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The reason why adults in the netherlands are biking is because they started at age 7 or younger. So at least from this perspective it's a sound design principle
by jules 11y ago
The reason why adults in the netherlands are biking is because they started at age 7 or younger. So at least from this perspective it's a sound design principle. Making safe bikeways is easy and benefits 7 year olds and adults alike: instead of making streets have [bike lane][car lane][car lane][bike lane] make streets like [car lane][car lane] || [bike lane][bike lane].
- usrusr 11y agoI started cycling at a similar age ("or younger"), but my radius of operation was not very large at the time. No amount of cycling infrastructure could have changed that. Designing for children can't be free from tradeoffs and it's counterproductive to follow that goal in places where children would not go anyway. Flipping lanes around is all fun and games until you need to have some kind of intersection (or, even worse: tiny access roads to private properties. This is where wrong-sided bike lanes kill)