Cycling in everyday life

Cycling is not only a good idea in your free time! It also makes sense to cover one or two routes by bike in everyday life: Running a few errands in the city center, a quick trip to the post office or the nearest mailbox to post a letter, picking up the Sunday rolls from the bakery, taking the children to kindergarten or accompanying them on the way to school... Short distances in particular are often even quicker to cover by bike, as there is no need to look for a parking space and then walk. Depending on your personal fitness or with electric assistance, you can also cycle long distances, for example to work.

Why integrate cycling into everyday life?

There are many reasons to cycle:

• Cycling is good for your health: if you cycle a lot, you train your fitness, promote blood circulation and spend a lot of time in the fresh air. This counteracts common ailments such as back and joint pain, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, etc.
• Cycling protects the environment and the climate: cycling does not produce any climate-damaging exhaust fumes or noise. In addition, the amount of land used for cycling infrastructure is significantly lower and therefore less sealed. For example, one car parking space fits ten bicycles!
• Cycling saves costs and space: a bicycle does not need to be refueled and the purchase, workshop and insurance costs are significantly lower compared to a car. And if you don't have a parking space at home, you can usually park your bike anyway. And in the city center? No parking fees are charged for parking bicycles!
• Cycling is flexible: cyclists are rarely stuck in traffic jams. Where cars stand in long queues behind each other, cyclists can ride straight up to the junction on the parallel cycle path. Cyclists also have many more options for taking the shortest and quickest route to their destination. For example, many one-way streets are open to cycle traffic in the opposite direction or dead ends are permeable for pedestrians and cyclists.