Some people believe protected cycle paths along side a road and driveways do not go together well. This video shows that it is all a matter of design. As long as it is perfectly clear that cars on such a driveway have to give priority to cyclists there is no problem at all.
read more: http://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/but-we-have-driveways/
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That's brilliant! When I was in the Netherlands, I assumed there simply weren't many driveways, but now I see they were there, but simply downplayed to give obvious priority to cyclists. But how do they make it clear to drivers they can't park in front when the driveways are not obvious?
@reaperexpress Where parking is allowed is very obvious. They may be unclear from a bike, but when you stand right in front of them all these driveways are clearly exits, so that means no parking. As you can see at 0:44 the parking area is also a darker color than the no parking area. If that isn't clear enough: at 1:15 you can also see the NP in the pavement for No Parking (or in Dutch Niet Parkeren). Parking in the cycle lane is never permitted so from 2:22 it is also very clear: no parking.
I want to move to the Netherlands and live there!
why do they elevate the walking lane? its easy to fall when it rains…
@alzaine no you would not, the netherlands is a police state and you dont want to live there
Thinking out loud –
Americans are not as smart as Europeans because of the poisonous auto exhaust fumes killing brain cells. This is why Americans are so violent (We have invaded so many countries, like a violent bullies).
The best thing that could happen is oil is cutoff for 40 years so the next generation will not have the brain damage…
It is done to protect the pedestrians from cyclists invading into their space. We don't need to cycle on the footpath. If you should accidentally cycle onto the footpath, the kerb is sloped, so you won't fall, even if it rains. But you won't have to, 'cause there are no parked cars on the cyclepath and it is wide enough to overtake other cyclists. Separation makes traffic safer.
You could, since it's in the European Econcomic Area, but it would be a little more difficult in reality.
Where's the traffic? Â Plenty of parked cars, but moving vehicles were few and far between!Â
I love good design.
In india roads are more smart than that of the Netherlands😑
Meanwhile in Estonia, assuming there even is a bicycle path (it's usually a sidewalk designated for both pedestrians, bicycles and similar vehicles), … well why do I even bother. The idea is to make cycling as hard as possible.
In the UK, the fucking cars would have priority from the driveways.
That bus stop at 1:37 tho 👀
And those tiny tiny tree pits in between parking spots
What do you do when you overtake a group that fills the bike lane?
I love how Youtube recommends this to me 9 years later. Great video!
In Italy they put a lot of poles and sticks to "make it safer" which means by bike you have to stop every 100m which makes the cycle lane unusable. And tons of "end of cycling lane" / "beginning of cycle lane" signs, at every crossing with a car lane ðŸ˜