https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany’s Green party is calling for a 130km per hour limit on the Autobahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20190508/greens-call-for-130km-speed-limit-on-germanys-autobahn Wed, 08 May 2019 11:25:58 +0200 greens-call-for-130km-speed-limit-on-germanys-autobahn Rocks were thrown at traffic from motorway bridges near the border between Denmark and Germany in two separate incidents on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/danish-woman-injured-in-germany-in-latest-motorway-rock-throwing-incident Wed, 09 May 2018 13:46:06 +0200 danish-woman-injured-in-germany-in-latest-motorway-rock-throwing-incident A stretch of the A40 autobahn was closed for several hours on Sunday after a man reportedly attempted to murder his wife during a journey, leading to three cars crashing. https://www.thelocal.de/20180122/autobahn-closed-after-man-tries-to-kill-wife-during-journey Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:12:52 +0100 autobahn-closed-after-man-tries-to-kill-wife-during-journey If you drive on the motorway and on country roads often, you may have noticed not only an increase in trucks, but that these vehicles hail from countries such as Poland, Czech Republic and Romania. This development highlights several issues. https://www.thelocal.de/20171102/trucks-from-eastern-europe-are-dominating-german-roads Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:41:37 +0100 trucks-from-eastern-europe-are-dominating-german-roads As Danish police continue to investigate a stone-throwing incident that claimed the life of a German motorist, there is new speculation that the perpetrator may have been inspired by the Netflix series ‘Slasher’. https://www.thelocal.de/20160907/is-netflix-series-behind-stone-murder-german-woman Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:06:18 +0200 is-netflix-series-behind-stone-murder-german-woman An entire section of a new bridge being constructed on the Autobahn in northern Bavaria collapsed on Wednesday, pulling several workers down with it. https://www.thelocal.de/20160616/autobahn-bridge-collapse-leads-to-one-death Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:43:39 +0200 autobahn-bridge-collapse-leads-to-one-death The main artery of transport between Munich and Berlin was completely shut down for hours on Tuesday evening after a truck driver failed to properly tie down his fragile cargo. https://www.thelocal.de/20160525/230-cases-of-smashed-beer-shut-down-autobahn Wed, 25 May 2016 17:52:32 +0200 230-cases-of-smashed-beer-shut-down-autobahn Erich Mairleitner thought Tuesday would be another ordinary day hauling a load along the A3 motorway, but found himself the hero of the hour after stepping in to stop an accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20140820/quick-thinking-trucker-stops-wrong-way-driver-chaos-pocking-geisterfahrer-motorway Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:23:00 +0200 quick-thinking-trucker-stops-wrong-way-driver-chaos-pocking-geisterfahrer-motorway A controlled detonation of a 500-kg bomb from the Second World War left a 20-metre-wide crater in the middle of one of Germany's busiest traffic corridors on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20140820/bomb-shuts-down-a3-motorway Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:54:00 +0200 bomb-shuts-down-a3-motorway A truck driver accused of a five-year indiscriminate shooting spree on German motorways to teach on the road users a "lesson" went on trial on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140812/trial-of-serial-autobahn-shooter-begins Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:30:00 +0200 trial-of-serial-autobahn-shooter-begins UPDATE: German authorities confirmed on Thursday the man who knifed three people before being killed on a motorway in western Germany on Monday was Enda McLaughlin, an Irishman recently released from prison in Cork. https://www.thelocal.de/20140625/irish-knife-attacker-killed-on-motorway-germany Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:05:00 +0200 irish-knife-attacker-killed-on-motorway-germany A motorway in central Germany was closed for more than 14 hours on Thursday after a truck crashed and spilled 40 tonnes of sweets across the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20140626/truck-crash-spills-40-tonnes-of-sweets-across-motorway Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:41:00 +0200 truck-crash-spills-40-tonnes-of-sweets-across-motorway Drivers who rarely use Germany’s motorways will be able to pay a reduced rate under plans being drawn up by the transport ministry to charge motorists. https://www.thelocal.de/20140106/german-motorway-foreigner-road-charge-could-be-reduced Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0100 german-motorway-foreigner-road-charge-could-be-reduced Austria is considering legal action against Germany to prevent the Germans introducing a charge on foreign drivers on motorways. https://www.thelocal.de/20131223/austria-threatens-germany-with-legal-action-over-motorway-toll Mon, 23 Dec 2013 16:24:00 +0100 austria-threatens-germany-with-legal-action-over-motorway-toll Motorway experts on Thursday warned Germans to drive safely, as sweltering heat has caused roads to buckle up to half a metre into the air - and already resulted in one fatality. https://www.thelocal.de/20130620/50415 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:01:00 +0200 50415 German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer said more warning signs were needed on the nation's motorways after a series of fatal crashes resulting from drivers travelling in the wrong direction. https://www.thelocal.de/20130112/47285 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:20:00 +0100 47285 A fully-occupied travel bus hit a crane trailer on the A5 motorway in the German state of Hesse on Thursday morning, killing at least one person and injuring six others. https://www.thelocal.de/20110908/37459 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:20:00 +0200 37459