What would happen if the mountain biker would accept the 2 meters rule? Oh my god, I hope he will be faster downhill than uphill.

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1 What would happen if the mountain biker would accept the 2 meters rule? Oh my god, I hope he will be faster downhill than uphill. More than 2 meters, you are allowed to ride. Hey, who is the snail now?

2 Lobby for trail access, building critical mass Weg mit der 2 Meter Regel in BaWü Get rid of the 2 meters rule in BaWü Started August 2013, still going on Deutsche Initiative Mountain Bike e.v. Heiko Mittelstädt Project leader

3 Baden-Württemberg

4 Baden-Württemberg Details Heidelberg Karlsruhe Ulm Schwarzwald Black Forest Schwäbische Alb (Württemberg) (Baden) Freiburg

5 Impressions First 3 min film U21 CC Biker Pirmin Kuß Near Freiburg

6 Law in Germany 14Bundeswaldgesetz (1) Das Betreten des Waldes zum Zwecke der Erholung ist gestattet. Das Radfahren, das Fahren mit Krankenfahrstühlen und das Reiten im Walde ist nur auf Straßen und Wegen gestattet. (2) Die Länder regeln die Einzelheiten. Sie können das Betreten des Waldes aus wichtigem Grund, insbesondere des Forstschutzes, der Wald- oder Wildbewirtschaftung, zum Schutz der Waldbesucher oder zur Vermeidung erheblicher Schäden oder zur Wahrung anderer schutzwürdiger Interessen des Waldbesitzers, einschränken und andere Benutzungsarten ganz oder teilweise dem Betreten gleichstellen. Cycling in the forest is allowed only on the streets or paths. The states can regulate the details and restrict this law if necessary.

7 Law in Baden Württemberg 37 Landeswaldgesetz BaWü (1995) "Nicht gestattet sind das Reiten auf gekennzeichneten Wanderwegen unter 3 m Breite und auf Fußwegen, das Radfahren auf Wegen unter 2m Breite sowie das Reiten und Radfahren auf Sport- und Lehrpfade" die Forstbehörde kann Ausnahmen zulassen Cycling is prohibited on paths less than 2 meters wide. The forestry commission office can allow exceptions.

8 How does the law work in reality? - The locals ignore the 2 meter law or don t know about it. - The law is not enforced. - There have been very few penalties. - No conflicts in the forest. - The hikers don t know about the law either. => Why cange the law after 18 years?

9 Tourism 10% compromise - Unattractive tracks on the touristic MTB routes. Only 80 km official Singletrail in whole BaWü km forestry roads - Bad image of the black forest => Less guests because of the restriction Compromise: 10% exceptions on the official MTB routes => 850 km singel trails. => That means a consolidation of the 2 meters rule and a lot of bureaucracy

10 Small Parliament Question A offical question from a member of parliament about the need of the 2 meter rule: The forest ministery will keep the 2 meter rule. Justification: conflicts and deadly accidents.

11 Other Reasons - First green and socialist coalition in BaWü, since Discussion about MTB pacours and Ultrabike Marathon in Kirchzarten - Blocked route at the MTB Marathon in Offenburg - Successfull intervention by the DIMB in Hessen

12 Our goal Down with the 2 meter rule. Open any street or path for cyclists Individual trail closures are accepted if reasonable Campaigns to share the trails, showing respect fo all users (trail rules) Cyclist should help to keep the trails intact Designated freeride tracks are necessary for the gravity cyclists Install a round table

13 Two levels of action Arguments - based on scientific studies Public realtions - supporters - opponents

14 Opponent Arguments Deadly accidents Enviroment protection Wildlife protection Trail damage and erosion Liability of landowner in case of accident User conflict (Hiker)

15 Collecting Arguments The 2 Meter Rule: - discriminates all cyclists, not only mountainbikers - penalties can occur - conflict only occur because the law is on the hikers side - it is impossible to measure the 2 meter correctly - Local cyclists should be able to ride from home

16 Collecting Arguments - trainer and guides are in a legal gray area. (liability in case of an accident, risk of costs) - hard to get a permit for official sport events - tourism got less guests - bad image of Baden-Württemberg - the rule ist possibly illegal by itself

17 Statements Using pathways together The 2 meter law and the constitution Open letter to the Prime Minister cycling in the forest Website - Campaign website - libary with scientific studies

18 Public Relations Not only the arguments counts. You have to find a majority among the decicion makers The opponents are good organized and traditionaly involved in politics Cyclists are rarly organized We are a young sport Public image of the cyclists is bad

