Sheep ensures traffic jams to A1 near Cologne - drivers rush to rescue!

Sheep ensures traffic jams to A1 near Cologne - drivers rush to rescue!

A normal Friday morning theater on the A1 near Cologne-Niehl: A determined sheep caused excitement in rush hour around 6 a.m. this morning. The sheep had strayed onto the highway, which then moved numerous drivers to abruptly stop their vehicles in order to avoid worse accidents. Thanks to the quick reaction of another driver, the uninvited man could be captured with a tow rope and brought safely to the hard shoulder. The police received several calls from concerned road users and arrived at the scene a little later to take care of the animal outlier. The sheep was finally handed over to his shepherd on a nearby pasture where it can enjoy his freedom again.

Such scenes are not the first time that animals conquer the streets. Recently, a herd of sheep in Braunschweig had ensured a full two full closure when the shepherd tried without knowledge of new guardrails to take over 100 sheep over a freeway driveway. The new safety elements blocked the usual path, which put the animals into a predicament. The police also had to intervene here in order to safely guide both the sheep and the shepherd to the other side and then clean the carriageway from sheep's droppings before the block could be lifted. One can imagine how nerve -wracking such situations are for everyone involved - especially for the shepherd, who now has to expect cleaning costs, not to mention the excitement through the blocked road. Landtie.de reported.

animals in the modern traffic world

The human settlement and the numerous streets that pull through our country not only have an impact on traffic, but also represent an enormous challenge for the wildlife. According to geo.de often severely affected. In Germany there are over 200,000 game accidents annually - a worrying number that shows how much road construction disturbs the locomotion of animals. In the 1950s, the first animal bridges were built in France to offer safe overpasses or underpasses, and the need for such measures is becoming increasingly clear in view of increasing accidents in this country.

The construction of animal bridges could not only protect the life of the animals, but also help the drivers to avoid accidents. There are currently 37 such bridges in Germany, while 600 are already in operation in the Netherlands- a remarkable example of a good knack in animal and transport policy.