Overview
- A BASt analysis cited by the Deutsche Verkehrswacht reports a 59% rise in light‑motorcycle accidents from 2019 to 2022 after a roughly one‑third decline between 2015 and 2019.
- BASt also recorded a 37% increase in killed or severely injured riders in 2019–2022 following a 37% decrease in 2015–2019.
- DVW President Kirsten Lühmann calls the B196 model a failure on safety grounds and seeks its abolition, arguing the brief instruction without a practical exam is insufficient.
- The motorcycle industry group IVM rejects a causal link, noting around 300,000 people have taken up B196 and urging measures that promote safer use rather than repealing the entitlement.
- No regulatory change has been announced, and B196 currently allows drivers aged 25 or older with five years of car‑license experience to ride up to 125 cc after nine 90‑minute lessons without a separate test.