On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 11:25:36 PM UTC-4, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote:

They've demonstrated that completely
separated bike facilities cannot be separated
at intersections, where most crashes happen.
And they've pointed out that there can never
be a complete separate system getting
cyclists to every point

In theory - why not?

In practise - difficult

In reality - won't happen as car drivers and
shopkeeper won't accept it as
aggressivity/stress/frustration would be
reduced so much people wouldn't have to buy
meaningless things all the time (or drive to
Yoga class)

"In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is."

The reason it's impossible to build a complete separate system is not just selfishness by motorists and shopkeepers. There are many issues that
should be obvious: Expense; Property rights, as related to right-of-way
acquisition; Road geometry; Politics; Ineffectiveness; Emergency vehicle
response; Maintenance...

- Frank Krygowski