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Die Regeln, die nicht die Straße betreffen, sondern die fahrende Person: kein Handy in der Hand, Kopfhörer nur so laut, dass das Gehör frei bleibt, nicht freihändig, keine Mitfahrenden außer einem Kind unter sieben im Kindersitz — und Alkohol, bei dem 1,6 Promille auf dem Rad eine Straftat sind und schon 0,3 Promille bei einem Fehler genügen. Der Helm ist nicht Pflicht und trotzdem die billigste Versicherung, die es gibt.

Ein Fahrrad ist ein Fahrzeug, und die Regeln über die Person, die ein Fahrzeug führt, gelten auch für dich. Die meisten davon zielen auf dasselbe: Hände, Augen und Ohren frei zu halten.

Das Handy. Du darfst es beim Fahren nicht in der Hand halten — nicht für eine Nachricht, nicht für die Karte, nicht kurz an der roten Ampel, solange die Räder noch rollen. Halterung ans Rad, oder anhalten und einen Fuß auf den Boden. Es ist dieselbe Regel wie fürs Auto, und sie wird kontrolliert.

Kopfhörer. Nicht grundsätzlich verboten, aber das Gesetz sagt, das Gehör darf nicht beeinträchtigt sein. Praktisch: einer im Ohr, oder beide so leise, dass du eine Hupe, eine Klingel oder ein Auto hinter dir hörst. Wer die Straße nicht hört, hat einen der drei Sinne abgeschaltet, die einen auf ihr am Leben halten.

Hände und Mitfahrende. Freihändig fahren ist verboten — und ganz abgesehen von der Regel nimmt es dir die Bremsen. Eine zweite erwachsene Person darfst du nicht mitnehmen. Die einzige Ausnahme ist ein Kind unter sieben Jahren in einem richtigen Kindersitz, und nur, wenn die fahrende Person über sechzehn ist.

Alkohol. Das überrascht viele, weil ein Fahrrad so beiläufig wirkt. In Deutschland ist es das nicht. Ab 1,6 Promille begeht man auf dem Rad eine Straftat — und eine der üblichen Folgen ist, den Führerschein zu verlieren oder nie zu bekommen. Darunter, ab etwa 0,3 Promille, haftest du, sobald du einen Fehler machst oder in einen Unfall gerätst. Wer getrunken hat, schiebt oder nimmt die Tram.

Der Helm. Es gibt in Deutschland keine Helmpflicht, weder für Erwachsene noch für Kinder. Es gibt auch keinen Streit darüber, was ein Helm in einem Sturz leistet, bei dem der Kopf den Bordstein erreicht. Setz einen auf; er ist das Billigste auf dieser Seite.

Leicht
Wahr / Falsch #1 10s ▶ Testen

An adult riding without a helmet in Germany is breaking the law.

✓ Falsch
There is no helmet law here. Wear one anyway — no rule in this topic protects you as cheaply as a helmet does in the one fall that matters.
Wahr / Falsch #2 12s ▶ Testen

Being caught badly drunk on a bicycle can cost you your car driving licence.

✓ Wahr
Yes. From 1.6 per mille it is a criminal offence, and the authorities routinely question your fitness to hold a licence afterwards — even though the offence happened on two wheels.
Wahr / Falsch #3 10s ▶ Testen

While riding you may hold your phone to read a map, as long as you ride slowly.

✓ Falsch
A phone may not be in your hand while you ride, at any speed. A handlebar mount is fine; otherwise stop first.
Wahr / Falsch #4 10s ▶ Testen

On an empty street you may ride freihändig for a moment.

✓ Falsch
At least one hand stays on the handlebar at all times, on any street. Riding with no hands is an offence.
Wahr / Falsch #5 10s ▶ Testen

Riding a bicycle with headphones in is banned in Germany.

✓ Falsch
There is no headphone ban. The rule is that your hearing must not be impaired — one earbud, or both kept low enough that a bell or a horn still gets through.
Wahr / Falsch #6 10s ▶ Testen

You may give an adult friend a lift on your rack if you ride slowly.

✓ Falsch
The only passenger allowed is a child under seven in a proper child seat, carried by a rider over sixteen. Riding slowly changes nothing.
Mittel
Karteikarte #1 15s ▶ Testen

At what blood alcohol level does cycling become a criminal offence in Germany?

