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Is Paris safe enough to cycle in? I’d rather drive so that I might survive the journey.

noelwelsh 4y ago
Yes, Paris is quite easy to cycle around. This article, though mostly about plans for new cycling infrastructure, also mentions cycling has increased in Paris in recent years along with the existing infrastructure, some of which is temporary bike lanes added during the pandemic: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-22/how-paris-will-become-100-cyclable https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-22/how-paris...
- BlargMcLarg 4y ago
  Needs more than just infrastructure to be safe for cycling. E.g. preventing harassment and theft of bicycles, or low crime rates.
  - noelwelsh 4y ago
    If you read the article you would see it claims there are almost 1 million bike journeys per day in Paris. Paris only has a population of about 2 million. Counting the surrounding area brings that up 12 million, but however you cut it that statistic means a significant portion of Parisians are cycling and clearly they feel safe enough to do so.
- pookah 4y ago
  I'm guessing by safe he means crime. And Paris has always had crime and I wouldn't want to be one of those tour-de-france dudes cycling through the north-east. LOL
zahma 4y ago
Yes it is.
pyb 4y ago
As a local, I still wouldn't recommened cycling here to inexperienced tourists.
retinaros 4y ago
it isnt safe. you need to be careful all the time of many things. many people have serious injuries on bikes in paris. if you know driving rules, have experience riding a bike and a helmet then it becomes less dangerous but to give you an example when u bicycle on a straight line you will be allow to continue and the drivers will be allowed to turn. 50% of the drivers dont understand that you can go straight will they can make a right turn. it is really dangerous and you always need to be careful of cars turning on you. people who tell u otherwise are just drinking their koo. aid or working for lobbies

Yes, Paris is quite easy to cycle around. This article, though mostly about plans for new cycling infrastructure, also mentions cycling has increased in Paris in recent years along with the existing infrastructure, some of which is temporary bike lanes added during the pandemic: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-22/how-paris-will-become-100-cyclable https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-22/how-paris...

BlargMcLarg 4y ago
Needs more than just infrastructure to be safe for cycling. E.g. preventing harassment and theft of bicycles, or low crime rates.
- noelwelsh 4y ago
  If you read the article you would see it claims there are almost 1 million bike journeys per day in Paris. Paris only has a population of about 2 million. Counting the surrounding area brings that up 12 million, but however you cut it that statistic means a significant portion of Parisians are cycling and clearly they feel safe enough to do so.
pookah 4y ago
I'm guessing by safe he means crime. And Paris has always had crime and I wouldn't want to be one of those tour-de-france dudes cycling through the north-east. LOL

zahma 4y ago

Yes it is.

pyb 4y ago

As a local, I still wouldn't recommened cycling here to inexperienced tourists.

retinaros 4y ago

it isnt safe. you need to be careful all the time of many things. many people have serious injuries on bikes in paris. if you know driving rules, have experience riding a bike and a helmet then it becomes less dangerous but to give you an example when u bicycle on a straight line you will be allow to continue and the drivers will be allowed to turn. 50% of the drivers dont understand that you can go straight will they can make a right turn. it is really dangerous and you always need to be careful of cars turning on you. people who tell u otherwise are just drinking their koo. aid or working for lobbies