2x2- cyclists and pedestrians:

 

For years, the bike lanes were neglected, lack of enforcement toward drivers that put cyclists at risk, and toward illegal electric bicycle retailers, led to the known situation that cyclists riding on the Sidewalks and risk themselves and the pedestrians.

 

the straight law- is clear: the biker's place is the bike paths or at the main traffic roads.

the law doesn’t address the facts:

1.bike paths are a rare solutions in israel.

2.the average israeli driver is Convinced that cyclists belong to the sidewalks. 

studies show that lack of awareness of the drivers put the cyclists at risk.

 

 

Our Initiatives:

-Separated bike lanes of drivers and pedestrians movement.  

- Ride The City TLV  interface that allow cyclists to recognize the safer streets for road Biking, therefore avoiding cycling on sidewalks.

-Coping with pedestrians organizations in a goal to increase awareness And decrease the conflict.  

- A campaign to increase drivers awareness of road bikers.

- Dealing with the issue of illegal electric bicycles.

 

From here and now and therefor ,it’s clear to “Israel Bicycle Association” That:

-Every cyclists is at first a pedestrian

- In the high hierarchy of urban road users the pedestrians on the top among them are: seniors. disabels. parents with strollers, kids and pedestrians that don’t belong to any criteria that was mentioned, but entitled to walk safely on the sidewalks.

 

We insist that every solution for cyclists have to respect the pedestrians, and can’t hurt them.

We invite you cyclists and pedestrians, to join to our volunteers that lead the campaign for improving the cyclist and pedestrian safety.

Joining and more deatils: bike@bike.org.il