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Child-friendly Graz: new bicycle playgrounds and evaluation of the children’s bicycle bonus
Since 2023, the Graz city government has been offering a purchase subsidy for children's bicycles. All third-graders at Graz elementary schools receive a voucher worth 250 euros for the purchase of a children's bicycle, accessories or bicycle service. This campaign is unique in Austria. We summarise the results of the evaluation and report on the first bicycle playgrounds in [...]
The Austrian Bicycle Regulation in international comparison
The Austrian Bicycle Regulation (FVO) supplements the StVO with detailed provisions on child transport, trailers and equipment. It is already 23 years old and requires modernization, as, among other things, the common carriage of two children on longtail transport bikes does not comply with the FVO and multi-axle trailers may not be used. Members of the Cycle Competence Platform [...]