Rail transport

Rail transport is an essential backbone of public transport in Germany. The train connects municipalities and cities by local and long-distance rail traffic network. Metro, light rail and tram can achieve very high passenger transport capacities inside of municipalities. Rail transport is commonly considered as a very safe transport system. At locations where rail vehicles meet other road users, e.g. at level crossings or on roads with street cars, the collisions always lead to serious accidents.

Measures designed to reduce streetcar accidents

The Germany-wide analysis carried out by the UDV of over 4,100 streetcar accidents involving injury in the period from 2009 to 2011 showed that around 86 percent of these accidents happened at an intersection or within the sphere of influence of an intersection.

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Safety at level crossings

An Bahnübergängen kommt es immer wieder zu schweren Unfällen. Die Ursachen und Einflussfaktoren solcher Unfälle wurden in Deutschland bisher kaum erforscht. Deshalb hat die Unfallforschung der Versicherer (UDV) eine wissenschaftliche Untersuchung in Auftrag gegeben.

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