The Elbtunnel is indisputably one of the fastest connections between Hamburg’s south and north. But actually only for cars. A bicycle courier still trusted his GPS.
Hamburg – A Hamburg bicycle courier drove through the three-kilometer-long Elbe tunnel on his first day at work – because the navigation device suggested it to him.
The man survived the trip through the fourth tube of the tunnel towards the south late Monday evening unharmed and without incident, said a police spokesman on Tuesday morning. The Elbe tunnel is part of the motorway and therefore not allowed for cyclists. According to the information, he was traveling on an e-bike.
The driver of a garbage truck noticed the cyclist “and escorted him with a yellow flashing light and brought him safely through the Elbe tunnel,” said the police spokesman. On the other hand, the cyclist was met by the police. The man will probably have to pay a fine, said the spokesman. dpa
