Safe on the go: This is how you avoid pedelec accidents in Oberbergische!

Safe on the go: This is how you avoid pedelec accidents in Oberbergische!

pedelecs are booming in the Upper Mountain! More and more cyclists are using the fast electric bikes. However, this popularity has dark dark sides: the number of accidents increases in a leap in a bump! In 2020, the police counted 38 pedelec accidents, but in 2024 there are already 74 accidents into statistics-almost a doubling!

The district police authority warns: Pedelecs look like normal bicycles from afar, but their speed of up to 25 km/h can be deceptive. Probably driving is therefore essential! In addition, cyclists should do without alcohol and drugs when driving pedelec, because from 0.3 per thousand threatens. The police appeal: Certainly come to your goal!