The recently opened floating bicycle roundabout is called Hovenring and can be found between Eindhoven, Veldhoven and Meerhoven. It is a prime example of exceptional bicycle infrastructure in the Netherlands.
More info in the blog post: http://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/spectacular-new-floating-cycle-roundabout/
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I don't think they will add any paint. Not all ramps are in both directions, but most are. The entrances to the ring and the ring itself are all bidirectional.
This is fantastic.. the biking infrastructure here in North America is abysmal.
See the blog post for all further information. The link is in the video description box.
I get a bit dizzy at the last part.
Just amazing! Beautiful!
Great stuff.Love the cycle/wheelchair combination at 1.03.
this is great!!!
Dit is prachtig hier in Brazilië zou een droom zijn, alleen voor de fietsen in het weekend en 's nachts, omdat we niet over fietspaden, moeten de straten delen met voertuigen en voetgangers, is zeer gevaarlijk, maar als je kunt een kijkje in mijn video tours die fazemsos weekend op youtube kanaal "riza1965."
lindo! tinha que ter no brasil..
They're still going many times faster than walking, and besides, why would they want to arrive at their destination soaked from sweat? Cycling here (NL) is a lot different to other countries, in that it's a mainstream form of transport, rather than purely a lesuire pursuit, so people aren't pressured into riding faster by cars or want to rush everywhere.
You're right, they're very slow. But rest assured, not everyone is slow. My guess is that these people liked to ride slow to admire the bridge, or just because they wanted to. There are lots of racers in NL as well, but just not in this video. Unlike in other countries, EVERYONE cycles here, not just strong fit men of 20-35 years old. So you'll see much more slowies, but that doesn't mean everyone is slow…
Actually is quite simple in which direction to bike on the roundabout.
As mention, three from six entries and exits of the roundabout are two-way and are designated so by a sign before entering the ramp/bicycle path, and with a white broken line on the way up to the floating roundabout.
ROUNDABOUT with no signs nor white broken lines can only mean you go to the right and proceed in a counter clockwise direction until you reach the exit you want to get off.
Sensible?
Nobody has to hurry in the Netherlands. Besides, everything in the Netherlands is around the corner. It's a small country.
National Geographic brought me here!
It's "suspended", not "floating".
Is it safe in High Wind?
Pedestrians?? I see no pedestrian infrastructure here at all…
They are considered unnecessary really, because they are (in NL).
it kind of looks over-engineered for this intersection. simple roundtana with priority for bikes would have done it.
A roundabout wouldn't have been able to handle the car traffic. Traffic lights can handle more cars/hour than (turbo)roundabouts
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+sleeplessnights7745: That was the old situation. See Mark's blog post: link in the description
Are the rules on the roundabout same as a regular roundabout?
barzo dobzy.
Wonderful, I visited Eindhoven, it is a great city.
Is it really a roundabout if traffic goes both ways? Everywhere else says a roundabout is a lane/road where traffic goes in 1 direction around a central point. This is more like a round cycle path.
Wow
I usually like the design of dutch infrastucture but this seems overkill and a waste of money
In the US. the Distances are far. No one wants to end up at their destinations sweating. ANd then there's the argument that bicycle people don't pay taxes…Motorist do. That tax in fuel is used to fix the roads.
Fabulous system – it's interesting that there's no signage, so in the branching places apparently everyone just knows the correct way to go to reach the desired location. And have you noticed that no one wears a helmet? I guess that reflects the fact that cycling is just safer there.
Cycling here (NL) is very different than in Italy, where politicians do not think about the happiness and health of citizens, but about making money, making money, making money by continuing to transform cities into huge open-air car parks and proliferate fast roads for motor vehicles unsafe for people, where dead cyclists and pedestrians grow like mushrooms.
Cycling here (NL) is very different than in Italy where politicians do not think about the happiness and health of citizens, but about making money, making money, making money by transforming cities into huge open-air car parks and proliferating fast roads for motor vehicles unsafe for people, where dead cyclists and pedestrians grow like mushrooms.
#triesteinbici
When going for such an extensive, expensive project, I think it'd make sense to add side walks