[Ep. 993] A second ride in Leipzig. This time from the main train station to the Velo-City 2023 conference location. More information in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=24490
From American eyes, this doesn't look like the greatest bike paths. The narrower streets make it okay enough to cycle here, but not very comfortably. The beginning section in the tram area would have me stopping every block to check google maps…
Here in Lüneburg we have a former major road with its full design preserved from the 1960s – including dedicated bike lanes. When I see these painted bike lanes in Leipzig they aren't there to replace an undersized lane on the sidewalk – they are to have just anything. 😮
Everything, from the roads with potholes and cracks to the rundown buildings, looks poverty stricken. Lifeless and soul crushing. I found this a quite depressing video.
It appears that the "cycling provision" is much like most of the UK, in that the authorities have put up signs directing you to ride on the footway and assumed that it is enough. It also starts and stop sand starts and stops, just like most cycle routes in the UK. If Leipzig is supposed to be somehow exemplary and leading, then I am given to believe that cycling provision in the rest of germany must be awful.
Shall we start a giro 555 relief aid for these poor ppl😂Come on Germany spread the wealth, where is the Zusammengehörigkeit-solidarity? These images make Luik/Liege and Charleroi almost look beautiful.
This looks like somewhere undergoing a lot of development. It would be interesting to return in five or ten years. There is certainly a lot of potential for good cycling infrastructure on those wider streets if the local government has the will.
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@16:56 a right on red arrow ?! Wow
Caramba !!! O asfalto aí é horrível , parece até o asfalto aqui do Brasil !!! Claro …. em alguns lugares
Ai, that stretch with the tram rails is, eh, life threatening… not an experience to look forward to.
Very nice tour, this city is amazing! 💚✨
my bum hurts from all those potholes. holy moly that is some Belgian road quality
hmmm, not very good. narrow bike lanes, poor signage, poor inconsistent pavement surface , poor lines.
TBH i expected better from a German city.
damn i live in a different german city and its a lot better than this
These roads need to be resurfaced
From American eyes, this doesn't look like the greatest bike paths. The narrower streets make it okay enough to cycle here, but not very comfortably. The beginning section in the tram area would have me stopping every block to check google maps…
Here in Lüneburg we have a former major road with its full design preserved from the 1960s – including dedicated bike lanes. When I see these painted bike lanes in Leipzig they aren't there to replace an undersized lane on the sidewalk – they are to have just anything. 😮
Everything, from the roads with potholes and cracks to the rundown buildings, looks poverty stricken. Lifeless and soul crushing. I found this a quite depressing video.
What a confusing city to cycle
It appears that the "cycling provision" is much like most of the UK, in that the authorities have put up signs directing you to ride on the footway and assumed that it is enough. It also starts and stop sand starts and stops, just like most cycle routes in the UK. If Leipzig is supposed to be somehow exemplary and leading, then I am given to believe that cycling provision in the rest of germany must be awful.
very bad compared to dutch.
When a 60cm bike path shared with pedestrians is better than your segregated infrastructure in your country 💀
Germany isn’t a bike country .
Shall we start a giro 555 relief aid for these poor ppl😂Come on Germany spread the wealth, where is the Zusammengehörigkeit-solidarity? These images make Luik/Liege and Charleroi almost look beautiful.
This looks like somewhere undergoing a lot of development. It would be interesting to return in five or ten years. There is certainly a lot of potential for good cycling infrastructure on those wider streets if the local government has the will.
How many pedestrians end up in hospital every day? 😅