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Radweg — Compulsory cycle path

Zeichen 237, StVO Anlage 2: cyclists may not use the carriageway and must use this path (Radwegbenutzungspflicht). Motor vehicles must stay off it entirely. Verified 2026-08-03.

Radweg — Compulsory cycle path
Vorschriftzeichen · Mandatory

In plain English

A blue circle with a bike is compulsory for cyclists and closed to you. Parking on one 'just for a second' is among the most reliably fined and towed offences in German cities.

What you are looking at

Blue disc with a white bicycle in side view.

Remember it like this

Cyclists only have to use a path when one of the three blue signs (237, 240, 241) is there. Without them, they may legally ride on the road beside you.

Easy to confuse with — the exam exploits these

Vorschriftzeichen (Mandatory) — you must. usually a blue circle. Checked against StVO Anlage 1–3 on 2026-08-03.

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Fines and Punkte are indicative. The amounts shown come from published Bußgeldkatalog tables, not from statute, and are last verified 2026-08-03. The binding figure is the one on your own Bußgeldbescheid.

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Last updated: 2026-08-03