tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post9189243509527022695..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Road noise, cobbles and smooth asphaltDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86495330717705742812015-02-15T14:35:22.488+01:002015-02-15T14:35:22.488+01:00I think they do intentionally lay rougher surfaces...I think they do intentionally lay rougher surfaces for cars coming off smoother car lanes when they enter a road which includes cyclists as an audible signal for car drivers to pay more attention. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374903551900226494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69352118401871403002011-04-25T17:57:55.706+02:002011-04-25T17:57:55.706+02:00Unreal. Road management is so poor in the United S...Unreal. Road management is so poor in the United States that even patching asphalt potholes isn't prioritized. Our municipalities have worked hard to systematically remove Belgian block from historic urban areas, while the Dutch are actively maintaining and installing setts. To an American, this is inconceivable.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734522757570420284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-39388244013747887602011-04-25T17:42:01.627+02:002011-04-25T17:42:01.627+02:00GIF: The Fietsberaad have slightly more rational c...GIF: The Fietsberaad have <a href="http://www.fietsberaad.nl/index.cfm?lang=nl&section=nieuws&mode=newsArticle&repository=Bike+path+generates+energy" rel="nofollow">slightly more rational</a> coverage of that idea for cycle paths.<br /><br />I have to say that I can't see that much point in it. After all, they'll probably work better put on roofs, which are already at a betterDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-58229664866182829592011-04-25T17:15:13.005+02:002011-04-25T17:15:13.005+02:00Curious about this solar bike path concept in NL. ...Curious about this <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/netherlands-looks-at-combining-solar-energy-with-cycle-paths.html" rel="nofollow">solar bike path concept</a> in NL. (By the way in the first comment someone asks "why do bicycle paths need to be high embodied-energy concrete when compacted limestone dust over earth is perfectly fine?" - which makes a good pointSlow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-9263587232399209172011-04-25T12:53:26.044+02:002011-04-25T12:53:26.044+02:00The 'cobbles' are very traditional for Dut...The 'cobbles' are very traditional for Dutch roads. The Dutch simply call them <i>straatstenen</i> which translates to 'street stones' or 'street bricks'. The bricks of backed clay are indeed remarkably smooth to ride on. Especially the newer ones. <br />There is a whole industry in the Netherlands. With all the rivers clay can be found in abundance so this type of road Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-54717905593842045152011-04-25T12:28:32.789+02:002011-04-25T12:28:32.789+02:00The paving machine isn't actually automatic, t...The paving machine isn't actually automatic, the bricks are still laid by workers. The difference is that their working position is much more ergonomic as they're sitting in an upright position on top of the machine instead of hunched over the road surface.<br /><br />It is indeed quite a new innovation, made mandatory about a year ago by new working condition rules. Any road surfacing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-24190628389067247322011-04-25T11:01:20.376+02:002011-04-25T11:01:20.376+02:00I agree with all the methodologies described. Rega...I agree with all the methodologies described. Regarding "other countries", here in Berlin on many 30km/h streets the road is rougher than the pavement (sidewalk), so many cyclists illegally use the latter! (Also the speed bumps make cyclists ride into the door zone on cars on a few streets, such as the recommended cycle route through my neighborhood). Some parts of the city are better Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.com