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by beberlei 1170 days ago
You can design a citycenter to primarily benefit bike traffic and then it will be consistently faster than car travel
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I’m a big fan of taking the bike around. Of course you do get those people who can’t imagine biking if theres weather. And it favors more able bodied people for the most part.
Bike infrastructure is compatible with mobility scooters.
I’m not sure they go fast enough to keep up with bike and ebike traffic
This is how it's done in the Netherlands and it works very well. this is not an issue.
Existing bike lanes in the us need a serious overhaul. One of the standard designs runs along the dooring areas of parked cars, and right turning traffic is allowed to cross over it at intersections. The mobility scooters I’m familiar with seem to top out at a brisk walk speed on the other hand. That sort of speed differential is a recipe for danger as the roads and bike lanes are currently built in north america.