Blade Night Berlin

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The Blade Night Berlin was a political demonstration and skate night in Berlin from 1998 to 2000 and was at times the largest in the world with up to 60,000 participants.

history

The Blade Night took place for the first time on June 3, 1998 with around 30 participants and was registered as an assembly within the meaning of the Assembly Act . It was not commercial and participation was free. Your name was trademarked by the organizer Jan-Philipp Sexauer in order to be able to prevent economic exploitation by third parties. The aim of the assembly law was the legal recognition of skates as vehicles in the sense of the road traffic regulations . Through word of mouth and extensive media coverage, the number of participants rose to around 30,000 in 1999. This led to traffic disruptions, so that the then Transport Senator Jürgen Klemann (CDU) called for the Blade Night to be banned. However, his department was not responsible for a ban. After a background discussion initiated by Partner for Berlin between the organizer and Volker Hassemer (CDU), the responsible interior senator Eckart Werthebach (CDU) decided that the Blade Night could continue to take place. A legal dispute was thus avoided.

Political goal

The recognition of skates as vehicles within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act (StVO) required by the Blade Night should make it possible to legally drive inline skates on public roads . In July 2000, the sport policy spokesman for the Greens , Winfried Hermann , demanded in a "Berlin Declaration" that skates "must be recognized as an equal means of transport within the meaning of the road traffic regulations and the road traffic permit". Berlin CDU , SPD and the Greens have now spoken out in favor of model tests in Berlin and recognized skates as a means of transport.

The Blade Night Berlin had thus achieved an interim goal on the way to legal recognition. At a hearing in the Bundestag , ADAC boss Eberhard Waldau also stated that 30 km / h zones could be released for skaters in the outskirts. On September 6, 2000, the organizer received permission from Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse and the Federal Ministry of the Interior under Otto Schily to drive past the Reichstag building in the ban mile . When increasing commercialization by third parties was difficult to avert due to its size , the meeting was no longer registered by the organizer in 2001. Blade Night Berlin took place for the last time in September 2000. Following their example, Blade Nights were held in other cities . Since September 1, 2009, inline skating can be permitted on the road in accordance with Section 31 (2) of the StVO by means of an additional sign . The former word mark Blade Night is now a generic name for night skate events.

Follow-up events and name usage

In 2000, in addition to the Blade Night Berlin, the “Berlin Parade” with similar political goals was registered. However, it did not reach the number of participants at Blade Night. In 2003 a “Balisto Blade Night” was also held in Berlin, which, despite the similar name, had nothing to do with the Blade Night. As early as 1999, a night skate event in Munich had used the name “Blade Night” without consulting its inventor. The latter refused to take action against the use because he had registered the “Blade Night” brand solely to ward off commercial exploitation attempts. When the “Balisto Blade Night” was announced in 2003, which was to be sponsored by the food manufacturer Mars Incorporated and to be opened by Sports Senator Klaus Böger (SPD), he considered having it forbidden by an injunction . Ultimately, he refrained from filing an application with the court, because this would probably have led to the "Balisto Blade Night" being banned and not only the sponsor but also the skaters being hit. The “Balisto Blade Night” only existed for a short time. In 2004 it no longer took place. Since 2004 there has been a “Skate Night Berlin”, renamed in 2008 to “skate by night”. However, this is not a demonstration, but also a commercial event that works with sponsors and requires an entry fee .

Individual evidence

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  9. ↑ Jörn Hasselmann: Skaters on the Street: After the SPD, the CDU is now also for a try. In: tagesspiegel.de . August 4, 2000, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Peter Neumann: ADAC agrees with the idea / expert hearing on the subject of inline skates: CDU proposes a model test: "Skater route" for roller skaters. In: berliner-zeitung.de. August 5, 2000, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  11. ↑ sas: The CDU also recognizes inline skates as a means of transport. In: welt.de . August 3, 2000, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Helmut Kuhn: FUNSPORT: INLINER - The heroes of the night. In: Focus Online . May 22, 2000, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Skaters on the street: After the SPD, the CDU is now online for a try at www.tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Blade Night: Today there is permission to roll past the Reichstag. In: tagesspiegel.de . September 5, 2000, accessed February 6, 2018 .
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  16. ↑ Berliner Zeitung: Off for the Blade Night. In: berliner-zeitung.de. March 13, 2001, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  17. ↑ ZEIT: Who is allowed on the cycle path? Online at www.zeit.de. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  18. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Competition for “Blade Night”: Another skater demo starts rolling today Online at www.Tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  19. ↑ Neues Deutschland: Berliner Blade Night lives online again at www.neues-deutschland.de. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  20. ↑ City portal Munich: Blade Night will no longer take place online at www.muenchen.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  21. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Skaters should roll for chocolate bars online at www.Tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  22. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Name dispute over Blade Night settled online at www.Tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 5, 2018.