Racing cyclist in Korschenbroich seriously injured: police investigated!

Racing cyclist in Korschenbroich seriously injured: police investigated!

A serious accident occurred on April 22, 2025 in Korschenbroich in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss. A 55-year-old racing cyclist crashed into a standing car on the L361 in the afternoon. The cyclist was seriously injured in the incident and had to be taken to a hospital with a rescue helicopter immediately. Fortunately, there was a family of five in the car that was unharmed. The police have started the investigation into the exact cause of the accident and blocked the scene of the accident for the duration of the investigation. This reports the news platform N-TV.

bike accidents on country roads are a serious security problem. According to a study of accident research by insurers (UDV), 189 cyclists were killed in Germany in Germany in Germany and 2,996 were seriously injured. This corresponds to about 42 percent of all killed and 21 percent of all seriously injured cyclists across Germany. The figures have been stagnating at a high level since 2018, with the exception of 2020 and 2022 during the Covid 19 pandemic.

accident risks and security deficits

The UDV study, which was carried out in cooperation with the Bergisches University of Wuppertal, analyzed the accident with cycling on country roads. A central result of the investigation was that nodes, i.e. crossings and confluence, were identified as particularly accident. 68 percent of severe wheel accidents occur in such places. In addition, fatal accidents are often due to misconduct by cyclists, especially due to the lack of security measures.

The problems determined include the lack of bike paths, obstacles to vision and high speed limits of 70 km/h or more in accidents. Situations such as turning or crossing are particularly dangerous, as well as bike paths that run in two directions. According to the study, 32 percent of severe wheel accidents also occur on “free routes”, often without designated bike paths.

improvement measures and recommendations

In order to increase the safety of cyclists, the UDV recommends a number of measures. This includes the creation of secure crossing options, the removal of obstacles to vision and the reduction of the permissible top speed on difficult to see. In order to raise awareness of the dangers in road traffic, both car and cyclists should be sensitized. In addition, the promotion of driving assistance systems in motor vehicles can help to avoid collisions with cyclists.

The promotion of driving training could also help to improve the safety in road traffic, especially for older road users, who are often severely or fatally violated. These findings and recommendations are particularly relevant with regard to the latest accidents such as those in Korschenbroich, in which life -threatening damage occurred, but also on general traffic safety in Germany.