GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva police are calling it PréDiRe Cyclistes, a week-long focus on bicycle safety and road etiquette from 20 to 24 June, with the police officers involved using bikes themselves.
Cyclists who don’t respect the rules of the road can expect to be stopped and given a lesson plus a cycling guide published by the Swiss safety council. Police will be checking bicycles randomly for the state of the bicycle, use of helmets and bike licenses that show you have third party insurance coverage.
The campaign is mainly aimed at cyclists in the city, but motorcyclists are included, say police, who want to improve cyclist behaviour, especially respect for red lights and giving priority to pedestrians.
