In view of increasing mobilisation and the resulting traffic problems, particularly in towns and cities, the two-wheeled motor vehicle in the form of an easy commercial vehicle of the moped type is proposed as an element of a two-wheel oriented mobility strategy due to its ecological, economic and traffic advantages. Potential safety risks of that mobility strategy are discussed. The field of research and model of two-wheel oriented mobility strategy is East Germany (former GDR). Until the reunification the number of two-wheeled motorvehicles was nearly as high as that of the private cars. West Germany (old federal states of the FRG) was taken as the comparative area. Detailed figures refer to the year 1989, which was representative for the aspects of investigation. The results indicate that the safety risks of the moped type vehicle relevant for the two-wheel oriented mobility strategy are not any obstacle for such a strategy. In that sense necessary consequences of development for improving the safety of two-wheeled motor vehicles are proposed concerning vehicular technology, traffic facilities and the riders of two-wheeled vehicles.
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