Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here

Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by mindvirus on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:31AM (#28977718)

My feelings of big cities:

NYC - cars, bikes and pedestrians all feel like they are the most important.

Paris - there are no rules, and someone will steal your bike anyway.

Amsterdam - bikes are on top and know it, cars and pedestrians can fight for the scraps.

Germany - cars are king. Some pedestrian crossings you even have to wait two lights to make it all the way across the road.

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by Hamuko on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:13AM (#28978080)

>Paris - there are no rules, and someone will steal your bike anyway.

I'm still amazed about the roundabout around Arc de Triomphe.

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by throwaway894345 on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:37AM (#28978303)

I remember watching tourists try to cross it with their children, not realizing that they are meant to cross underground (in fairness, the signage was very hard to find even for those of us who knew there was an underground crossing).

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by bruce343434 on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:49AM (#28977864)

Germany isn't a big city afaik, did you mean Berlin?

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by mindvirus on Sunday October 24, 2021 @03:07PM (#28980937)

Oof yes, was thinking of Berlin and Munich.

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