TÜV SÜD warns about accident blackspots at motorway service stations

Congested motorways, heavy truck traffic, streams of holidaymakers, overrun service stations - the number of trucks on Germany's roads is predicted to double by 2030. Motorway service stations and car parks are already experiencing periods of excessive overcrowding as a result of the overwhelming traffic density and the regulations governing breaks for truck drivers - and this overcrowding is increasing the risk that accidents will occur. Plans to expand service stations will aim to ease the situation in the future, but until they take effect, TÜV SÜD offers tips on how cars and trucks can get along at rest stops.

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