The Radbahn runs along the centre of the road and assumes the role of a tram, in terms of traffic organization. For this reason, questions concerning the design of the route and, above all, of the rights of way, are answered using comparisons to the tram system, which has been implemented all over Berlin. Technically, the Radbahn is a structurally separate bifurcated bike path. The usual stipulations for such paths should therefore be taken into consideration for the design and implementation of the Radbahn, particularly the regulations of the Road and Transportation Research Association (Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen, FGSV):

• ERA – Recommendations for Cycling Facilities [FGSV No. 284] 2010
• Arbeitspapier Einsatz und Gestaltung von Radschnellverbindungen [FGSV No. 284/1], 2014
• RASt – Directives for the Design of Urban Roads [FGSV No. 200], reprinted May 2012
• Traffic Engineering Dimensioning, according to the Handbook for the Design of Road Traffic Systems (HBS) [FGSV No. 299], edition 2015
• RiLSA – Guidelines for Traffic Signals [FGSV No. 321], edition 2015
• Arbeitspapier Turbokreisverkehre [FGSV No. 242], 2006
• Empfehlungen zur Mobilitätssicherung älterer Menschen im Straßenraum [FGSV No. 034], 2010
• ESAS - Empfehlungen für das Sicherheitsaudit von Straßen [FGSV No. 298], 2002
• H BVA - Hinweise für barrierefreie Verkehrsanlagen [FGSV No. 212], 2011
• and other relevant literature and examples from abroad