From: "James Annan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: [Global Change: 2882] Re: Solving the wrong problem
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> You will note that in practice where separate-but-equal (not) facilities >>> do exist, it is inevitably the cyclist that has to give way and take >>> detours when a conflict occurs. That's not going to do much for your >>> high-speed commute! >> >> In the Netherlands, a separate bike path isn't used as an exuse to >> force the cyclist to always give way. > >In my experience, the only useful examples of cycling infrastructure are >things like shortcuts through areas closed to motor vehicles, or Here is an example of overly complex, overly expensive cycling infrastructure of dubious utility from my home town: a solar-powered bicycle path (no joke). http://www2.fpm.wisc.edu/trans/tdm/TransportationOptions.htm -dl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
