Too many signs in Berlin cause confusion
A traffic restriction only really makes sense if it is signposted. But what happens if there are signs but no traffic restrictions? In Berlin, diesel drivers have to deal with exactly this problem.
In the spring of this year, the diesel driving ban for older vehicles was lifted in four streets in the Mitte district because pollution levels had decreased, not least due to the reduced traffic volume during the pandemic. So since then it has been possible to drive even Euro 5 on these streets again, albeit only at 30 km/h.
The diesel driving ban could be lifted on the four streets Brückenstrasse, Friedrichstrasse, Reinhardtstrasse and Stromstrasse, because the limit value of 30 microgrammes of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre of air was no longer exceeded.
So, a free ride for diesel drivers? Only if they don't obey the prescribed signs, because nothing has happened and the prohibition signs have not been removed since. Involuntarily, the question arises as to which signs in the district are still invalid. But only the road traffic office in Mitte knows that.
Attention, the driving ban still applies to all diesel vehicles of the Euronorm 0-5 on Leipziger Strasse, Alt-Moabit, Hermannstrasse and Silbersteinstrasse.
It's hard to keep track of all the signs, so it's worth taking a look at the Green Zones app beforehand.