On the far right is the sidewalk. Next to the sidewalk, but separated by a curb is the bike track. The bike track is then somehow separate from the cars. Often this is just a curb, but sometimes there are also parked cars between the bikes and traffic and as this picture shows, there is an island with a bus stop on it.
On streets with slower traffic, bikes are not so separated, but most streets in Copenhagen look something like the one above with plenty of space for bikers to be separate and safe from faster moving cars.
That makes for quite a wide street. Were they this wide before all the curbs and lane designations? Did buildings have to be torn down?
ReplyDeleteHow can the bike lanes be fitted into other streets and other cities?
Do cyclists stop for traffic lights? Pedestrians? Deliveries to stores?
Chicago has had some difficulties with its upgrades to bicycle lanes.
Did your personal bike hold up to a semester of commuting?
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Some of the streets aren't so wide and all the lanes are narrow. There are some pretty narrow streets that still have bike lanes, but all the lanes (sidewalk, bike, and car) are narrow and don't have a lot of extra room. No building were torn down.
ReplyDeleteYes, cyclists stop for traffic lights, often there are lights just for cyclists that indicate starting and stopping at different times. Cyclists need to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk when turning, but not when pedestrians are in the bike lane (they shouldn't be there). Same with deliveries to stores.
If there isn't a special island for the bus stop like this street has, bikes do need to stop when a bike is stopped to let people get on and off.
My bike has held up well and I'm actually selling it now.