Around 400 cyclists gathered in Pforzheim this Sunday for a memorial ride. People drove about 15 kilometers to the scene of the accident and set up a ‘ghost bike’ The police are investigating a 77-year-old driver on suspicion of negligent homicide.
According to the latest data from the Federal Statistical Office, 474 people died while cycling in 2022. Of the cyclists killed, 208 were traveling on a Pedelec, also known as an e-bike.. The share of cyclists in traffic fatalities has almost doubled from nine percent in 2000 to 17 percent in 2022, according to the federal statistical office.