Berlin reports rise in fatalities as new bike lanes fail to keep cyclists safe

Campaigners demand more rules for lorries after initial hope pandemic would mean less trafficA coronavirus-related drop in traffic and new protected bike lanes have failed to make Berlin’s roads safer for cyclists, as the German capital reports a four-year record in fatalities.A woman run over by a right-turning articulated lorry in the district of Reinickendorf on Friday became Berlin’s 14th official cycling fatality of 2020 – more than twice as many as the six recorded in 2019. Continue reading…
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