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That's a misleading map. The majority of NCN routes are just ordinary roads. Just because somebody put a few signs up doesn't make them safer than other similar
by mrob 9y ago
That's a misleading map. The majority of NCN routes are just ordinary roads. Just because somebody put a few signs up doesn't make them safer than other similar roads. They're often narrow, overgrown at the sides, and full of potholes. In most cases I'd rather cycle in urban areas. At least there the traffic is slower and more predictable. And the off-road routes are frequently impassible for all but mountain bikes because of mud.
- maxerickson 9y agoDon't miss http://cycle.travel/ http://cycle.travel/ which uses OpenStreetMap data to build bike friendly routes (accounting for surfaces and traffic and hills and so on). Made by HN user Doctor_Fegg.
- zepn 9y agoThat's fantastic, thanks for the link. I particularly like the idea of suggesting cycle-friendly circular routes, when you have no destination in mind.
- zczc 9y agoOr similar osm-based http://www.bbbike.org/ http://www.bbbike.org/ with more international coverage
- Doctor_Fegg 9y agoThey do different things - bbbike is for route-planning within select cities, cycle.travel aims to do whole-country networks so you can ask for (say) NYC to SF and get a route back in seconds.