tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2175448203003101859..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Every Roundabout in Assen. Variations of the safest roundabout design.David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-68477306284315031072015-07-16T10:46:02.188+02:002015-07-16T10:46:02.188+02:00Restlesstablet: Almost none is "too many"...Restlesstablet: Almost none is "too many". That's why you always find a separate path for pedestrians anywhere that appreciable pedestrian flows are expected. More <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/shared%20use%20paths" rel="nofollow">here</a>.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-73422861077932272122015-07-16T08:04:17.128+02:002015-07-16T08:04:17.128+02:00How many cyclists and or pedestrians is too many f...How many cyclists and or pedestrians is too many for a shared use pathway? (Assuming you don't build them like most of the rest of the world as a sidewalk you can ride on and instead build them as bicycle paths you can walk on). Multiparty Democracy Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359081992141220593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16730885442674778302014-10-10T10:31:56.510+02:002014-10-10T10:31:56.510+02:00Thedoc: There are no examples at all of the type o...Thedoc: There are no examples at all of the type of roundabout that you ask about anywhere in the Netherlands. These are simply not built.<br /><br />Roundabouts are considered to be suitable up to a relatively small number of vehicles per day, above which the Dutch build <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/traffic%20lights" rel="nofollow">traffic light junctions</a>.<br />David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22231161780453116592014-10-09T15:37:53.782+02:002014-10-09T15:37:53.782+02:00Good examples but are there any examples of very b...Good examples but are there any examples of very busy roundabouts with built up areas around them? I am talking like two lane 40mph approaches and at least 1500 vehicles going in opposing and heavy left turn traffic from the more minor arms? <br /><br />Would be interested to see if there is something like this in Holland and how it deals with the cyclists getting across. Obviously with Thedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427430568416977051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59053021968785307052011-10-06T15:21:40.875+02:002011-10-06T15:21:40.875+02:00Great inventory! You're right to distinguish t...Great inventory! You're right to distinguish that last "roundabout" from the others; in the US, we call it a "neighborhood traffic circle" to distinguish it from a circular intersection that carries through traffic.<br /><br />My students recently did a study of bicycling facilities at roundabouts in the Netherlands, focusing on the Delft / The Hague region. They managed Peter Furthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13149337434095725752011-09-26T00:02:09.723+02:002011-09-26T00:02:09.723+02:00There is a new one added lately:
http://i51.tinyp...There is a new one added lately: <br />http://i51.tinypic.com/minu48.jpg<br /><br />And yep there are alot roundabouts here :) though it does work really well! <br /><br />At the moment they are still creating another one, which isn't on google maps yet.<br /><br />if you want more information about one of the roundabouts here in the netherlands feel free to ask :)<br /><br />Contact me at:<Kevinhttp://pexer.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86005095982076280182011-09-22T13:23:06.431+02:002011-09-22T13:23:06.431+02:00Anyone else notice that roundabout #9 looks like a...Anyone else notice that roundabout #9 looks like a smiley face? Brightened my day no end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-70971694796547550992011-09-21T20:10:51.231+02:002011-09-21T20:10:51.231+02:00I love that to bike past a highway you go under it...I love that to bike past a highway you go under it instead of waiting for a gap in motor traffic to cross it.<br />These types of things could also be applied to other highway interchanges other than roundabouts. Even just where a highway is raised they could just make it a little higher to put a tunnel underneath. The nice wide, open ended tunnels you've shown before are great to avoid any Clark in Vancouvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-85022432019617802422011-09-19T23:26:02.204+02:002011-09-19T23:26:02.204+02:00We call them park 'n' rides.
Here is a t...We call them park 'n' rides. <br /><br />Here is a typical "bicycle friendly" roundabout in the United States. Notice how the bike lane transitions onto a widened sidewalk.<br /><br />http://g.co/maps/dsn73<br /><br />Notice the High School on the 1/2 * 1/2 mile property to the Northeast. What a lot of excess land devoted to grass, which in near-desert Colorado isn't the Zmapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713360303608290737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-38549890856592361412011-09-19T19:26:23.407+02:002011-09-19T19:26:23.407+02:00Frits: Yes, the second photo is that roundabout, a...Frits: Yes, the second photo is that roundabout, at the very top of the city. I really ought to write something about the Dutch concept of a "transferium", where people can swap modes between bike / car / bus.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21895655332185207952011-09-19T19:24:47.031+02:002011-09-19T19:24:47.031+02:00Reaperexpress: Good point. I've updated some o...Reaperexpress: Good point. I've updated some of the descriptions. In general, anywhere where you might find an appreciable number of pedestrians you'll also find separate pedestrian paths. The cycle-paths in the town usually have pedestrian paths next to them. However, where there are rarely pedestrians, such as outside the city boundary, there are no specific paths for pedestrians and David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-74487675070474222522011-09-19T19:08:06.101+02:002011-09-19T19:08:06.101+02:00What about pedestrians? I notice that some of the...What about pedestrians? I notice that some of the roundabouts only have cycle paths, no sidewalks. Do pedestrians walk on the cycle path?<br /><br />It's the opposite here in the Greater Toronto Area. Sidewalks are everywhere, but cycle paths are rare.Reaperexpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-23739587204288964942011-09-19T11:21:50.396+02:002011-09-19T11:21:50.396+02:00Isn't the car park on the right of the second ...Isn't the car park on the right of the second photo part of a bus station, or at least a place where all buses pass and allow for changes? <br /><br />The small "roundabout" on the last photo is the only way to connect five streets in an orderly manner. It's a lot smaller than it looks on Streetview, and has so little traffic that people often cut corners (I know, I live in the Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-71677829352022546232011-09-19T11:19:59.999+02:002011-09-19T11:19:59.999+02:00Looks superb for suburbs and rural areas. Can you ...Looks superb for suburbs and rural areas. Can you do a focus on Dutch urban crossroads, also from the top?Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69294443187217822222011-09-19T02:03:29.836+02:002011-09-19T02:03:29.836+02:00Now that's a lot of roundabouts, people in Aus...Now that's a lot of roundabouts, people in Aus. always complain about Canberra being the roundabout city. Yet compared to the Netherlands it would be the norm in road planning.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288258477481107716noreply@blogger.com