19 Instruments for Public Relation Other Associations (Supporters & Opponents) Petition Leaflets and Poster Press Releases, TV and News Discussion with politicians (on- and offline) Image campaign Using social media

20 Alliance with cycling associations BRV Badischer Radsportverband (18.000) WRSV Württembergischer Radsportverband (21.000) ADFC Allgemeiner deutscher Fahrradclub (18.000/ ) DIMB Deutsche Initiative Mountain Bike (13.000/60.000) => they do politics within their organisations

21 Press Conference Eurobike 2.Sept Hans Lutz (WRSV), Herbert Jacob (BRV), Thomas Kleinjohann (DIMB), Dr. Gudrun Zühlke (ADFC), Michael Winkler (DIMB)

22 Resolution

23 Other sport and nature associations Supporters: Deutscher Alpenverein Naturfreunde BaWü IG Klettern => Press Releases and PR by themselves

24 Hiking associations Schwarzwaldverein Schwäbischer Albverein - Visit the chairman. A lot prejudice is obsolete if you have a personal contact. - Write s to the local groups - Trail maintainace together with local groups - A lot of hiking club members ride bikes by themselves

25 Other association Tourism Hunters Nature Protection (BUND, NABU) Landowner Forestry commision Cycling industrie and dealers

26 Petition Anybody can start a Petition No fixed number of subscribers is needed. The parliamentary commission has to hear you Parliament has to decide about the Petition Our goal was to collect about subscriptions We did the collection for about 3 months In June we have our first hearing at the parliamentary commision

27 OpenPetition.de

28 Online Petition Time Curve

29 Online Petition Germany

30 Online Petition BaWü

31 How to get online subscribers? Building a website with arguments Getting links from other Websites, list them as supporters Threads at MTB-News.de and other forums Posts and comments on Facebook Press releases => for more information on how we use the social media see below

32 Collecting Subscribers Offline - Offline form at Openpetition.de - Leaflets (50.000) and poster (2.000) - Bike events - Bike hotspots - Bike shops => We got offline and online subscribers

33 Offline Form

34 Leaflets and poster

35 Bike Events Eurobike

36 Bike Events Schwarzwald Marathon Furtwangen Albgold Marathon Albstadt 4X German Masters Regional Races

37 Cyclists Hot Spots Freiburg Borderline (Free ride track)

38 Press releases and interviews Press release needs a good statement and a picture Reporters call back and you have to react quickly Talk to reporters like you talk to friends. An interview takes me min. Ask if they ride themselves. Ask for their experience with mountainbikers Ask for their and send more information after the call Read the article in the news and give thanks to the reporter Make an adress book of positive reporters and feed them with exclusiv information List all the articles on your website

39 Letters to the editor Write letters to the editor. That is very important - give the editor a feedback - correct wrong information Write comments online and paper letters Activate the followers on FB or MTB-News to write letters and comments Lead the discussion in a good direction Avoid confrontation with opponents

40 TV Be prepared! It ist your cinema and you are the actor For a 3 min TV spot, the TV Team need about 2h You need one day in advance to organize the set Look for the right location Organize a good mixture of cyclists Come with light equipment. Ride slowly Brief the biker about common questions and arrange standart answers ZDF Heute Nacht SWR Landesschau

41 Politics - Look for local politcal events and send followers - Using polls and election campaigns to get in contact - Look at the political program of the party - Read the coalition contract - Find biker in the party that will support you - Invite politicians to bike events

42 Asking polititicians online Abgeordnetenwatch.de

43 Image campaign We are mountinbiker Trail maintainance Trail rules

44 We are mountain bikers

45 Trail Maintainance Cyclists help hiking club working on a trail

46 Trail Rules Rules of the Trail 1. Ride on open trails only. 2. Leave no trace. 3. Control your bicycle. 4. Always yield trail. 5. Never spook animals. 6. Plan ahead.

47 Using social media Website Public MTB-News-Forum Internal MTB-News Forum Facebook (Twitter, Google+, etc)

48 Our campaign website show the Website

49 Facebook Open Trails Show the Facebook Site.

50 MTB News.de: - Forum with over registrated users - News section - Subforum for Open Trails moderated by DIMB - Subforum for regional topics

51 MTB-News.de

52 organize and communicate Be quick and telephone conferences are used in the inner circle Wider circel is organized in an internal forum on MTBNews.de -Invite people with good comments and opinions to the internal forum - Invite other bike associations All requests have to be answered in 24h

53 Thank you