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Rural roads
Depending on the road authority or public agency responsible for them, these may be federal highways (Bundesstraßen), state highways (Landesstraßen and Staatsstraßen), district highways (Kreisstraßen) or municipal roads (Gemeindestraßen). The majority of fatal accidents on German roads occur on roads outside built-up areas. Collisions with trees, motorcycle accidents and overtaking accidents particularly often result in very serious consequences. Accidents involving wild animals are less serious but occur more frequently. Around 250,000 accidents involving wild animals are reported each year.
Effectiveness of blue wildlife warning reflecto... In a study published by the UDV (German Insurers Accident Research) in 2007 on the effectiveness of white, red and acoustic reflectors, no discernible effect on accidents involving wildlife was ascertained. Read more. |
Accidents involving wild animals There are over 200,000 collisions with deer and other larger wild animals on German roads every year. Although most of these accidents are not serious and are limited to damage to the vehicle’s bodywork, nevertheless 28 people died in accidents involving wild animals in 2002, for example, and 18... Read more. |
Collisions with Trees 519 people died on German roads in 2018 after a traffic accident involving a collision with a tree. That accounts for around 16 per cent of all road fatalities. The chance of road users dying after a collision with a tree is around 2.3 times greater than the chance of dying in an average traffic... Read more. |