Originally Posted by
raria
France, Denmark, Sweeden, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium etc.
To be sure, I'm not talking about country roads, rather inner-ish suburban areas.
It makes the world of difference. Lots of kids using bike paths.
Ok, now it's not Europe, but some selected countries in Europe....
But again, how much of the routes have protected bike lanes -- I don't know, but would be interested to see a map, but not sure if that's available. See here in France bikes riding with cars.
P.S. I understand you're not talking about rural areas, never was an issue...
BTW, I hate bike paths, slows me down too much