Flashing control: Offenbach's Schools and residents protect Tempolimits!

Flashing control: Offenbach's Schools and residents protect Tempolimits!

In the current week, exactly from June 22nd, 2025, the traffic directorate of the police is taking up its increased speed controls in the Offenbach Stadt- und Landkreis and the surrounding region. The police of-news.de announced today. The main objectives of this measure are compliance with the speed limits, the reduction in accident hazards and noise protection, especially in sensitive areas such as schools and heavily frequented roads.

The first measuring points are already on the plan. In Hainburg, the L 3416 and in Seligenstadt are checked on the L 3121, while on the BAB 66 in Bad Soden-Salmünster the focus is on noise protection. This focus on danger routes continues in the coming days, with a special focus on accident accumulation centers and school areas, which shows that there is a lot in the arga.

noise protection and traffic safety

noise is a serious problem in Germany. According to the German environmental aid, 75% of people are affected by road traffic noise, which not only affects the quality of life, but also brings health risks duh.de. Sleep disorders, high blood pressure and even depression can be the result of high noise pollution. Urban areas and thoroughfare are particularly affected, where road traffic is the most dominant noise source.

The Federal Environment Agency emphasizes that around 17 million people in Germany are regularly exposed to a noise level of at least 55 dB (a) (environmental and office.de] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/daten/umwelt-gesundheit/gesundheit-risiken- through These values ​​are worrying because 53 dB (A) are already considered serious health risk. In order to counteract here, the German Environmental Aid calls for binding limit values ​​for road traffic noise that correspond to the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).

planned measuring points of the coming days

In the course of the coming week, it will be checked everywhere in the region. Here is an overview of the planned measuring points:

The initiative to strengthen traffic surveillance aims to promote environmental protection and the health of the residents and at the same time ensure safety in road traffic. A committed step in the right direction to minimize noise and accident risks and increase the quality of life of the people in the region.