✓ Antwort: 1.6 per mille
And from about 0.3 you are liable as soon as you make a mistake or crash.
Karteikarte #2 12s ▶ Testen

What may you not do with a phone while riding?

✓ Antwort: hold it in your hand
A mount is fine. The offence is the hand, whatever your speed.
Karteikarte #3 18s ▶ Testen

Who is the only passenger you may carry on a bicycle?

✓ Antwort: a child under seven in a child seat
And only if the person riding is over sixteen.
Karteikarte #4 15s ▶ Testen

What does the German word "freihändig" describe?

✓ Antwort: riding with no hands
Freihändig fahren is forbidden — and it is also riding without brakes.
Karteikarte #5 12s ▶ Testen

Is a helmet compulsory in Germany?

✓ Antwort: no
Not for adults and not for children — and still worth wearing every time.
Karteikarte #6 18s ▶ Testen

What is the test for whether headphones are allowed while riding?

✓ Antwort: your hearing must not be impaired
Quiet enough that a bell, a horn or a car behind you still gets through.
Karteikarte #7 15s ▶ Testen

Headphones on a bicycle are fine as long as they do not impair your … ?

✓ Antwort: hearing
A bell, a horn or a car behind you still has to get through.
Karteikarte #8 15s ▶ Testen

A child may ride along in a child seat on your bicycle if it is younger than how many years?

✓ Antwort: seven
And only if the person riding is over sixteen.
Schwer
Multiple Choice #1 12s ▶ Testen

You are riding somewhere new and need to check the map on your phone. What do you do?

  • ● Stop at the side, put a foot down, then look
  • ○ Hold the phone in one hand and ride slowly
  • ○ Look at it while waiting at a red light, still rolling
Holding a phone while riding is forbidden and costs 55 euros. The rule is about the hand, not the speed — creeping at a red light still counts as riding.
Multiple Choice #2 14s ▶ Testen

You want to listen to music on the way to work. What do you do?

  • ● Keep it quiet enough to hear a bell or a horn behind you
  • ○ Use both earbuds at whatever volume you like
  • ○ Use no headphones at all; they are forbidden on a bicycle
Headphones are not banned as such; impairing your hearing is. In practice that means one earbud, or both kept low enough that the street still reaches you.
Multiple Choice #3 14s ▶ Testen

You have had three large beers at dinner and your bicycle is outside. What do you do?

  • ● Push it home or take the tram
  • ○ Ride home slowly on quiet streets
  • ○ Ride home; alcohol rules apply to cars, not bicycles
They apply to bicycles too. At 1.6 per mille it is a criminal offence, and one usual consequence is losing or never getting a car licence. Below that you are liable as soon as anything goes wrong.
Multiple Choice #4 12s ▶ Testen

A friend asks for a lift on the back of your bicycle for two streets. What do you do?

  • ● Say no; you may not carry another adult
  • ○ Agree, as long as you ride slowly
  • ○ Agree, as long as they sit on the handlebars where you can see them
The only passenger allowed is a child under seven in a proper child seat, and only if the rider is over sixteen. An adult on the rack makes the bicycle unsteerable and unbrakeable.
Multiple Choice #5 12s ▶ Testen

You want to zip up your jacket while riding along an empty street. What do you do?

  • ● Stop, zip it up, and set off again
  • ○ Ride no-handed for a few seconds
  • ○ Steer with your knees and use both hands
Riding no-handed is expressly forbidden, and it takes away your brakes for exactly as long as it lasts. Empty streets have potholes too.
Multiple Choice #6 14s ▶ Testen

You are asked to take a four-year-old to nursery on your bicycle. What do you do?

  • ● Use a proper child seat fitted to the bike
  • ○ Have the child stand on the rear axle pegs
  • ○ Carry the child in a rucksack on your back
A child under seven may be carried, in a seat made for it, by a rider over sixteen. The seat has to hold the child and keep their feet away from the spokes.
Multiple Choice #7 12s ▶ Testen

A police officer stops you for a check, and you are riding without a helmet. What follows from the helmet?

  • ● Nothing; there is no helmet law for cyclists in Germany
  • ○ A fine
  • ○ You have to push the bicycle home
No helmet law exists for bicycles. Wearing one is still sensible — it just is not an offence to go without.