tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post5874638104885010957..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Excellent video from Streetfilms in Groningen plus more information about the cityDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-9909477946598325642013-10-18T11:52:00.632+02:002013-10-18T11:52:00.632+02:00Completely independently and almost right on cue s...Completely independently and almost right on cue someone has posted a cyclecam video of my home city that illustrates my point perfectly:<br /><br />http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/video/commotion-by-creedence-clearwater-revival-and-how-to-beat-it<br />Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251409182403605985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-61770820781093543732013-10-15T14:51:28.121+02:002013-10-15T14:51:28.121+02:00I live in a city with almost no cycling infrastruc...I live in a city with almost no cycling infrastructure. Indeed the city planners copied the American "motor city" approach in the 1970s, and continue to do so. However, it's been shown regularly both here and in other cities that in rush hour traffic a cyclist will beat a car driver door-to-door. This is because cars are a highly spatially inefficient form of transport, so Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251409182403605985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-36611753432285273592013-10-15T13:09:27.127+02:002013-10-15T13:09:27.127+02:00What I dislike about video's like this is how ...What I dislike about video's like this is how they think it is great how travel-times for bikes are lower than those for cars. It's like that's the goal of Dutch transport policy, harassing car-drivers. They make it sound like all you have to do is to make sure that travel times by car are so long drivers will give up on driving and you get your ready-made cycling city.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269743735440472094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86596295779956047062013-10-10T22:57:51.367+02:002013-10-10T22:57:51.367+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.com