Vienna conquered the bicycle traffic tip in Austria with 654 green arrows!

Vienna conquered the bicycle traffic tip in Austria with 654 green arrows!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna sets a powerful sign of cycling: the city has increased the number of so -called green arrows, which allow the right turn and straight out of red, to impressive 654. This is not only shown in the Brigittenau, which takes over the top with 18 green arrows, but also in other districts such as favorites and Ottakring, which were taken into account in the expansion, so reported ORF Wien . The positive balance is underpinned by the Viennese bicycle traffic officer Martin Blum, who emphasizes that cyclists should always pay attention to pedestrians.

The green arrow is more than just a traffic sign - since it was introduced in October 2022 it has been one of the greatest successes in the cycling lobby in Austria. Like a stop sign, cyclists have to do: stop, pay attention to pedestrians and continue if the road is safe. However, this regulation does not progress so quickly everywhere, although Vienna has a pioneering role here, while cities like Graz or Innsbruck have only occasionally installed green arrows, as Radlobby Vienna . At the end of March 2024, 469 green arrow relations were already prescribed in the city, which is 88% of the total Austrian stock.

growth and distribution of the green arrows

The analysis of the cycling lobby shows that the inner city and country road, each with 53, have the highest stock of green arrows, followed by Donaustadt and Favorites. In the past few months there has been significant growth, especially in the Landstrasse district, which had a doubling. In all districts, additional green arrows were actively advertised to register. In particular, the districts that still have a few or no green arrows, such as Brigittenau and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, are now under pressure to keep up with the progress of other districts.

The continuation of the Green Transport Project is a clear sign of improving the cycling infrastructure in Vienna. This promotes an even greater security culture when cycling, while at the same time more projects are planned to support cycling.