Two thoughts, first it would necessitate the bicycles on this shared path be going slow because people would tend to walk the whole width rather than on the designated non-bike portion. Second, wouldn't it cause as many conflicts with motor vehicles at intersections as riding on the sidewalk currently does?
It works here in Sweden too! But, as Tanya said, pedestrians tend to drift into or forget about the bike lane sometimes so you have to have that in mind when using them.
All intersections (along these shared paths) in my town (Solna, Stockholm) have crossings with or without lights and you have as a bicyclist equal rights with the pedestrians on these.
Good points all. In Germany, there are many bike lanes on elevated sidewalks and cars still park in them. Seperate is ok as long as cyclists look out for pedestrians. In the end, I think bicycles and pedestrians should be given preference over the cars in terms of allocation of road space since their impact is by far more positive all around. Welcome to the car monopoly we all live in.
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Two thoughts, first it would necessitate the bicycles on this shared path be going slow because people would tend to walk the whole width rather than on the designated non-bike portion. Second, wouldn't it cause as many conflicts with motor vehicles at intersections as riding on the sidewalk currently does?
It works here in Sweden too! But, as Tanya said, pedestrians tend to drift into or forget about the bike lane sometimes so you have to have that in mind when using them.
All intersections (along these shared paths) in my town (Solna, Stockholm) have crossings with or without lights and you have as a bicyclist equal rights with the pedestrians on these.
It works fine in Germany, where I was lucky enough to visit with my bike last Spring.
Good points all. In Germany, there are many bike lanes on elevated sidewalks and cars still park in them. Seperate is ok as long as cyclists look out for pedestrians.
In the end, I think bicycles and pedestrians should be given preference
over the cars in terms of allocation of road space since their impact is by far more positive all around. Welcome to the car monopoly we all live in.
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