Worrying road safety statistics have been released in Germany that reveal an increase in accidents and fatalities.
These are in marked contrast to the data for last year, which saw a record low in road fatality rates in Germany. The country’s Federal Statistics Office,5143 Destatis, has released preliminary figures showing that the number of people killed in road traffic in Germany increased 8.5% to 1,809 in the first half of 2011 compared to the year-earlier period. By contrast, the number of accidents registered by the police decreased by 2.1% to around 1.12 million in the first half of 2011 compared to the first half of 2010.
These are in marked contrast to the data for last year, which saw a record low in road fatality rates in Germany. The country’s Federal Statistics Office,
