Good weather and high speeds behind German road death rise

Good weather conditions prompted an increase in driving speeds leading to more road deaths in Germany in 2011, according to the country’s federal statistics office. Road deaths across the country rose 9.4% last year to 3,991. Further federal statistics office figures show the number of people injured in road accidents also increased, by 5.5% to 391,000. However, the number of road accidents dropped by 2.8% to 2.3million.
April 24, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Good weather conditions prompted an increase in driving speeds leading to more road deaths in Germany in 2011, according to the country’s federal statistics office. Road deaths across the country rose 9.4% last year to 3,991. Further federal statistics office figures show the number of people injured in road accidents also increased, by 5.5% to 391,000. However, the number of road accidents dropped by 2.8% to 2.3million.

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