Rede vom ADFC

Motivation 1. Cycling is healthy and prolongs life: = daily physical activity - exercise serves cancer prevention - avoids obesity - strengthens the immune system

2. As soon as we are done with electrification: always breathe healthy air — even in cities
   • I still remember before the catalytic converter was introduced: cars stank terribly
   • the myth of the “highly efficient” internal combustion engine
3. Cycling saves time: no searching for parking
   • many drivers underestimate the time spent looking for a parking space and then walking to the destination
   • often only the direct car driving time is calculated

Goals of the ADFC: - get more people (from children to the elderly) to cycle - fewer “unnecessary” trips by car: distances under 5 km, no heavy, bulky items, - more togetherness and community — you look each other in the face while cycling - safe school routes through bicycle streets - better coexistence of motorized private transport & cyclists through separated bike lanes / 30 km/h zones

==> more space on the streets and more parking spaces for elderly people with limited mobility ==> no traffic jams when I do need to use the car: transport, etc.

== == == Win-win situation == == ==

Why are we demanding this? - we cyclists are only demanding our fair share of public space: streets, paths, squares (space per passenger-kilometer) - it benefits everyone: more green in the city = less heat in summer / better air better quality of stay = more people shopping = more business tax revenue for Wü - through more movement and less sitting (in cars) we improve everyone’s health more people can age healthily, stay mobile longer, more quality of life - movement leads to stress reduction more humanity

How do we get there? - combination of push and pull factors — see Paris, Copenhagen — the Netherlands in general - more safe, separated bike lanes - bicycle streets in front of / near schools - good and secure bicycle parking facilities - bicycle parking garage at the train station, bicycle parking at tram stops - no surface parking in the city center = no traffic jams caused by parking search traffic