Hans on the BikeThis is a bidirectional #bicycle path that goes underneath one arm of a roundabout to avoid conflict between peds, cyclists and cars. Why not a bridge, you may ask. A downwards slope creates momentum that you can use to go up at the other end.
AI6YR Ben@Hansonthebike Wow, that's nice... In my part of the world they'd make you cross all that on a crosswalk 😬
@ai6yr in Canada too. And faded paint at that.
helle 🐈 (stray cat girl(s))@Hansonthebike it's probably even more subtle, the road is likely slightly raised, the heads of the cyclists passing through the tunnel do not go below the local horizon, which helps prevent the tunnel feeling dark and dangerous
Colm Donoghue@helle @Hansonthebike
Even very tall Dutch cyclists are lower than busses/trucks on the road, so the head height /height down&up for an underpass is lower than an overpass
Even very tall Dutch cyclists are lower than busses/trucks on the road, so the head height /height down&up for an underpass is lower than an overpass
The Book of KelsI'm pretty sure I saw a video a while back that mentioned that roundabout. Or else one very like it
@Nezchan it is possible but there are many. If you want to see where it is: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PziSP9x2cVUYU2Vh6
Too bad you can't do street view on the actual bike path. That'd be fun.
@Nezchan you can, in a way by using Mapillary, where volunteers add sequential images on line:
Colin Warren@Hansonthebike I’ve used several similar paths around Eindhoven—utility and fun combined!
Teemu Kalvas@Hansonthebike You also get away with a smaller vertical deviation. A bridge would have to clear whatever the local truck height standard is (4,4 m here), a tunnel can be half of that (and end up really claustrophobic).
Chambéry Cargo Bike@Hansonthebike Lorqu'en France, les élu.e.s et techniciens.ennes auront compris que maintenir des traversées à niveau, c'est nuisible pour la sécurité de l'ensemble des usagers.ères (automobilistes, piétons et cyclistes) tout comme pour la fluidité de la circulation, on aura fait un progrès immense.
Les traversées de la #RD1006 à #Chambéry (pourtant neuves) sont symptomatiques de ce manque de savoir-faire sur l'approche et la réalisation.
Vu le coût économique, il y a de quoi tousser.