The data-driven bicycle safety campaign PING is a digital feedback cycling campaign for cities developed by Bike Citizens and Mobiel 21. The aim of the campaign is on the one hand to provide the city with a good overview of cycling conditions, and on the other hand to offer cyclists a structured feedback channel.
The Mobiel21 and Bike Citizens PING campaign allows people to actively engage in the development of their city. With the PING button, participants can mark situations which they perceive as unsafe.
Making conflicts in bicycle traffic visible in a data-based manner
The main difference between PING and other reporting systems is that feedback via the Bike Citizens app can only be provided for a specific location and category. Accordingly, the result is not a collection of subjective needs, but a catalog of measures developed by Mobiel 21 based on data from which concrete implementation steps for the city can be derived. For this purpose, participants in your city collect conflict points with the help of the Bike Citizens app and a ping button and can assign them to different categories. This recorded data is made available to your city with further analyses.
How to Ping?
It is simple, easy and safe:
Track
Track your rides and ping along as you go. Your routing data and Pings combined provide a solid base for a better infrastructure planning. Don’t worry, your tracks are made anonymous.
App
PING is integrated into the Bike Citizens app – tested, proven and trusted by many thousands. Once participants have the button, they can join the campaign in the app and enjoy the features of the Ping campaign and the Bike Citizens app.
Button
Shockproof, weatherproof and easy to attach to the bicycle handlebars or clothing. Made of high quality and durable silicone, the button is connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth, and the pings are saved
location-based.
People
A balanced mix of participants from all over the city who enjoy contributing to PING by tracking their rides and hitting the ping button every time they want to give feedback.
Active Pings
You are curious where people are currently pinging? Check a look at our map and see that you never ping alone!
Conflicts on cycle path / lane
Stress / Emotions / Bullying
Infrastructural design
Conflicts on crossings / waitings
Conflicts on street
Sight is blocked
Road surface
Traffic lights
Why choose the Ping campaign by Mobiel21 and Bike Citizens?
You are probably wondering: what makes your cycling feedback campaign unique? Well let us give you a reason.
As a matter of fact, let us give you three.
simple
To use Ping, you do not need to be a rocket scientist, quantum physicist or urban planner for that matter. Its easy and intuitive!
quick
Mounting, connecting and you are ready to go! And of course, no tools required!
universal
Whether you have an E-Bike and only goes out for weekend tours or commuting every day with your city bike, Ping is meant for everybody.
Company employees take part in campaigns via the app. Some campaigns are using rewards to motivate – an old and effective strategy. But one thing all campaigns have in common: Participants help to improve the urban planning of their city.
Dashboard
Earn points for cycling regularly and get discounts and goodies for it.
Analytics
Mark bottlenecks by the push of a button and improve urban planning.
Reporting
Employees team up, collect points and love their commute even more.