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Old May 11th 16, 03:29 PM posted to rec.bicycles.rides,rec.bicycles.misc
Frank Krygowski[_4_]
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Default Why can�t Cincinnati city have world-class bike lanes?

On 5/11/2016 6:43 AM, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 04-29-2016 15:38, Garrison Hilliard wrote:
I remember the tour guide’s tongue-in-cheek instructions that
underscored how serious the Germans are about transportation: “If a
pedestrian is walking in the bike lane, it is not only your right to
run them over, it is you duty!”


Lima, Peru, has many excellent bike lane, and a good portion of them
have nearby pedestrian lanes. But there, the tour guide for pedestrians
might say, "If another pedestrian is using the lane, it is your duty to
walk in the center of the bike lane."


My area has relatively few bike lanes, but it does have a very popular
Multi-User Path, perhaps 2 miles long and a full 20 feet wide, marked
with a center line. (It was a park road before becoming closed to motor
vehicles.)

Given the 10 feet of width for each direction, it's not easy for
pedestrians to block the way. But they team up to do it, walking five
abreast when necessary.

When they can't muster a team of five, they enlist a dog with a long
leash, trained to string it across the direction of travel.

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- Frank Krygowski
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