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bike shedding most boring trend
On 1/28/2018 10:34 AM, Ned Mantei wrote:
On 28-01-18 06:35, Frank Krygowski wrote: And I agree with the concept. As I've mentioned before, we were staying with (new) friends in Zurich, and they took us on a walking tour of the city. At that time, they had just passed a "strict liability" law like you describe. Our friends told us it absolutely transformed the experience of walking (and IIRC bicycling) around the city. Isn't one of our newer posters from there? Any comment? That could be me... I've been reading the local newspaper (Tages Anzeiger) everyday for decades, and I don't remember ever seeing something like this. Maybe it was a long time ago? We were there in 2007. We were told the law was very new then. In any event, I generally feel safe riding in Zurich. The city has* helped, for example by sometimes reserving the sidewalk on one side of a street just for bicycles, by allowing bicycles on small roads where otherwise non-resident traffic is forbidden, and by establishing sensible bike lanes (wide enough to avoid the door zone). We were there for two rainy days and did not ride a lot. I do remember wayfinding signs (for example, leading me to the train station via quiet streets and some connector paths). I don't think I ever rode a sidewalk path. Not all connector paths were wonderfully maintained, but they did provide a pretty peaceful route. Besides this, over the years I've worked out my own ways to get through the city, mostly avoiding heavy traffic. I do the same here. And I acknowledge that that's probably easier in older cities than in new ones. Big newer development, like in the southern U.S. (Charlotte NC, Jacksonville FL) tends to be designed around "stroads" sprouting cul-de-sac "mushroom" housing areas, and huge shopping areas designed only for car access. Older areas retain more parallel street choices, and even some cut-throughs that are inaccessible to cars. I also signal for turns, stop for red lights, and generally try to behave in a predictable way. Me too. Another factor is that there are enough people on bicycles here that drivers are used to seeing them. Years ago I went for a ride while visiting Cincinnati, and had the impression that a lot of drivers had never encountered a bicycle before. That seemed scary. I'm certain that having more cyclists helps. Unfortunately, in the U.S. there is a strong cabal of "bicycle advocates" who seem to think that any facility that increases cycling count is fine. That's despite dangers in some designs. And of course, the novices lured by those designs are the ones least likely to recognize the dangers. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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