Phil (ascentale)Mar 7

@cainmark asks:

Q6. Anyone else have trouble navigating from city to country (urban to rural) & the reverse? On the road, w/ no paths available, when the shoulders disappear.

My closest calls have all been on the "outskirts" of a city, just past suburbs, before fully becoming country.

Anyone have ideas on how to traffic engineer that to stop being a problem? Speed limits don't help when people constantly speed over them.

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Show threadSieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Mar 7
@ascentale @cainmark @bikenite Bike toured in Europe. Bike paths along roads work great.
Show threadSiegfried.Mar 7
@Anibyl @ascentale @cainmark @bikenite Not everywhere in Europe. Your profile picture shows cycling in the Netherlands. That is bike heaven.
But I get an impression, how bad bike infrastructure is elsewhere, especially in the USA. Helps a bit to honor the few nice spots I find here in Germany, though they're often the exception, like our new road, excusively for bicycles (no cars allowed!):
Show threadSieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Mar 7
@realSiegfried @ascentale @cainmark @bikenite The question was “how to solve the problem with traffic engineering”, the answer was “bike paths”, not sure why your comment is needed.
I rode the through Germany between Hamburg and Szczecin, I know how much better German infra is than e.g. Canadian one.
Show threadCainmark Does Not Comply 🚲

@Anibyl @realSiegfried @ascentale @bikenite

In the U.S. there are lots of obstacles to getting bike paths made, hence my original question.

Mar 7 at 8:32pmWeb
Show threadSieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Mar 7
@cainmark @realSiegfried @ascentale @bikenite There's no magic bullet. If the traffic speed is too high, you need to build separated infra for micromobility, or you don't have micromobility. Getting rid of the mentioned obstacles is how you make cycling in rural areas safer.