of the accident. The 43-year-old driver of the truck was in shock but did not need any medical care.
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He is glad that Andreas Scheuer (CSU )’s days as Transport Minister will soon be numbered. Making the streets safe for everyone is a task that the new government coalition will inherit in the federal government. But he also called on the new Berlin state government to create the conditions for road safety. As possible measures, Petri mentioned a faster and more extensive introduction of the mandatory turning assistant, more 30 km / h zones and a general reduction in motor vehicle traffic on Berlin’s streets.
Petri called on the new Berlin state government to present a 100-day program with clear goals for road safety. Because of her previous statements, Petri doubts that the demands will be implemented under Franziska Giffey as the new mayor.
Petri also criticized how people respond to such fatal accidents on social media. “In addition to grief and compassion, there are those who comment maliciously and let their hatred and lack of empathy run free. And then there are, which annoys me even more, the know-it-alls.” These comments are often made by men, which is why the struggle for mobility justice cannot be separated from the struggle for gender equality.
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Broadcast: evening show, October 3rd, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
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