Cycling in Berlin is a significant form of transport in the German capital where around 500,000 daily bike riders accounted for 13% of total traffic in 2010.[1] The city has a highly developed bicycling infrastructure and it is estimated that Berlin has 710 bicycles per 1000 residents.[2] Among cities with more than one million inhabitants Berlin is a metropolis with one of the highest rates of bicycle commuting in the world.
In addition to a variety of bike paths and bike lanes there are also Шаблон:Lang (Шаблон:IPA-de;Шаблон:Transl) where bikes have priority and vehicles are limited to 30kmh.
Along the former path of the Berlin Wall there is now the Шаблон:Lang, the Шаблон:Transl. It is a circular route, completed in 2006, and traces the former German Democratic Republic border fortifications that surrounded West Berlin.[4]
Long-distance routes
There are a number of regional and long-distance bike paths that run through Berlin. These include the Berlin-Copenhagen trail, Berlin-Usedom Cycle Route and the European Cycle Route R1.
Bicycles on public transport
Riders are allowed to carry their bicycles on Berlin's S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains, on trams, and on night buses[5] if a bike ticket is purchased.[6]
BikeSurfBerlin is a bicycle sharing project, where you can borrow bikes for free, or on donation basis.[7]
Velotaxi
In the 1997, Berlin-made cycle rickshaws called velotaxis were created.[8] The tickets are about one half the cost of regular taxis. Velotaxis are three-wheeled vehicles with a "space-age lightweight plastic cab that is open on both sides", a space for a driver, and behind the driver, space for two passengers.[9] They have been invented by Ludger Matuszewski, the founder of "Velotaxi GmbH" company.
It is part of a larger complex, which includes a swimming pool as well, built in the course of the application of Berlin, for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
