Stefan K - ADFC + Respect Cyclists 🚲🚲

Boxing Day and the last Friday of the month means Crisis Management. But due to the onset of drizzle and temperatures around 0 degrees Celsius, Berlin turned into an ice rink, so I took the initiative and, together with the approximately 30 participants and the incredibly friendly police officers, we

From Victoriapark in Kreuzberg, I had to head home, but I'd registered the Respect Cyclists right-of-way too quickly.



So, in crisp temperatures and an easterly wind, I set off for home.



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Right-of-way is paramount. Where is the intermediate rally, where are the construction sites, where are the railway tracks, etc.? Therefore, today's plan was to reconstruct the route for February 2026, when I will have the honor of leading the assembly for the first time.



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Over the past few days, small gingerbread cookies have been handed out to cyclists at various locations in Berlin. The message was:



Thank you for cycling in this weather, and may you always arrive safely.



Today, I was out and about with a colleague, mainly in Alt- and Neuhohenschönhausen.



So, thank you

The last official demonstration this year. For the 14th time, we headed to Kantstraße. The Senate is still insisting on dismantling the pop-up bike lane and making Kantstraße two lanes in each direction.



No!!!! This will only lead to more chaos and dangerous situations.



And once again, I had the honor

Despite it being the third Sunday of Advent, we (ADFC, Changing Cities, Fuss e.V., and VCD Nordost) had to hold another vigil today. This time at the intersection of Buschallee and Sulzfelder Straße.



Back in November, a truck driver "overlooked" a senior citizen there and then fled the scene. (The driver

And another short bike ride. This time to the last ADFC (General German Bicycle Club) neighborhood meeting in Lichtenberg this year, which we moved to Rustikal, a lovely little restaurant on Liebenwalder Straße, as a sort of small Christmas party.



A very pleasant group. The next meeting will be on January

The last Respect Cyclists demo this year focused on Torstraße! They want to remove trees, prioritize car lanes, and divert bikes onto the sidewalk... No! That's why we went there today to make our position clear.



Afterwards, we marched via Moritzplatz and Kottbusser Tor back to the Senate Department for

A small, pleasant gathering in Alt Hohenschönhausen. We were there for a public consultation on the redesign of Große Leege Straße. Landscape planners, the SGA (Social Planning Authority), representatives from local politics, and many residents were present. The first part of the meeting took place in

The last vigil had barely ended when the next one began. 😢

At the intersection on Oberlandstraße in Tempelhof, leading to the A100 motorway, a truck driver "overlooked" a 60-year-old cyclist... It's unbelievable.



Despite the freezing temperatures, around 100-120 people participated in the vigil and afterwards