Schneechaos auf der Straße - im Einsatz mit dem Winterdienst | Die andere Frage

Snow chaos in Germany. When cold, snow, and rain collide, conditions on the roads can become life-threatening within hours. Black ice alert! For winter road maintenance workers, this means working to the limit. In our documentary, we meet Tim from Lüdenscheid. He's actually a professional driver for the city, but in winter he swaps his garbage truck for a gritter to keep traffic flowing despite the snow and ice. And sure enough, the weather service sounds the alarm in the middle of the night: Seven centimeters of fresh snow are forecast for Lüdenscheid overnight. 280 km of roads and 95 km of sidewalks need to be cleared as quickly as possible to prevent accidents. Can Tim and his team handle it? The shift starts at 3 a.m. Here we go: We battle our way with Tim through the city's main streets, get several tons of road salt, and even briefly lose control ourselves. We don't really stop until we're back in town. Did you know? In residential areas, it's not the snow removal service, but the residents themselves who are responsible for shoveling and spreading grit. _________________________________ CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 – 00:35 Who will get us out of the snow chaos? 00:35 – 01:47 Tim gets his gritter ready 01:47 – 02:09 How the gritting system works 02:09 – 02:45 Snow: Why does it feel more chaotic than before? 02:45 – 02:57 Snow removal in Lüdenscheid 02:57 – 03:59 The gritter slips on the hill and won't stop 03:59 – 04:42 Only criticism: There's constant complaining about winter road maintenance 04:42 – 05:03 How the snowplow works 05:03 – 05:14 How to become a snowplow driver 05:14 – 05:42 What annoys Tim the most 05:42 – 06:44 Back at headquarters: Will the weather get even worse? 06:44 – 08:17 Things are getting hectic: Everyone has to go out 08:17 – 08:48 Full concentration: Tim has to switch to a completely new vehicle 08:48 – 08:59 Where is snow removal actually taking place and where isn't it? 08:59 – 09:39 Many are simply ungrateful 09:39 – 10:15 Tim's biggest fear: running someone over 10:15 – 11:19 Working with your best friend 11:19 – 11:40 Nothing works without her 11:40 – 11:56 Our recommendation for you! _________________________________ FURTHER SOURCES Who has to grit where when it's icy? - more information on snow removal and gritting obligations. https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-haus/woh... What materials can be used for gritting and what are the penalties for not doing so? https://www.test.de/Winterdienst-Wann... That's why it's forbidden to spread salt in many cities. https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/umwelt... How does one become a road maintenance worker? https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/umwelt... Study by the Max Planck Institute on the increase in extreme weather events. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology: Cloud accumulation causes more extreme rainfall https://mpimet.mpg.de/kommunikation/d... _________________________________ MUSIC ZAH1DE – Mona Lisa Motion Shirin David – Iconic Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not Haftbefehl – ​​069 Tream, Gzuz – APRES SKI Stromae – Papaoutai Levi, Mario – 2 Little 2 Late Dave ft. Tems – Raindance Capo – Komm Wir Chillen Sampagne x YUNG SAINT PAUL – f_ck u money Dorian – Gold & Eis Katseye – Gabriela _________________________________ TEAM Reporter: Tom Schachtsiek Author: Laura Mareen Janssen Editor: Henrike Schulze-Wietis Andreas Josef Camera: Tom Schachtsiek, Yakob El Deeb Editing: Julius Dommers Graphics: Anja Voß _________________________________ ACCESSIBILITY NOTE The video description for greater accessibility to our film about #winterservice can be found in the second comment below the video. _________________________________ 👉 YEAH! We're also part of #funk. Check it out: YouTube:    / funkofficial   Instagram:   / funk   TikTok:   / funk   Website: https://go.funk.net We have a heart for critics, but not for haters: https://go.funk.net/netiquette #dieanderefrage is produced by the WDR Newsroom for funk. funk is a joint offering from the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://Go.funk.net/impressum #reportage