Bicycle pictograms in Mainz and Koblenz: Where is the solution?

Bicycle pictograms in Mainz and Koblenz: Where is the solution?

in Mainz and Koblenz, the debate is boiling about the controversial bicycle pictograms! These colorful signs, once painted on the streets for a research project, are now the focus of the discussion: may they remain or do they have to disappear? The uncertainty continues, while the city of Mainz and the state company Mobility (LBM) are in lively exchange. Despite the uncertainty, the pictograms are still visible on the streets, while new marking was set in Koblenz.

The pictograms, part of a research program funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport, should point out that cyclists have the right to use the road. In 15 municipalities, including Mainz, Koblenz and Trier, the traffic situations were compared before and after the pictograms were attached. However, the LBM emphasizes that these characters were never officially integrated into the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), which led to demands for their removal. In contrast, other federal states such as Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia have released the pictograms by enacting, which makes the demand for a similar regulation in Rhineland-Palatinate sound.

claims for a transitional arrangement

The working group bicycle and foot traffic-friendly municipalities (AGFFK) has sent a position paper to the LBM and the Ministry of Transport, in which an exceptional permit is required for the existing pictograms. "We want a nationwide regulation," said a spokesman. Since the federal government does not seem to see any regulation, a transitional regulation of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is considered urgently necessary.

The LBM has already promised legal alternatives to strengthen cycling, such as bicycle streets and protective strips. In order to clarify the future of the pictograms, a study was commissioned to examine alternative concepts in accordance with the road traffic regulations. The Ministry of Transport will support this study financially. The discussion about the bicycle pictograms remains exciting and could have far-reaching consequences for cyclists in the region!