> The separated lane is just too expensive while there are just a few bikers I think we overall agree, but there are many things that can be done to reduce conflit points. Firstly I agreed that the mixed lane with a…
As soon as any significant fraction of people use them they become congested, slow, and dangerous to pedestrians. Slowing to 5km/h repeatedly whilst waiting for an opening for a large portion of your journey makes…
Mixed use paths as seen in parks are for dogs, pedestrians, children cyclists and beginners. They are not and should not be for commuting except maybe as a last mile connection, because commuters are moving at about…
> Now, as a driver, I am appalled at the behavior of cyclists. With my experience I take interest in and carefully watch their behavior. > Running red lights and not stopping for stop signs is the worst. And it's pretty…
Funny thing about exercise is you get better at it, people who have had ebikes for a while (especially the ones that assist based on pedal power) tend to be less overweight and fitter for a reason. Also trikes work just…
The arms race of complexity, size and regulatory lockin is the idiotic part when making them smaller, lighter and redesigning roads for 20mph solves this problem and many much worse ones.
Make them electric (electric cars predate integrated circuits and arguably reliable ICE cars), put a mirror and a fresnel lens on the back, regulate that the driver has to be able to see the average 2 year old standing…
> The separated lane is just too expensive while there are just a few bikers I think we overall agree, but there are many things that can be done to reduce conflit points. Firstly I agreed that the mixed lane with a…
As soon as any significant fraction of people use them they become congested, slow, and dangerous to pedestrians. Slowing to 5km/h repeatedly whilst waiting for an opening for a large portion of your journey makes…
Mixed use paths as seen in parks are for dogs, pedestrians, children cyclists and beginners. They are not and should not be for commuting except maybe as a last mile connection, because commuters are moving at about…
> Now, as a driver, I am appalled at the behavior of cyclists. With my experience I take interest in and carefully watch their behavior. > Running red lights and not stopping for stop signs is the worst. And it's pretty…
Funny thing about exercise is you get better at it, people who have had ebikes for a while (especially the ones that assist based on pedal power) tend to be less overweight and fitter for a reason. Also trikes work just…
The arms race of complexity, size and regulatory lockin is the idiotic part when making them smaller, lighter and redesigning roads for 20mph solves this problem and many much worse ones.
Make them electric (electric cars predate integrated circuits and arguably reliable ICE cars), put a mirror and a fresnel lens on the back, regulate that the driver has to be able to see the average 2 year old standing…