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Intersection nightmare ended: New traffic lights for safety in Brigittenau!
Brigittenau improves traffic safety: New traffic lights at a dangerous intersection protect pedestrians and cyclists after several accidents.
Intersection nightmare ended: New traffic lights for safety in Brigittenau!
Klosterneuburger Straße in Brigittenau has become a dangerous place for many road users. Two serious accidents, one involving a seven-year-old boy and another involving a 74-year-old cyclist, have increased the concerns of residents and commuters in recent months. These accidents occurred in June and July 2025. In the first case, the boy was hit by a car while crossing the street, and in the second case, the cyclist suffered serious head injuries after she also tried to cross the street. The situation was made more difficult by the fact that the cycle path ends abruptly in front of Klosterneuburger Straße and only begins again behind it, which makes the crossing particularly risky for cyclists. In addition, many schoolchildren use this spot to get to the nearby middle school - without any traffic lights or zebra crossings. The city of Vienna has responded to this and put a new traffic light system into operation at the intersection of Klosterneuburger Straße and Leipziger Straße in order to defuse this danger zone meinkreis.at reported.
This new traffic light is the result of a longer process. The Brigittenau district council had already called for a solution in 2022, as a total of eleven traffic accidents with injuries were documented at this point in the last five years, including four in 2023. This number once again illustrates the urgency of the measures. At this particularly dangerous intersection without protective measures such as traffic lights or zebra crossings, not only do people often spontaneously walk to school, but many people also visit the nearby Brigittenauer Bad or the Jägerstraße subway station. Residents and schoolchildren can now hope for improved safety thanks to the new traffic lights.
A big step for security
The district leader Christine Dubravac-Widholm (SPÖ) underlined the importance of this defusing and emphasized that the new traffic lights represent a positive development for all pedestrians and cyclists. The traffic lights were installed after a five-week construction phase, which marks a quick and effective conclusion to many of the city's advance notices. It is noteworthy that the installation of an intelligent traffic light that automatically detects pedestrians and cyclists was not initially implemented. Instead, MA 46 decided that vehicular traffic would have priority during the day, while the traditional traffic light system was now put into operation, as stated in a report by Zwischenbruecken.at can be read.
The topic of traffic safety has become more important not only in Vienna, but also throughout Austria and Germany. Current statistics show that the number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries continues to rise. According to the German Road Safety Council (DVR), there were 2,839 traffic deaths in Germany in 2023 - an increase of 1.8% compared to the previous year. In Austria, too, greater focus must be placed on the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, especially at dangerous intersections like in Brigittenau. The federal government is already working on a pedestrian traffic strategy that, among other things, provides for a simplification of the allocation of areas for walking and cycling, according to the DVR. This development could also serve as a model for similar measures in Vienna to further increase security. dvr.de offers comprehensive information on this.