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The German word for bicycle is Fahrrad, ride bike and the Germans have certainly got the hang of it, which is reflected in the fact that nine percent of all distances are covered by bike. That's 300 kilometres per citizen on annual average. Okay, the Dutch use their bikes three times as much but Germany is closing the gap.
Plenty of bicycle paths can be found in Dusseldorf. The banks of the Rhine also offer wonderful trips, for instance, the Erlebnisweg Rheinschiene leads you along both banks of the Rhine for over 360 kms. Bike paths can be recognised by their typical red colour and one-way streets that can be used by cyclists against the traffic show a sign with a bike and the word frei or free. In many towns, cyclists have their own traffic lights.
Germany is very fond of regulations and there are many specific cycling-laws. You should, for example, only ride on the right side of the road unless it is regulated differently. And cyclists should not drink too much when on a bike, since the police can confiscate driver’s licenses of those caught with too much alcohol in the blood.
Each year, Rhein County Neuss presents the Tour de Neuss where some of Germany’s best road racers compete. There's also an outdoor cycling track open to one and all.
Cycling track
Radrennbahn
Olympiastraße 5
41564 Kaarst
Clubs
Neusser Radfahrerverein 1988/09 e.V.
St.Anna-Straße 29
41464 Neuss
Phone: 02131 833 79
German Link: Neusser Radfahrerverein...
RSC Radsportclub Nievenheim e.V.
Kiefernstraße 18a
41542 Dormagen - Nievenheim
Phone: 02133 299 311
German Link: RSC Radsportclub Nievenheim...
R.V. Triumph 1920 Langst-Kierst e.V.
Friedrich Vogel
Carmenstr. 8
40668 - Meerbusch
Phone: 02150 2506
German Link: R.V. Triumph 1920 Langst-Kierst...
VfR Büttgen 1912 e.V. Abteilung Radsport (Kaarst)
Postfach 202142
41552 Kaarst
Phone: 02131 519 849
German Link: VfR Büttgen 1912 e.V. Abteilung Radsport...
