The publisher, the FGSV Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (German Road and Transportation Research Association), recommends that these regulations be used in all planning and approval processes in which traffic and pedestrian flows to and from events are dealt with, as well as in the handling and assessment of pedestrian flows during events. Experience has shown that the FGSV regulations are considered to be the recognized rules of technology or the state of the art in the planning, approval and operation of facilities, especially in cases of dispute. It is therefore advisable not to deviate from the requirements, some of which are new, or to do so only for good reasons and to justify these deviations in writing - preferably in the safety concept for an event. In addition, a great deal of experience from past events has been incorporated, so that the explanations in the regulations can be an important aid in the preparation and execution of events.