Cycling for everyone – lessen learnt from Netherland, Denmark, Germany
Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany
John Pusher provide stunning arguments regarding why policy maker should make cycling the most attractive mode of commuting for everyone, including children and elderly.
Beside the obvious environmental and health benefit, it is interesting to know that the Dutch cycle MORE as they age – 24% of all trips are by bicycle for people above 65 years old!
The key factor is safety for all cyclists.
More interesting for me, he also show many inspiring examples of how better road design can facilitate safe cycling. Here are some of the slides:
Bicycle piority street in Germany
Cyclist allow to travel both way on one way street in Toronto and Melbourne
Bicycle has more rights than car
Planned bicycle short cuts
Planned bicycle route in suburbs
Bicycle network separated from cars
Safe junction design in Netherlands for cyclist
Cycling path behind bus stop to avoid conflict with pedestrian
Let cyclist clear the junction first for safety
Online bicycle trip planner
Online bicycle trip planner
Online bicycle trip planner for mobile phone
Hightech direction sign and counter for cyclist
Bicycle training for adult
Driving test slide- notice the lower right corner
Conclusion
(thanks to lim to post the link in ST Jeanette Wang’s blog