You a normal bicycle road in the Netherlands in every town. All equipped with own traffic signs and own traffic lights. Even with broader bicycle expressways cross country between towns.
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Yeah but those would never work in American because our needs are special. We’re “special needs” /s
Post pics! It's not that I don't believe you, I just want to be more depressed with my country
In my country this is “standard” bike lane.
Netherlands?
It'd be red and very distinguishable from the rest of the road
Right? What's up with all these regular-road-coloured bicycle paths in other countries?
That automotive crossing in frame center is seriously bad vibes. The car parking immediately adjacent to the driveway - A driveway that presumably leads to more car parking - Means zero bike visibility for drivers turning right off the street. That's a near-guaranteed cyclist injury or death in the future, which becomes even more likely the smaller the cyclist is. None of the road signs seem to warn of the presence of the bike lane. And there's another car crossing 20 feet after that! Aesthetically this lane looks pleasing to the North American eye but I expect it wouldn't actually pass muster in a place like NL.
It's certainly a move in the right direction but I'd stop short of calling it "good" when it's not even safe.
Wow this is what I first noticed as well. But then I thought at least it's better than what we have in my city, which is nothing.
Bonus points if they raise the entry from the road to the parking lot to separate things further!