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Re:Roads with protected bike lanes make both cycling and dri... by rapnie on Monday June 03, 2019 @02:25PM (#20086441)
In NL the country is full with separate bycicle infrastructure, making it a paradise for cyclers.

"Cycling is a common mode of transport in the Netherlands, with 36% of the people listing the bicycle as their most frequent mode of transport on a typical day as opposed to the car by 45% and public transport by 11%."

"Some 35,000 km of cycle-track has been physically segregated from motor traffic, equal to a quarter of the country's entire 140,000 km road network."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_in_the_Netherlands

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Re:Roads with protected bike lanes make both cycling and dri... by bvanderplaats on Monday June 03, 2019 @05:44PM (#20089178)
You're not kidding. I took a 30 second jaunt with google maps and found this:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.9223839,4.4624592,3a,60y,117...

Note how it is physically impossible for the cars to drive or park in the bike lanes. Very cool.

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Re:Roads with protected bike lanes make both cycling and dri... by RankingMember on Monday June 03, 2019 @02:47PM (#20086718)
If I recall correctly from my visit, the bike lanes actually get plowed after a snowstorm before the car lanes! I like those priorities.
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