Abstract Manager

In previous years, the traffic accident statistics of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia repeatedly showed a very poor accident record for Münster. This led to an urgent and comprehensive need for action at various levels. To achieve improvements as quickly and efficiently as possible, several analyses and surveys have been conducted to improve road safety. The knowledge gained from this has been continuously incorporated into the ongoing work to improve road safety. In 2007, a “Traffic Accident Prevention” regulatory partnership was therefore established with the aim of developing joint strategies and measures to improve road safety. Its building blocks include the four fields of action “Monitoring and punishment”, “Construction and traffic engineering”, “Traffic education and road safety advice” and “Public relations”, which are all closely interlinked. Since then, reactive and preventive measures have been used to make Münster safer for all road users. The city of Münster has thus been carrying out holistic / integrative road safety work at various levels for many years, which has been evaluated several times. The road safety program is now well established and has become an integral part of current practice. Increasing and changing mobility and the growing city are constantly presenting road safety work with new challenges. If we now consider the requirements of climate protection, we can see that the traffic-safe city of tomorrow should be a bicycle and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure in particular. This is why the decision was made in 2020 to realign road safety work. This contribution provides an overview of the past, present and future of road safety work for a safer city of Münster for everyone.