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I think you've slightly misunderstood. It's not that roads are car-centric by definition. It's that some roads are designed solely around cars, and that those r
by kingosticks 7y ago
I think you've slightly misunderstood. It's not that roads are car-centric by definition. It's that some roads are designed solely around cars, and that those roads are not pleasent to cycle on and sometimes dangerous. Bike lanes are there for those that feel unsafe cycling on the road (for whatever reason). I sometimes cycle on the road and sometimes the bike lane on my commute, depending how fast I want to ride that day. Some of my friends only use bike lanes and if that means they cycle more then that is a good thing.
- anonymou2 7y agofine, high speed controlled access freeways may have been built only for cars. But even in that case a regular service road parallel to it is still a much better solution that a bicycle path. I sometimes ride in such a service road.
- kingosticks 7y agoA dedicated bicycle lane next to a busy multiple-lane road is often better than a service road because it's (hopefully) properly maintained, not strewn with bits of broken cars and doesn't stop suddenly at each junction. I would ride in such a service road if the alternative was a freeway but only as the lesser of two evils. There's also the problem of busy junctions within settlements that are designed around cars. This is another example of where alternative bicycle-centric lanes and signalling are much better suited than the regular road.