Hostile green
In Germany, hostile green is a defect in a traffic light system in which the color green (or yellow) lights up for several conflicting driving relationships. Another case of “hostile green” is when the green light only lights up on the subordinate street while the traffic lights are switched off on the street with priority.
Accidents caused by “hostile green” represent an unavoidable event for the road users involved if the other traffic flows only show up when it is no longer possible to act. In the event of an accident in "hostile green", the (state) operator is liable in accordance with the state liability institute of expropriation- equivalent interference ; there will be no full compensation i. S. d. § 249 BGB , but only owed "reasonable compensation". However, the detection of “hostile green” is very difficult due to the great improbability of such a malfunction.
Traffic light systems are equipped with electronic lamp current monitoring circuits to prevent hostile greenery.
In Germany, according to DIN VDE 0832, a traffic light system must be switched to the "yellow flashing secondary direction" state (corresponds to the off state) within 300 ms of the appearance of hostile green.
See also
literature
- Rolf Jox: On liability in the event of incorrect traffic light switching (so-called "hostile green") . In: NZV 1989, pp. 133-137
- Johannes Schwake: On the legal assessment of “hostile green” - At the same time, discussion of the judgment of the LG Dresden from August 18, 2006 (6 O 1536/04) . In: VersR 2007, pp. 1620-1624
Web links
- "Feindliches Grün" , video clip shows an example of a regularly switched "Feindliches Grün" in Cologne (accessed on August 25, 2018)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe , judgment of July 18, 2013 - 9 U 23/12 ( online at the state jurisdiction of Baden-Württemberg ) = NVwZ-RR 2014, 331.
- ↑ Cologne District Court , judgment of August 7, 1987 - 266 C 715/86 = NJW-RR 1988, 28.
