Germans should start saving energy now in order to be more independent from Russia's fossil fuels, as Europe's largest economy is Find ways to reduce gas and oil imports from Moscow in response to the war.
And said: "Every kilometer not driving helps to get rid of Russia's energy supply more easily. We are also protecting the climate."
Germany's advocacy of bicycles this time is somewhat of a national grievance, but in the promotion of bicycles, Germany has always demanded itself by the standards of a bicycle country.
In Europe, the Netherlands and Denmark have the highest proportion of people owning bicycles. The first thing that greets tourists when they walk out of Amsterdam Main Station is a multi-storey parking lot for bicycles. Therefore, they are also the first to introduce bicycle "fast lanes".
Other European cities are also starting to follow the Dutch-Denmark example. Paris has impressed cyclists by offering bike sharing and other improvements, London has invested heavily in improving cycling infrastructure, bike ridership has risen sharply, and Belgium has offered small tax breaks for cyclists to work.
So German Federal Transport Minister Andreas Schur also said last year that the government intends to invest heavily to make Germany a more bicycle-friendly country. Planned investments will include building bicycle parking lots and cycle paths to make cycling easier for Germans.
Cycling is the fastest way to get around in most German city centres. During the morning rush hour, it is common to see cars moving slowly while cyclists gallop past.
But cycling is often dangerous on busy roads without bikes, so the government will set aside 1.5 billion euros until 2023 to complete the implementation strategy, which includes promoting a safe and seamless bicycle infrastructure, more bicycle parking facilities, companies Bike fleets, integration with public transport, and use of cargo bikes.
"Amidst the climate crisis and congested metropolitan areas, there will be a rapid near-tripling of cycling, coupled with the expansion of public transport and walking," said ADFC vice-president Rebecca Peters. "Germany has the potential to become a top cycling country like the Netherlands, with a 30% bike mode share and millions of daily bike commuters, we're pretty sure of that".
Now Germany is proposing to travel by bicycle under the current international situation. In order to save energy and get rid of energy dependence on Russia, it is even hoped that people can avoid heat loss at night by closing the curtains and lower the temperature setting by one degree, wear sweaters indoors, every week Working from home for one or two days, etc., some are really unreliable, and it has also attracted opposition from some Germans.
This German proposal to convert car travel to bicycles also shows from the side that bicycles can indeed make a great contribution to saving energy and protecting the environment. A new study led by researchers from Oxford University's Department of Transport Research shows that abandoning motorized transport and turning to Active transport can save up to a quarter of personal CO2 transport emissions.
"After tracking nearly 2,000 city dwellers over a period of time, we found that those who simply went from driving to cycling reduced their carbon footprint by around 0.5 ton per day, a significant portion of per capita carbon dioxide emissions," said lead researcher, University of Oxford's Dr. Christian Brand said. "If only 10 percent of the population changed their travel behavior, the reduction would be 4 percent of the CO2 emissions from all cars."
Riding electric bicycles or electric scooters will become one of the future trends of people，The low-carbon travel mode of bicycles continues to be vigorously promoted by various countries. Manufacturers have also carried out many technological innovations and functional improvements. In the future, more bicycles will appear on the road, and the demand for fossil energy can also be reduced accordingly. The farce that occurs due to energy constraints should be rare.