Cycling in Germany is an excellent way to commute to work, keep fit, or just go sightseeing in a new city. In this video, Jen, a local living in Dusseldorf will explain the rules for cycling in Germany so you can be safe on the streets!
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
00:25 – Types of bikes in Germany
01:12 – Add-ons you can purchase for your bike
04:07 – Don’t drink and drive
04:30 – Respect pedestrians
04:48 – Always overtake from the left
05:06 – Be aware of your surroundings
05:44 – Signal before you make a turn
06:03 – Places where you are allowed to cycle
07:37 – Where can you park your bike in Germany?
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22 Comments
Thank You Jen for the info and short tour. I miss Germany and haven't been back since 1990, but hopefully I will return one summer. Keep up the great work. RICK. ALLES KLAUS.
As an experienced bike messenger in Germany I found this video as the biggest useless trash
The helmets are not mandatory as helmets give you a fake sense of security
What about ebike laws?
Danke schund es ist ser vigtige
Good job man
Thanks for taking us along the ride, Wow its beautiful
This is so cool
Thanks for sharing it
I loved cycling in Germany 🇩🇪. I did 40 years ago. I want to do it again. Any suggestion on a tour group I can learn about
I have another question for e scooter though. So I see an area for parking bikes in front of shops. Is it ok if I park my scooter there also?🤣
What Ivonne's bike brand?
Jen you definitely need to pimp up your bike for stvo. Where is your bell
Please make a video on traveling in trains with your bycycle.
Do you mind providing the item and model number for the locks that you purchase?
I travel every year through Germany with my electric folding bike, and I find out that Berlin is my favorite city to cycle around.
Some cities have almost no bicycle lanes and for me living in the Netherlands with bike lanes everywhere it was a little strange, but now I used to it. And In Germany it is always better and more save as in some other European countries
The only problem I always have in all the countries is that I am afraid somebody will steal my bike. But in my experience I think bikes are pretty safe in Germany. I really hope I'm right about that 😁 Germany also have a lot of great parks to cycle around
This is my favorite video y'all made. Very clear, easy to understand, and it's interesting to know about bike rules in Germany!
Hello.. If we get fined for improper crossing of road while cycling how should we pay the amount. Could you please comment the way.
About "if you do it again, you will get a fine". How would they know? Since bikes don't have a license plate, how would they know?
You dont die in the street .. Ambulance is there too fast for that 😛
I was disappointed to not learn anything unique to Germany. This seemed to be mostly about things you should do on bikes in every country. I was hoping to learn how to use the traffic signals that are specific to bikes and how to do left turns which differ from other countries
Question – normally i can travel from village to village via farmer roads and or bike paths , but there is a land strasse before a village i frequent that has a sidewalk on the right side of the road only.
when going home i ride on the sidewalk going the wrong way because i'd rather have a ticket than ride on the land str. where the drivers pass you close doing 100kph . is what i'm doing illegal ?
Could you or someone else tell me about renting a bicycle for a couple of weeks in Germany. A small trio of friends are travelling from Canada and riding along the Rhine in June 2024. We’re hoping not to bring our bikes, but to rent there. I was told there is a huge bicycle business inside the Frankfurt airport. I don’t know if that’s true or not. I haven’t been able to find anything on it yet, but I will keep looking. If there’s any references you can help us with that would be fantastic. Loved the video. Thank you.
Puts on the HiViz straps and then wears a non Viz back pack???? Weird.
DONT USE FRELO !! bad bikes, grease all over hands, lock problem 🤮