FWIW, I live in the UK. The roads are fine for cycling and the cyclepaths are excellent. There is a "National Cycle Network" of cyclepaths and roads that are e

FWIW, I live in the UK. The roads are fine for cycling and the cyclepaths are excellent. There is a "National Cycle Network" of cyclepaths and roads that are exceptionally well-suited to cycling (low traffic etc.), and it is signposted well. (But, again, I hadn't noticed any of this until after I got the bike). https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map