tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7322551813393096886..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Maintaining priority in the countryside. How a route between a village and a city can be made extremely attractive for cycling.David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-47444840232629336572008-11-18T20:07:00.000+01:002008-11-18T20:07:00.000+01:00Indeed it is. If you look at the stories with the ...Indeed it is. If you look at the stories with the <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/rural" REL="nofollow">rural tag</A> you'll see other things which have an effect in the countryside.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-87909812989257944592008-11-18T19:50:00.000+01:002008-11-18T19:50:00.000+01:00Good point: Cycling is a rural as well as an urban...Good point: Cycling is a rural as well as an urban form of transport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82625665986520725062008-11-18T13:29:00.000+01:002008-11-18T13:29:00.000+01:00It is so amazing to see how your country accomodat...It is so amazing to see how your country accomodates bicycles. Something like this is so far from the mindset in the United States we can't even dream about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82721666467258734342008-11-17T13:54:00.000+01:002008-11-17T13:54:00.000+01:00@ Nick, As far as I know every car driver is not o...@ Nick, As far as I know every car driver is not only taught to be careful around vulnerable road users: children, handicapped people, eldery people, pedestrians, cyclists etc. For example, at zebra crossings, a pedestrian who is still meters away from the crossing, but shows the intention of crossing has priority. Seriously!<BR/><BR/>It's just taught in the driving lessons that cars can be vey Annekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303232666607267415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-27002030289029839002008-11-17T11:14:00.000+01:002008-11-17T11:14:00.000+01:00Sometimes (as here) what you write makes me feel a...Sometimes (as here) what you write makes me feel almost sorry for poor Dutch car drivers. Well, it would, were they not mostly bike riders as well - and therefore beneficiaries as well as sufferers.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-76944221240239614502008-11-17T09:25:00.000+01:002008-11-17T09:25:00.000+01:00Colibri, I think you're absolutely right.I find I ...Colibri, I think you're absolutely right.<BR/><BR/>I find I cycle distances here much quicker than I ever did in the UK.<BR/><BR/>Riding on the cycle paths here vs. roads in the UK, I have many advantages. The surfaces are generally better, the routes are more direct (because I'd usually avoid A roads in the UK because they'd be unpleasant, but you can pick any route you like here), and you only David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-43609601188793536342008-11-17T09:09:00.000+01:002008-11-17T09:09:00.000+01:00My opinion is that path continuity and priority at...My opinion is that path continuity and priority at junction is what makes Dutch cycling infrastructure so good and unique: you're moving in a "complete network".<BR/>Whereas elsewhere, cycle paths are often just crap, with little pieces here and there.<BR/>The <A HREF="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/index.htm" REL="nofollow">Cycle Facility of The Month</A> shows Colibrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632588162383623031noreply@blogger.com