Raetselspass hat geschrieben: Mi 4. Jun 2025, 12:11
Messi10 hat geschrieben: Do 22. Mai 2025, 15:51
I still don't understand what the compelling need is to have to use a bicycle in a festival that lasts 5 days. Leave your trouble and anxiety at home and enjoy the festival.
"Need" is a strong word. But it's fun. And convenient.
Needless to say, they always ride their bicycles fast, with an ass face and ringing bells at all the pedestrians that "cross" their path.
Lots of all...very totalitarian. I think you're exaggerating.
Yes, it might be fun and convenient. But that convenience goes out the window when more and more people bring their bikes. The people on the bikes behave like they are on the road, like they are riding on a bike lane and have the right of way.
But there are no bike lanes, its all loosely organized chaos. If we are standing on one of the main roads, people are coming from all directions, going into all directions and by far not everyone is sober or paying attention to whats going on in front of them. Bumping into people is a normal thing and usually not a big deal, bumping into bikes is something else.
Accidents are guaranteed under such conditions, and as soon as the sun sets, it gets so much worse.
Im coming the 6th time this year since 2016. And yes, while not
absolutely everyone is riding a bike(thanks Mr Ackshually, we all know that in reality rarely things or people can be summarized under an "all" umbrella), it absolutely has gotten worse over the last years. Especially in the dark in certain places I had to have my head on a swivel, like Im on a busy road crossing in Berlin. If youre at a festival and have to be on the lookout to not get hit by some high/drunk peeps on their bikes (extra points for having their friend on the back of the bike too), then something isnt going right. And there were absolutely times over the years where I had to avoid the bigger roads because the bike dodging became too annoying (additional bonus points for half of the bikes at best having a working light, or the person riding moms old GDR Diamant bike with a pathetic excuse of a tiny, 40 year old light bulb as a light source).
Another problem is people leaving their bikes wherever the fuck they feel right now. Meaning the bikes have been blocking roads, roads for important festival staff, bikes have been locked to important gates and the crews had to cut the locks with angle grinders and they arent waiting for the owner to return.
And now there is also a confirmed information: There will be designated and marked bike pushing zones, in german called FSZ. Additionally there will be bike parking spaces.
Inside the FSZ you either push the bike or park it at bike parking. Only specially marked and designated bikes by the Kuko are allowed to ride in the FSZ.
Illegally parked bikes will be sent to bike jail and will have to be picked up by the owner.
If your bike is parked or locked somewhere where its blocking exits/entrances/rescue lanes, there is an extra festival crew, armed with tools that will not hesitate to cut your lock and take your bike to said jail.
And Im glad about that, finally no more bike dodging in the really busy areas, shit was getting ridiculous.