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The Police Inspectorate Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim, in partnership with the city of Lingen, recently conducted intensified and unannounced controls in the city center's pedestrian zone. The joint control action aimed to ensure the safety of pedestrians in the area by enforcing traffic rules, particularly focusing on cyclists, users of electric micro-vehicles (E-scooters), and motorcyclists who illegally entered the pedestrian zone.
The controls were carried out by mixed patrols of the local authority and the police inspectorate Lingen. To emphasize the applicable bans, the city of Lingen had placed highly visible pictograms on the road beforehand.
Between Tuesday and Thursday, a total of 80 cyclists, 9 users of electric micro-vehicles, and one motorcyclist were found to have violated the driving ban. A warning fine was imposed on all violators, amounting to 25 euros for the illegal use of a bicycle or pedelec and 50 euros for electric micro-vehicles.
The ban in Lingen's pedestrian zone is primarily intended to protect vulnerable road users such as children, the elderly, and those with mobility limitations. Christian Albert, head of the deployment and patrol service, emphasized mutual consideration and traffic accident prevention as essential.
For inquiries, you can contact the Police Inspectorate Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim's press spokesperson, Corinna Maatje, at 0591 87 203 or via email at [email protected]. You can also visit their website at http://www.pi-el.polizei-nds.de. For inquiries outside of business hours, contact the locally responsible police station.
The city of Lingen and the police inspectorate plan to conduct increased and unannounced controls in the city center in the future to continue raising awareness of traffic rules and increase safety in the city center area.
