The number of people injured in road traffic accidents has decreased by 4 percent in November 2024 compared to the same month the previous year. A total of around 28,000 people were injured, which is 1,200 fewer than in November 2023, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Friday, citing preliminary data.
The number of road fatalities decreased by 12 to 199 people. The police registered a total of 217,200 road traffic accidents in November 2024, which is 5 percent fewer than in the same month the previous year (-11,900).
In the period from January to November 2024, the police recorded a total of approximately 2.3 million road traffic accidents, which is roughly the same as in the previous year. This includes 267,400 accidents with personal injury, in which 2,545 people were killed. This represents a decrease in the number of road fatalities of 65 (-2 percent) compared to the previous year.
The number of accidents with personal injury decreased by 5,700 (-2 percent), according to the statisticians. The number of people injured in road traffic accidents also decreased by 2 percent or 7,800 people to 334,400 in the same period.
The United Nations aims to halve the number of road fatalities by 2030. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a safe maximum speed of 100 km/h on roads where both side and front collisions are excluded. On road sections where there is a risk of collisions between cars and unprotected road users, such as pedestrians, a speed of 30 kilometers per hour is recommended. The World Health Organization also highlights the benefits of structural measures, such as pedestrian and cycling paths, increased pedestrian overpasses, roundabouts and narrowed road sections.