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The article deals with a case in which a plaintiff challenges the costs of a seizure that were imposed on him after he refused to undergo a drug test. During a traffic control, the plaintiff was stopped and the police ordered a breathalyzer test and a drug test. The plaintiff refused the drug test and a blood sample was ordered, which revealed the presence of THC in the plaintiff's blood. The plaintiff objected to the costs of the seizure and storage of his car keys and driver's license, but the objection was rejected and the plaintiff's lawsuit was also dismissed. The article explains the legal basis for police intervention in alleged dangerous situations and discusses the costs that can be imposed on the responsible party if it turns out afterwards that there was no danger. It is argued that in this case, the plaintiff should bear the costs since he caused the alleged danger through his behavior. [Extracted from the article]

Two female police officers were found guilty of joint attempted dangerous bodily harm in office by omission. They were sentenced to one year of imprisonment each, with the execution of the sentence suspended on probation. The incident occurred during a traffic control, where a police officer was shot by a suspect. The two accused officers fled the scene, despite being asked for help and having the opportunity to stop the attacker. [Extracted from the article]

The article is about the revocation of a driver's license after amphetamine consumption. It is explained that unconscious consumption of amphetamines usually leads to the revocation of the driver's license. The decision of the Koblenz Administrative Court to order the immediate enforcement of the revocation of the driver's license is considered legally unobjectionable. It is pointed out that claiming unconscious drug intake is a common defense by driver's license holders who have been found to have drugs in their blood during a traffic control. It is emphasized that detailed and consistent explanations are required to prove the unconscious consumption of hard drugs. [Extracted from the article]

The Bavarian Oberland is source region for comuters heading towards Munich as well as destination area for the inhabitants of Munich going into the mountains and to the lakes. The massive increase of road traf- fic requires a strong railway as alternative. The Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH is operating at this region with BOB since 1998. Despite of initiating numerous quality measures, a reliable and customer-oriented service couldn't be established due to a mixed fleet of unreliable vehicles type Integral and type Talent. Therefore, various vehicle concepts have been analysed as a replacement and in the end diesel trains have been bought in order to bridge the gap till electrification. The implementation of new vehicles while the contract is still running, is serving at the best of customers and the region and may be considered as unique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the tram routes for the cities with space scarcity and management of urban space in Germany. It states that traffic engineering also useful for urban planning and a special railway body taking into account all usages of space requirement. Topics discussed include urban designs, traffic management and land scarcity management.

An interview with traffic expert, Jonas Eliasson is presented. When asked about public transportation and traffic jams with development of cities, he refers to narrowing of roads and increase in railroad traffic. He expresses his views on traffic planning and high traffic volume. He comments on sustainable transport solutions.

In November 2017, the delegated regulation 2017/1926 was forced into law. The member states are obliged to supply traffic data including their updating via a national access point (NAP) in order to make the same available to every mobility provider or directory inquiries. By using DELFI e.V., the technical and organizational preconditions to provide public transport data are created. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Thuringian KomBus GmbH converte its complete fleet of 230 busses to an IP-based and hence highly cross-linked system architecture. Several providers have been involved in the development amongst them Derovis, Berlin. Main advantage is the possibility of real time communication between bus and headquarter. So, after an emergency call, the rescue directing center is able to take a view directly into the bus and start the necessary measurements. Furthermore, the system supplies information on current faults and failures and operating rules without distracting the driver from their actual task. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traffic technology systems by Nettropolis AG are used to meet the customers' requirements and to ensure a smooth cooperation. With the so-called workflow component, faults can be managed and rectified. Additional modules are used in a large number of operating divisions of the transport companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The annual conference is the most important event of the German Mechanical Engineering Society (DMG) in the course of a year. The theme of this yearly conference was "Mobility and Logistics 2030 - How do we make use of the system advantages of rail". In the lecture event, various experts from the rail transport sector dealt with the conference topic from the point of view of transport policy, science, industry and the railways DB and SBB. A subsequent panel discussion deepened the topic. In addition, the Beuth Innovation Prize was awarded to the young traffic engineer Fabian Wirth for his work with the topic "The future of rail freight transport in Germany". On the occasion of the official reception the first evening, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Lankes was awarded the Beuth Medal of Honour far his great achievements of the further development of high-speed rail transport in Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers briefs related to world cultural exchange. Topics include Colombian capital Bogotá should goods in the future with electronic Cargo bikes are transported instead of truck as the green city government wants the strong air pollution reduce that to a considerable extent caused by road freight traffic; and gay couples are allowed in Croatia to adopt children on a landmark judgment of the Zagreb Administrative Court.

