The Local Germany

Thief in Kassel saws down tree in effort to steal €2,000 bike

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:28:35 +0200

A yet unknown thief used a saw to cut down a tree at the weekend in the central German city of Kassel in order to steal an expensive mountain bike.

Cyclist blocks street to 'pop into bakery' and becomes internet hit

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:54:40 +0200

Drivers who block up cycle lanes as they "pop into the bakery" are a constant thorn in the side of German cyclists. A Cologne politician decided to turn the tables.

Police hunt small child who seriously injured granny in hit-and-run on bike

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 19:08:32 +0200

Authorities in Berlin are searching for a small child and his adult female companion, after the boy cycled into an old woman and then fled.

Why making Germans wear bike helmets may actually be harmful

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:00:48 +0100

There are almost as many bikes as people in Germany. That doesn't mean Germans follow basic road safety - like wearing a helmet. But is that such a problem?

Policeman uses kiddie's bike to hunt down drunk fugitive

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:24:21 +0200

An intoxicated moped-rider found himself the target of a rather unusual kind of police chase in Bavaria on Tuesday.

Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike'

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:37:33 +0200

In the 131-year history of the bicycle there have been multiple innovations. Mountain bikes, city bikes, folding bikes, and reclining bikes all have their fans. But a new invention is set to split pedal pushers right down the middle.

Cyclist spared fine over Bavarian dialect mishap

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:17:34 +0100

A cyclist from western Germany faced a nearly €250 fine for a cycling violation that she said she only made because she misunderstood a police officer's Bavarian dialect.

Boozy cyclist slapped with 15-year bike ban

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:50:00 +0100

A university student has been banned from riding his bike for a whopping 15 years after police caught him pedalling blind drunk through the streets of his home town of Gießen, Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday.