Bahnrad champion Königshofer inspires Burgenländer during e-bike training!
Bahnrad champion Königshofer inspires Burgenländer during e-bike training!
What's new in Burgenland? Today the three-time railway bike champion Roland Königshofer visited the region and presented his skills in a bright orange jersey. As part of a free driving safety training for e-bikes, organized by the Chamber of Labor (AK) Burgenland and the ARBÖ, he showed the Burgenländer how important the proper handling of e-bikes is-with a good dose of fun. The event met lively, with the main focus on safety in road traffic, as Krone reported.
Karl Igl, who acted as a pacemaker at the age of 80 and always shone in leather hires on the bicycle tracks, was particularly noteworthy. Königshofer himself looks back on a brilliant career in which he became world champion three times and has often drove behind Igl in the slipstream.Security in focus
Ines Lukić-Zjajo, AK mobility expert, emphasized the high importance of security for employees who are traveling with e-bikes. So that the handling of the electrical bicycles is really safe, the coaches offered practical training on closed exercises. Beginners were able to gain initial experience, while advanced users were able to perfect their technology. Over a million e-bikes are already on the road in Austria, and Martin Heissenberger's company, state director of the ArbÖ in Burgenland, impressively emphasizes that the number of accidents with e-bikes has increased significantly in recent years.
How important it is to be safe on the road also show the content of typical driving safety training. These include technology checks, the review of the traffic safety of the bicycle, optimal settings of seat height and handlebar offset as well as important driving techniques such as brakes and dodges. In addition, the correct behavior in road traffic and the new legal situation to drivers: Inside e-bikes, the information of the ADAC.
e-bikes under the magnifying glass
The popularity of e-bikes in Austria is growing steadily, and thus also responsibility. Königshofer and the AK team want to raise awareness of careful driving. The team spirit focuses on the training and the participants appreciate the opportunity to expand their skills together. Engine -supported bicycles have many advantages, not least the relief on longer distances and the increased experience of nature.
It is all the more important that the owner also devotes itself to security and deals responsibly with the bikes. The participants: In the inside, valuable exercises were able to learn how to avoid obstacles in good time and avoid dangerous situations - the common traffic rules including the helmet carrier obligation were also on the program. The conclusion of the event was overwhelmingly positive: both beginners and advanced people felt safer in the saddle after training.
The initiative of Königshofer and the organizations shows that dealing with e-bikes is not only fun, but can also be learned and practiced in a safe setting. Visit such training and become part of the e-bike community to explore the world with a good feeling on two wheels!
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