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10,000 bikers registered: motorcycle demo causes traffic restrictions in and around Leipzig
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From Carolina Neubert
Leipzig – They’ll be back: around a year after a big one Biker demo with more than 16,000 participants was again in this Sunday under the motto “Motorcyclists against driving bans” Leipzig demonstrated.
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On July 12th last year, more than 16,000 motorcyclists demonstrated against possible driving bans in Leipzig. © News5 / Christian Grube
The parade starts at the Neue Messe, drives over the B2 and the inner city ring and ends with a final rally on Augustusplatz, as the Leipzig police announced. The elevator with 10,000 registered participants will be accompanied and secured by police officers.
In the Leipzig city area as well as the surrounding motorways and feeder roads between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., traffic restrictions must be expected.
The Leipzig Public Order Office announced the following route:
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New exhibition grounds, parking lot P2> Handelsring> Seehausener Allee> Alte Dübener Landstrasse> Messe-Allee> Maximilianallee (B2)> Rackwitzer Strasse (B2)> Am Gothischen Bad> Brandenburger Strasse> Lagerhofstrasse> Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse> Dresdner Strasse> Johannisplatz> Grimmaischer Steinweg> Augustusplatz> Roßplatz> Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz> Martin-Luther-Ring> Dittrichring> Goerdelerring> Tröndlinring> Willy-Brandt-Platz> Goethestraße> Augustusplatz.
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“My lawnmower and my chainsaw are louder than many motorcycles”
Background to the protest: In order to reduce noise, the Federal Council had proposed to partially allow bans on motorcycling on Sundays and public holidays.
“We do not want all motorcyclists to be lumped together because of a few black sheep,” said co-organizer Sven Leune of the “Round Table Leipzig and Region” from the German press agency.
And further: “My lawnmower and my chainsaw are louder than many motorcycles. Should they also be banned on the weekend?”
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UPDATE, 3.30 p.m.: Around 5000 motorcyclists in Leipzig on the road
Around 5000 people peacefully protested against driving bans in Germany on their motorbikes on Sunday. © News5 / pit
Their route led from the exhibition center to downtown Leipzig. © News5 / pit
As reported by the German press agency, around 5,000 motorcyclists in the trade fair city protested peacefully against possible driving bans in Germany. That means that only half as many people came on Sunday as expected.
Sven Leune was slightly disappointed with the restrained response. But there have been several such demonstrations nationwide.
For Leipzig it was the only one this year.
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Cover photo: News5 / Christian Grube
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