tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2405214846583602551..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Direct cycle routes in old and new townsDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-29909021250551313572011-10-02T23:31:55.125+02:002011-10-02T23:31:55.125+02:00This is, in my opinion, one of the most appealing ...This is, in my opinion, one of the most appealing aspects of cycling (contingent on infrastructure of course) that should be presented. Unfortunately the US largely does not understand this and continues to brand cycling as good because it's environmentally friendly, healthy and yadda yadda. I personally support sustainable initiatives but realize that most people don't have that same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-8259326027276918432010-12-03T00:07:35.442+01:002010-12-03T00:07:35.442+01:00HI David, having just been for a cycle trip around...HI David, having just been for a cycle trip around Germany, Holland and Belgium, and now back in New Zealand, I really appreciate what the Dutch are doing. The terrain and weather over here don't help - but the attitudes of many car drivers makes cycling a wary adventure as opposed to the pleasant journey it was in NL.Cycle_girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062676052016881280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42972304007037463412010-11-23T13:50:30.097+01:002010-11-23T13:50:30.097+01:00Those long buses are bendy buses, with 2 joints th...Those long buses are bendy buses, with 2 joints that allow it to turn tighter. The 2 carriage (1 joint) version is used in London, though I think Boris wants to get rid of them (or might have done already).Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-74774985288445276152010-11-22T21:52:46.102+01:002010-11-22T21:52:46.102+01:00@Michael Blue, these buses work fine in Utrecht. Y...@Michael Blue, these buses work fine in Utrecht. Yes they mostly drive on separate bus lanes (we really do prefer to separate traffic in the Netherlands!) but they use normal streets too and they can make remarkably sharp turns. <br />See this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA0UGKhZByk#t=1m18s" rel="nofollow">video</a><br />But I agree with David: bikes could not be taken on any public Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-11551257727828497052010-11-22T21:41:35.551+01:002010-11-22T21:41:35.551+01:00Are any other vehicles allowed on the cycle paths,...Are any other vehicles allowed on the cycle paths, can you rollerblade, skateboard or use a motorbike or moped? If not how do they enforce it? If they are allowed are they required to wear a light or somehow make themselves visible to other cyclists? <br /><br />Second how are the cycle paths funded? By that national government or by local government? Who selects routes to be billed, the local Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45672965175672045972010-11-22T20:12:28.789+01:002010-11-22T20:12:28.789+01:00Michael: Dutch bus stops have cycle parking, but y...Michael: Dutch <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/integrated-transport.html" rel="nofollow">bus stops have cycle parking</a>, but you don't ever see bike racks on buses. <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/10/things-that-dont-scale.html" rel="nofollow">That would never work here</a>.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28671110464845606222010-11-22T19:51:40.744+01:002010-11-22T19:51:40.744+01:00Well-produced video. Thanks for sharing. I wish T...Well-produced video. Thanks for sharing. I wish Toronto would have stuff like that. What's up with those extra-long buses? It seems they can only run in a straight line; how could they negotiate streets of old European cities?<br />Dave, do you buses feature bike racks? In Toronto buses have a bike rack mounted in the front. It can hold three or four bikes.Micheal Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-31982454423326339842010-11-22T19:23:35.738+01:002010-11-22T19:23:35.738+01:00Very well done!
I love at 1:18 the before/after. ...Very well done!<br /><br />I love at 1:18 the before/after. Four lanes of traffic down to bike and bus lanes!<br />People whine about giving up one lane to bikes here, I could only imagine the outrage of doing something similar to that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589492356827998591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-88075513548164120272010-11-22T17:12:25.989+01:002010-11-22T17:12:25.989+01:00Great film, thank you so much for posting it! BUT:...Great film, thank you so much for posting it! BUT: it is painful to see this and compare...I live in the UKVittoria from Glasgownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-4799471407045012432010-11-22T01:25:03.840+01:002010-11-22T01:25:03.840+01:00Great video - thanks again David.
Ever so slightl...Great video - thanks again David.<br /><br />Ever so slightly off-topic, but can I ask a question about your segregated tracks?<br /><br />I just wondered how well they stayed clear of debris/gravel etc, compared to a roadway does away from the curb. Separate sections of track over here in the UK, where they interract with the road (as I'm sure you remember, or rather forget!) tend to soon Isla...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09569097700652272494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-6102618266516856282010-11-22T00:41:02.939+01:002010-11-22T00:41:02.939+01:00Excellent film, thanks Mark (& David for posti...Excellent film, thanks Mark (& David for posting it).<br /><br />What really strikes me is that the travel times for cars are longer than by bicycle, for the same distance.<br /><br />Here in Australia we can talk about infrastructure improvements, 'end-of-trip' facilities (communal showers usually, rather than decent parking), cycling for health/environment, law changes, etc. until Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com