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bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung
Cycling or e-biking safely to work
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2015Nobody slows for invisible people
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Non-occupational accidents in Switzerland, 2011
Every year, more than one million people are injured on the roads, during sports and activities as well as in and around their homes.
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Cyclists E-bikers
Seriously injured 790 114
Fatalities 17 4
– Accidents registered by the police in 2013
Bicycle accidents in Switzerland
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Risks when cycling in general
Collisions
Right-of-way situations, especially when crossing and turning
Cyclists acting as if they are above the law
Failure to notice cyclists
Distracted vehicle drivers
Self-caused accidents
Riding too fast
Alcohol consumption
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Special risks when riding an e-bike
From a car driver’s viewpoint:
It looks like a bicycle but it’s an e-bike
Riding speeds are easy to underestimate
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From an e-biker’s viewpoint:
Handling in itself
Higher speeds
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Cycling or e-biking safely to work:
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Video: “Bicycle and e-bike”
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Take care in right-of-way situations: it’s worth checking to make sure! When you stop at a stop sign or where you don’t have right of
way: Take a look and check to the left, front and right.
Look over your shoulder every time you make a turn and give a clear signal.
Before you turn and go across or at junctions, make sure you are seen by drivers of other vehicles (eye contact).
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Take care in right-of-way situations: it’s worth checking to make sure! On roundabouts, ride in the middle
of the lane.
Be aware that you cannot be seen in drivers’ blind spots.
Obey traffic regulations – it’s less dangerous and less stressful for you and others
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Make yourself visible – even in daytime hours
Equip your bicycle with lights as required by law:- Lighting system with steady lights, white at the front and red at the rear, permanently
attached or removable – visible at night in fine weather at a distance of 100m - Reflectors: white at the front and red at the rear, permanently attached- Yellow reflectors front and rear on the
pedals – except on safety pedals
You’ll be even more visible with an extra red flashing rear light.
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Make yourself visible – even in daytime hours
Wear reflective accessories (high-visibility jacket/vest, reflective arm/ankle bands, etc.). With light-reflecting items, you will be visible at a distance of 140 metres.
Ride with your lights on even in the daytime and wear high-visibility clothing.
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Always wear a helmet when cycling!
Buy a cycle helmet with the CE-marking EN 1078.
Try on the helmet before you buy: with the chinstrap open, it must sit well and neither feel tight nor wobble.
Wearing a bike helmet is compulsory when riding e-bikes with a pedal assist system above 25 kph to a maximum of 45 kph.
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Helmets only protect riders when worn properly!
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1. Two finger widths above the bridge of your nose
2. Side straps should sit snugly, with room for one finger between the strap and your chin
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Watch out! An e-bike goes faster than you think
Choose an e-bike category that corresponds to your cycling skills.
E-bikes enable higher speeds than regular bicycles. They are also heavier. These two aspects result in unusually long stopping distances.
Other road users underestimate the speed of e-bikes. Ride defensively.
Ride at an appropriate speed.
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Ride defensively!
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Video: “An e-bike goes faster than people think it does”
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Further information
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The following bfu brochures (available only in French,
German and Italian) contain more on this subject:
- «Radfahren – Sicher im Sattel» (Art. 3.018)- «E-Bikes – Mit Sicherheit leichter ans Ziel» (Art. 3.121)
- «Sichtbarkeit bei Nacht» (Art. 3.008)
Order them free of charge at www.bestellen.bfu.ch
You can find even more accident prevention tips atwww.bfu.ch.
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