Rhineland-Palatinate: bottom when it comes to cycling climate and urgent need for action!

Rhineland-Palatinate: bottom when it comes to cycling climate and urgent need for action!

In the current ADFC bicycle climate test, Rhineland-Palatinate is classified as the least bicycle-friendly country in Germany. With a school grade of 4.2, the state performs significantly worse than its neighbors Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, which each achieve a grade of 3.8. ww-courier reports. These results shed a critical light on the current promotion of cycling in Rhineland-Palatinate, with the ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club) seeing an urgent need for action.

The survey, which is conducted every two years, covers a variety of aspects of cycling. Over 213,000 people took part in the latest survey. To include a city in the rating, at least 50 voting results are required. Tagesschau added. The survey includes 27 questions and five additional questions assessing conditions for cyclists in cities.

Cities in detail

The assessment of individual cities shows large differences within the federal state. Landau stands out positively, receiving a grade of 3.3 and ranking 18th out of 429 cities in its size class (20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants). Mainz, on the other hand, remains in the national midfield of cities with 200,000 to 500,000 inhabitants at 3.9. Koblenz has improved from 4.7 (2020) to 4.0, which represents a positive trend. According to www-courier However, Trier and Ludwigshafen received poor ratings with grades of 4.4 and 4.2 and are among the bottom performers in their size class. Trier ranks 37th out of 42.

Windhagen in particular has slipped significantly with a grade of 4.9 and is in second-to-last place nationwide in the category with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Tagesschau highlights that these are dramatic indications of the condition of the cycling infrastructure.

Demands of the ADFC

In view of these sobering results, the ADFC is calling for a comprehensive reassessment of the promotion of cycling in Rhineland-Palatinate. In order to improve the situation, the ADFC advocates safer and wider cycle paths, consistent checks on illegal parking, more parking facilities for bicycles and better construction site management. The ADFC also demands that the state government make cycling a top priority and provide municipalities with better support , according to the WW-Kurier. Successful cycling strategies from other federal states should serve as a model to significantly improve the situation for cyclists in Rhineland-Palatinate.