Downtown Vancouver Bike Lanes : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Downtown Vancouver Bike Lanes / edkohler
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| 説明 | Vancouver has made a serious commitment to providing bike-friendly streets.While Minneapolis has been spending some money on paint, Vancouver hasputting in physical barriers between cars and cyclists. Once in place, theymake the former driving lane a 2 way bike lane.The barriers provide both perceived and true safety for cyclists. A familycould bike through the downtown of a major city without worrying aboutwhether a driver will ignore a white stripe on the pavement.Additionally, Vancouver has added bike signals to the traffic signals thatappear to be designed to get cyclists through intersections before cars aregiven the green light. This seems like a good way to prevent cyclists fromgetting hit by turning drivers.It all seems very civil. It seems logical to assume that more people wouldbe willing to commute to downtown Minneapolis, or use bikes to visitdowntown, if they felt comfortable on their bikes downtown.Granted, Vancouver doesn't have to biking superhighways that Minneapolishas. But, they do seem to provide far superior on-street infrastructure forthe critical last half mile if commutes through the most congested parts oftheir city. |
| 撮影日 | 2011-04-01 21:54:45 |
| 撮影者 | edkohler |
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| カメラ | PC36100 , HTC |