tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post317178095986152405..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Road works vs. the Dutch cyclistDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-46057471179597126122010-08-27T23:20:32.839+02:002010-08-27T23:20:32.839+02:00And I thought that what I saw in Munich - divertin...And I thought that what I saw in Munich - diverting the cycle path onto a road lane and seperating it from motor traffic with a steel barrier at road works, was fly - but I had no idea it could work the other way. I suppose a 3 metre or wider cycle path is wide enough for motor traffic...christhebullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058394246399615754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83874812771348327072010-08-25T06:58:38.279+02:002010-08-25T06:58:38.279+02:00Rasmus: Thanks for your contribution. The speed w...Rasmus: Thanks for your contribution. The speed with which the work was done is commendable. It's like that here too, sometimes I'll find I'm on a new surface riding home, even though I saw no evidence of the work the day before.<br /><br />Colibri and J.. are right: I'm not all that impressed with the road. I've never seen anywhere in the Netherlands which puts cyclists on aDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-47903939261706172032010-08-24T22:52:17.419+02:002010-08-24T22:52:17.419+02:00"I know someone who won't be very impress...<i>"I know someone who won't be very impressed by the overall cycling infrastructure shown on Sirius7dk's pictures :-)"</i><br /><br /><br />My thoughts exactly. Would you <i>feel</i> safe in between the truck and the hedge? (picture below)<br />And what if both you and the truck are turning right at the corner at the same time? After all, you're both using the same traffic J..noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-90703234077764713712010-08-23T16:22:18.809+02:002010-08-23T16:22:18.809+02:00I know someone who won't be very impressed by ...I know someone who won't be very impressed by the overall cycling infrastructure shown on Sirius7dk's pictures :-)Colibrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-54593769045562453842010-08-23T15:19:17.672+02:002010-08-23T15:19:17.672+02:00And this is what they do in Sheffield!
http://sev...And this is what they do in Sheffield!<br /><br />http://sevenleagueboots.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/sheffield-doesnt-think-cycling/#more-1092<br /><br />(I was going to blog about this, but someone else beat me to it)sheffieldcyclechichttp://sheffieldcyclechic.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-1820447333660193042010-08-23T13:45:07.255+02:002010-08-23T13:45:07.255+02:00The only time I remember coming across roadworks o...The only time I remember coming across roadworks on a cycle path in my Danish hometown was when a 900 meter section (between 2 junctions)in the direction of the camera was resurfaced.<br /><br />(Picture of the road - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=strandvejen,+dk+7000&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=61.452931,107.138672&ie=UTF8&hq=&Sirius7dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688465574306782024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-29761619403362201932010-08-23T10:45:38.616+02:002010-08-23T10:45:38.616+02:00For a contrast, a picture from a German Radweg alo...For a contrast, a picture from a German Radweg along a touristic long-distance cycleway:<br /><br />http://fotos.ratzekiste.de/baustellen/2010/07/radtour-bodensee/1001-00260.jpg<br /><br />Sigh, I really must take a look if the grass is so much greener in the Netherlands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com