The approaches to the Großer Feldberg are to be regularly closed to motorcyclists in the future.

This is suggested by the Society for Integrated Traffic Management (IVM), which evaluated the report by TÜV Hessen for a traffic test in 2019.

Accordingly, “noise breaks” are planned for the summer half-year: This means closures from April to October on every second weekend of the month as well as on selected public holidays such as Easter, Pentecost, Corpus Christi and Ascension Day.

Bernhard Biener

Correspondent for the Rhein-Main-Zeitung for the Hochtaunus district.

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A temporary closure of the driveway could meet the needs of residents, those looking for relaxation and leisure traffic, according to the recommendation.

It was created with the district committee and the mayors of the neighboring municipalities.

However, there will be no general driving ban for motorcyclists around the summit plateau.

As has been shown, the blocks can only be enforced with regular checks.

This also applies to speed limits on routes to which traffic is shifting, for example near Schmitten-Niederreifenberg and Königstein.

Clear difference in noise measurements

In May and September 2019, the Hochtaunuskreis, in consultation with Hessen Mobil, the police and the neighboring municipalities, had the Kanonenstraße between Oberursel-Hohemark, the road from Sandplacken to the springboard directly below the summit and the Siegfriedstraße from Sandplacken to Oberreifenberg for nine days each for motorbikes locked. The Feldberg plateau remained accessible via Königstein and Red Cross as well as Schmitten-Niederreifenberg. As expected, the number of motorcycles in Oberreifenberg, on the Hegewiese and Arnoldshain has decreased significantly, the report says. On the other hand, there were more motorcyclists on federal highway 8 in Königstein.

The noise measurements showed clear differences of up to 12.8 dB (A), which corresponds to more than halving the volume.

The calculations of the TÜV show a rather minor relief in the long run.

The closures had no effect on the accident.

The first district councilor Thorsten Schorr (CDU) wants to explain the report on Monday.