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Around me in DC in roads with congested bike lanes the “serious” commuters tend to just ride with traffic. I think this works ok? The bike lane on 15th actually
by eli 7y ago
Around me in DC in roads with congested bike lanes the “serious” commuters tend to just ride with traffic. I think this works ok? The bike lane on 15th actually has two parallel lanes and you can overtake slower riders when there’s no oncoming traffic.
(Also I challenge the idea that relatively slow cyclists who nonetheless bike to work every day are somehow less serious)
- Symbiote 7y agoPerhaps 1 in 500 cyclists in Copenhagen will use the road, even when it's congested. Even then, they usually do it only at the junctions, to get to the front or make an illegal turn on red. Part of this will be cultural, Danes are relaxed and good at following rules, but it's also because it's less stressful just to wait until the next change of the lights, or go 20% slower and not have to pay attention to the cars.