ARBÖ Lower Austria Launches Bicycle License Campaign for Primary School Students

"With the cycling license, children aged ten and above are allowed to ride on public roads without the accompaniment of an adult," says Petra Kern from ARBÖ Lower Austria, who organizes these courses together with her team in collaboration with AUVA and with the involvement of the police.

Elementary Students Should Cycle Safely with the ARBÖ Traffic Safety Campaign

"The goal of ARBÖ with the cycling test at elementary schools or together with parent associations is to provide as many children as possible with access to the cycling license. We want to ensure with the offer of the voluntary cycling test that children are as safe and risk-free as possible in traffic and that no accidents occur. This should encourage them to cycle as well as to engage in more physical activity and find joy in sports," Kern continues. Last year, over 3,000 children in 140 elementary schools took the cycling test in an ARBÖ course. Children are allowed to ride a bicycle on public roads without the accompaniment of an adult from the age of twelve. This is already possible from the age of ten if they take a test and receive a cycling license.

The ARBÖ courses last two hours and include both preparation and the test. In the first section, the preparation, the most important traffic rules and the correct behavior on the road with a bicycle are covered. In the second section, the test takes place, which consists of a theoretical and a practical part, similar to a driving license test. The theory questions cover bicycle equipment, intersection examples, general traffic situations, and traffic signs. In the practical part, the children must navigate a designated route in traffic with their bicycle and observe all traffic signs. After successfully passing both parts of the test, the cycling license is finally confirmed by the responsible district authority.

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