Here in Sweden, we have plenty of excellent bicycle paths, yet even when there is a beautiful bicycle path going parallel to the big road, bikers insist on using the big road.
Ok, they have every right to use the roads just like any other vehicle, but I don’t believe that it is wrong of me to get annoyed at a biker slowly going up a steep hill at 5kmh on a road where the limit is 70kmh when there is a bike path right next to the road going the same way.
If there isn’t a bike path, then I don’t get annoyed, they don’t have a choice, but come on, if there is a bike path going parallel to the road, please use it.
Please provide an example in street view or otherwise. I’ve seen lots of people make this claim that cyclists won’t use cycle paths but every single time they provide an example it’s plainly obvious why it’s not being used. Bicycle infrastructure is frequently built to shockingly poor standards by people with a clear disdain of its users.
If people are cycling on a road, the cyclepath must be strongly perceived as lower quality. Perhaps we need to focus on why so many people who cycle a lot feel the facilities created for motorists are far better than the ones created for cyclists
Speaking as a cyclist: If I’m choosing to bike on the road with cars over using the cycletrack, then there is a problem with the cycletrack. I’d ask cyclists why they avoid it and improve that.
Off the top of my head I can think of several reasons why I sometimes choose to leave a bike lane to use the motor lanes.
Here in Sweden, we have plenty of excellent bicycle paths, yet even when there is a beautiful bicycle path going parallel to the big road, bikers insist on using the big road.
Ok, they have every right to use the roads just like any other vehicle, but I don’t believe that it is wrong of me to get annoyed at a biker slowly going up a steep hill at 5kmh on a road where the limit is 70kmh when there is a bike path right next to the road going the same way.
If there isn’t a bike path, then I don’t get annoyed, they don’t have a choice, but come on, if there is a bike path going parallel to the road, please use it.
Please provide an example in street view or otherwise. I’ve seen lots of people make this claim that cyclists won’t use cycle paths but every single time they provide an example it’s plainly obvious why it’s not being used. Bicycle infrastructure is frequently built to shockingly poor standards by people with a clear disdain of its users.
If people are cycling on a road, the cyclepath must be strongly perceived as lower quality. Perhaps we need to focus on why so many people who cycle a lot feel the facilities created for motorists are far better than the ones created for cyclists
Speaking as a cyclist: If I’m choosing to bike on the road with cars over using the cycletrack, then there is a problem with the cycletrack. I’d ask cyclists why they avoid it and improve that.
Off the top of my head I can think of several reasons why I sometimes choose to leave a bike lane to use the motor lanes.