Polish Cycling Instructors Association

Can you find any positive effects of the Covid-19 pandemic? It seems that a significant increase in bicycle traffic can be mentioned here. The epidemic was definitely one of the factors that made the bicycle considered a safe and health-promoting means of transport.

At the end of 2022, we had the opportunity to ride a bike around Vienna and we are impressed by the quality of the bicycle infrastructure in this city.

As every year, we encourage you to prepare your bike for a period of increased use. You can have your bike serviced - specialists will lubricate, tighten, adjust or replace what you need. Or you can take care of the appearance and efficiency of your bike yourself. It will repay us with trouble-free operation and will lightly carry you along the routes.

What, apart from captivating views and demanding climbs, can the Spanish island offer to cyclists?

From time to time in the media there will be information about the amounts of fines in the amount of 1.5 thousand. PLN, which will be imposed on children riding bikes or electric scooters without permission. What do the legal regulations regarding the obligation to have a bicycle license look like in reality and do the above-mentioned fines really exist? We invite you to read.

Adequate visibility after dark is the basis of safety. Reflectors, flashlights, clothing in reflective colors or reflective vests are mandatory elements of every responsible cyclist or pedestrian.

Their history is actually the history of the popularization of all two-wheelers. It quickly became apparent that muscle-powered vehicles could be used to transport goods. Fast, cheap, with less effort and as an alternative to horse and motor vehicles. Especially when cars were still not very popular.

As we promote cycling to work, we also suggest actions that employers can take for their employees and increase the level of this form of mobility.

Human functioning in society is associated with specific activities that he performs in direct or indirect contact with other people. Quite often this happens when moving, going from point A to point B on foot or by vehicle. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in interest in cycling, which was due to both comfortable and wider infrastructure (a dense network of bicycle paths, access to city bikes), difficulties in communication (traffic jams, high load on rolling stock, lack of punctual journeys) and striving to change your lifestyle to improve your physical fitness and health.

One of the causes of accidents involving cyclists is not adapting the speed to traffic conditions. First of all, it is about drivers of motor vehicles, but cyclists are also required to drive responsibly, carefully at a speed adapted to the restrictions in force in a given area, weather conditions, the condition of the surface or the technical condition of the bicycle (brake performance, tire tread quality, etc.).

October 4 is World Animal Day. Hug, cuddle and love your four-legged friends wisely. You can also go for a bike ride with some of them…. If only it was safe - for you, your four-legged friend and other road users.

Another and the most common cause (2nd place in the statistics) of road mishaps involving cyclists caused by drivers of other vehicles is incorrect overtaking. Passenger car drivers contributed to most of the accidents in this category. In 2020, there were 278 such accidents; 41 victims, 239 injured) However, in the category of causes of accidents caused by cyclists, incorrect overtaking is indicated on the 7th position (46 accidents, 2 victims, 45 injured).