Heidelberg (Germany) going biycle-friendly
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Heidelberg (Germany) going biycle-friendly
- Heidelberg is buying a fleet of hydrogen-powered
buses, building a network of bicycle "superhighways" to the suburbs
and designing neighborhoods to discourage all vehicles and encourage
walking.Among the city's measures to make cars irrelevant are
building bridges that would allow cyclists to bypass congested areas
or cross the Neckar without having to compete for road space with
motor vehicles.Cars are not banned from the Bahnstadt, but there is almost no
traffic. Most streets are dead ends. Apartment buildings are arranged
around generous courtyards with playgrounds and connected by
walkways. The one street that cuts through the triangular neighborhood
has a speed limit of 30 kilometers an hour, or less than 20 miles per
hour. Bicycles have the right of way.
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One of the comments on the article, by a resident of Heidelberg, indicated they were making it car unfriendly more than bike friendly. But, still, a move in the right direction.
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It would seem that very large cities could make their down town area better is about every 5th street was bike and pedestrian only.
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I spent my last 13 months in the army in Deutschland. Other than an American Lieutenant intentionally running me down, the German people were very tolerant of bicycles. I had allot of fun there.
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I lived in Deutschland for 10 years, the last 5 just outside of Heidelberg and I bicycle commuted approx 22km/RT to/from my job site in Heidelberg for all 5 years. It was a delight every day; car drivers were never a problem.
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North American cyclists' attitudes (based solely on a reading of the posts on BF for the last umpteen years from strident "bicycle enthusiasts" and self described "serious cyclists") seem to be quite different from European cyclists' attitudes and behavior that I have encountered, towards motorists, as well as their negative attitude towards other cyclists who don't match their own profile of "need for speed" , training/fitness regimens, undue concern about the product and techniques of professional racers, and need for bicycling gadgets and technical clothing for daily cycling activities.
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North American cyclists' attitudes (based solely on a reading of the posts on BF for the last umpteen years from strident "bicycle enthusiasts" and self described "serious cyclists") seem to be quite different from European cyclists' attitudes and behavior that I have encountered, towards motorists, as well as their negative attitude towards other cyclists who don't match their own profile of "need for speed" , training/fitness regimens, undue concern about the product and techniques of professional racers, and need for bicycling gadgets and technical clothing for daily cycling activities.