By Sara Orlos Fernandes and Michael Sauerbier
The certificates have been picked up, 375,000 school children are starting their summer holidays. Many families are going on vacation in the coming days!
But the chaos at the airports deters many from boarding the plane – and airfares have also risen. The car is popular again as a means of transport.
Consequence: It gets really crowded on the streets. BZ reveals how to escape the chaos.
Increased traffic is expected, especially now at the beginning and on the holiday weekends. “The busiest travel time is from Friday afternoon to evening, on Saturday morning to afternoon and on Sunday,” says Claudia Löffler from ADAC Berlin Brandenburg to the BZ. driving ban.
If you are traveling on the long-distance roads towards the North and Baltic Seas and to the south, as well as on the A24 between Berlin and Hamburg, you still have to plan more time. These will be the busiest routes during the holidays. We strongly assume that the traffic jams will be similar to those before Corona,” says Löffler.
The ADAC advises motorists to drive between Monday and Thursday. “If at the weekend, then drive early on Friday evening, leave on Saturday late afternoon and arrive early on Sunday morning,” advises the ADAC expert.
If you not only want to save time but also money, you should check the air pressure in your tires before you leave. “Even at 0.3 bar less you use more fuel.”
The air conditioning, which weighs on fuel consumption, should also be used with caution. The following applies here: Ventilate well before driving and leave the air conditioning switched off for shorter distances.
It’s worth refueling the evening before you leave, because that’s when it’s cheapest at the petrol pumps. If you travel abroad, you should check the gas prices there beforehand, they could be cheaper than in Germany.
Hooray! Construction site finished earlier
Just in time for the start of the holidays, the western Berliner Ring is finally free of construction sites again. Six months earlier than planned.
precision landing! On the last day of school, Anne Rethmann (2nd from right) released the western Berliner Ring Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa
On Wednesday, Autobahn finance chief Anne Rethmann (53) gave free travel to Potsdam-Nord. Cars were stuck in traffic there for two years. Reason: Four old bridges were renovated along the 7 kilometers to the Havel Bridge near Werder, and traffic was narrowed to one lane.
“We’re done so quickly because there was only one contractor for all the work,” reveals Rethmann. Added to this was an express bonus – and mild winters. After the end of the holiday, the Havel Bridge will also be re-asphalted.
