The incident took place on Wednesday, February 7, at around 5:00 a.m., at the Gdańska–Śluzowa intersection. The Mercedes driver, a resident of Bolesławiec, failed to give way to a Volkswagen driven by a resident of Zgorzelec.
The vehicles collided. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. (The at-fault driver was fined).
A reader who witnessed the incident while on her way to work shared the following observation with us:
(...) this morning there was yet another—I’ve lost count by now—accident at the intersection of Gdańska and Śluzowa streets. The traffic organization at this intersection was changed several years ago; an intersection of roads with equal priority was created (apparently, such an intersection was needed for training new drivers, and unfortunately this location was chosen).
And she added: – Previously, “for as long as anyone could remember,” Gdańska Street was the main road, while cars speeding downhill from Śluzowa Street were stopped by a stop sign. When the changes were introduced, the newly developing housing estate between Śluzowa, Lubańska and Garncarska streets was forgotten / not taken into account; its dense development caused a significant increase in traffic in this area.
She concluded:
Why aren’t the institutions responsible for organizing traffic in the city responding to changing conditions? This type of intersection makes absolutely no sense under the current circumstances.
What do you think? Do you agree with the reader? We invite you to join the discussion.
We will return to this topic.