Bicycle regulation
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Title: | Bicycle regulation |
Long title: | Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology on bicycles, bicycle trailers and related equipment |
Type: | regulation |
Scope: | Republic of Austria |
Reference: | BGBl. II No. 146/2001 |
Date of regulation: | April 6, 2001 |
Effective date: | May 1, 2001 |
Last change: | October 9, 2013 |
Please note the note on the applicable legal version ! |
The Bicycle Ordinance is an ordinance of the Austrian Minister of Transport , which came into force on May 1, 2001 and is a supplement to the Road Traffic Act and replaces the ordinance of the Federal Minister for Public Economy and Transport of April 24, 1986 on the technical characteristics of racing bicycles ( BGBl. No. 242/1986 ) defines which technical requirements are made of bicycles in order to move them in public transport.
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Section 1 specifies the necessary equipment for the bike , such as bike lights , reflectors , braking devices and acoustic warning devices ( bike bell , horn ).
Section 2 defines the deviations from Section 1 for multi-lane bicycles.
Section 3 lays down additional provisions for pulling trailers.
Section 4 defines racing bikes and their exceptions from Section 1 .
Section 5 specifies the necessary equipment for bicycle trailers , the coupling and the transport of people with bicycle trailers.
Section 6 defines the conditions for taking children on child seats.
Section 7 defines the maximum permissible weight.
Web links
- Bicycle regulation in the RIS
- Bicycle ordinance on the website of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (PDF file; 17 kB)
- Amendment of the Bicycle Ordinance on October 9, 2013