The Hagener Straßenbahn (HST) uses PSItraffic control technology to control its bus operations. A combined management and depot management system controls the processes in the depot and on the route -- efficiently and reliably. All information from the DMS and AVMS come together in the control center and ensures transparent and consistent processes. With the PSI system, HST was able to standardize and streamline its operational processes, optimize vehicle deployment and improve the quality of service and the range of services it offers its passengers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A deadlock is a situation in which a number of trains cannot continue their path at all because every train is blocked by another one. In real railway operations, deadlocks are avoided by the timetable. In case of delays, dispatchers are in charge of avoiding deadlocks by appropriate decisions. For synchronous railway operations simulations, an adequate solution against deadlocks has not yet been found. As part of a BMWi funded research project of Deutsche Bahn, a new approach for deadlock avoiding in synchronous railway operations simulations was developed and tested in case studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Schäden auf Gleisoberflächen wie Riffel, Schlupfwellen und Rissbildungen bedrohen die Funktionsfähigkeit von Gleisen im kommunalen Schienennahverkehr. Zudem verstärken Riffel und Schlupfwellen verkehrsbedingte Schallemissionen, was den Lärmschutzbestrebungen vieler Kommunen zuwiderläuft. High Speed Grinding-city adressiert beide Herausforderungen: Die speziell optimierte Kompaktvariante des praxiserprobten Hochgeschwindigkeits-Schleifverfahrens von Vossloh kommt dank hoher Arbeitsgeschwindigkeiten ohne Streckensperrungen aus. Regelmäßig eingesetzt, bekämpft der schonende HSG-Schienenschliff Verschleißerscheinungen bereits im Ansatz und verlängert so die Schienenliegedauer. Zudem empfiehlt sich präventives Schienenschleifen als effektive und kostengünstige Lärmschutzmaßnahme. Damage to rail surfaces, such as corrugation, slip waves and cracking jeopardize the serviceability of rails in municipal rail transport. In addition, corrugation and slip waves increase traffic-related noise emissions, and this counteracts the noise mitigation efforts of many municipalities. High Speed Grinding-city addresses both challenges. The specially optimized compact variant of the tried-and-tested high-speed grinding process from Vossloh manages without line shutdowns thanks to its high working speed. Regularly applied, gentle HSG combats the symptoms of wear at source and thus extends rail service life. In addition, preventive rail grinding is recommended as an effective and inexpensive noise mitigation measure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

TRANSITECTS (Transalpine Transport Architects) is an European project aiming at developing and implementing attractive rail products and systems to disburden traffic bottlenecks in the Alps and to mitigate related negative effects of traffic. For the shift of traffic from road to rail TRANSITECTS creates sustainable intermodal solutions to fit changing markets - especially combined transport products for transalpine freight traffic. Furthermore, the project supports the development of intermodal nodes and proactively fosters the railway system through intensive networking. TRANSITECTS has started in July 2009 and is funded by the Alpine Space Programme of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and national cofinancing. 16 partners of four countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, and Slovenia) are collaborating in a transnational network. During the three-year runtime, numerous measures have been developed: Traffic studies have been elaborated, concepts for additional rail services developed and strategies for the improvement of intermodal nodes worked out. The paper explains the project, its aims and approaches and highlights some relevant results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proven TWINDEXX Vario double-deck trains from Bombardier Transportation have continuously been adapted to the new requirements of modern rail passenger traffic. Thereby a variable product platform was developed. With the appropriate equipment, the trains will be used in the future for long-distance traffic of Deutsche Bahn. Comfortable seats, more legroom, luggage racks close to the seats or particular quiescent zones are only some examples of the special passenger comfort found on these trains. The new flexible traction equipment in the motorized cab cars enable the TWINDEXX Vario double-deck trains to operate in both regional and longdistance traffic. Operation as pure electrical multiple unit or as classic push-pull train with electric or diesel locomotive, as well as the coaches being compatible with previous vehicle generations, open more fields of application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Germany can look back on two decades of high-speed traffic,at 250 km/h and more. Over this period not only train technology has made tremendous progress. Railway reform on a national level and Europe-wide liberalization of rail transportation have led to major changes, aimed at keeping the railways competitive in changing market circumstances. This is bearing fruit in many respects. The demands that politicians, manufacturers and customers make of each other are however constantly growing and there is still plenty of need for further development of the system railway. Ever since its earliest days - and starting again with the high speed era - rail traffic has been a success story. Siemens plays a significant role here and will remain an innovative driving force in the future too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides information on the business reports of public and private bus companies in Germany and discusses the self economic transport concepts and mobility services in public transport. Topics discussed includes environmental friendly transportation, digitization in transportation and bus traffic in Germany.