tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post5847577229153234360..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Disappearing traffic lights. Removal of motorized traffic from where cyclists and pedestrians needed to be made mass cycling possible in the Netherlands. A second transport revolution despite a rise in car use and ownership.David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-40630233531964385702016-02-11T02:55:11.385+01:002016-02-11T02:55:11.385+01:00https://vimeo.com/147017127
"During the Fiets...https://vimeo.com/147017127<br />"During the Fietstelweek 2015, over 50.000 cyclists recorded their trips using an app on their mobile phone. Together they cycled more than 1,2 million kilometers."<br />Animated map shows red blips when stopped at junctions - very few, even including 'Give Way', not just red traffic lights!EricDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627499456104670273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-61558930394911099062015-02-05T19:04:43.780+01:002015-02-05T19:04:43.780+01:00Hi David. Im dutch and am enjoying your site. Id j...Hi David. Im dutch and am enjoying your site. Id just like to offer my translation of 'autoluw' to english. I think you could call it 'reduced automobility' meaning through traffic will be made difficult in order to limit car traffic only to people who have a specific reason to be in that area (with their car).<br /><br />Cheers, AndriesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374903551900226494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-7315740805772675892014-02-09T16:47:07.056+01:002014-02-09T16:47:07.056+01:00Hi David,
Many thanks for taking the time to reply...Hi David,<br />Many thanks for taking the time to reply to my comment with such a thoughtful response. Don't get me wrong i loathe the street lighting in the uk- there is way too much of it and it is often poorly directed leading to pollution. I only mentioned the studs as a kind of half way thing- personally I prefer riding in total darkness. <br />Bad lighting s a bit of a bugbear if mine GilesMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760905893127687012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-51510179638524167732014-02-09T08:57:17.794+01:002014-02-09T08:57:17.794+01:00Christian: Please stay on topic. This blog post is...Christian: Please stay on topic. This blog post is not about Milton Keynes. However, I'll give you one short answer here:<br /><br />Have you tried cycling in Milton Keynes ? I have. It's absolutely nothing like cycling in the Netherlands. The "redways" remove priority at intersections and are often narrow with blind corners (social safety issues are common). The cycling networkDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21967635770140964822014-02-09T00:06:54.504+01:002014-02-09T00:06:54.504+01:00Interesting article however taking the UK context ...Interesting article however taking the UK context if a completely segregated network in this sense was the panacea why does Milton Keynes that has such a network not have such a large cycle usage?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418714986313962410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80846211609403921592014-02-08T20:05:05.032+01:002014-02-08T20:05:05.032+01:00Giles: It's a good thing to have cycle paths l...Giles: It's a good thing to have cycle paths lit at night because this improves <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2008/09/three-types-of-safety.html" rel="nofollow">social safety</a>. Vastly more people cycle in the Netherlands than anywhere in the UK (including Cambridge) and they do so in all weathers, and at night time as well as in the daytime. This requires socially safe David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-73450783812765277772014-02-08T18:37:58.962+01:002014-02-08T18:37:58.962+01:00I agree with almost all of your post. It does seem...I agree with almost all of your post. It does seem a shame though that every path has to be lit at night. Your caption implies that this is a good thing. There can't be many places left in the Netherlands where you can still see the stars, and the waste of electricity for all these lights must be high. Why not non polluting solar powered 'stud lights' implanted in the path surface GilesMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760905893127687012noreply@blogger.com