Remix.run Logo
paddim8 12 hours ago

20 km/h is nothing. On a bike lane you should be allowed to go normal biking speed

raphman 11 hours ago | parent [-]

As the article says: this is not a general speed limit but an experimental speed limit for an apparently very crowded area where many kids cycle to school. As someone whose 'normal biking speed' ist typically 30+ km/h on suitable bike lanes, I have no problems with speed limits at critical choke points.

apothegm 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Ah, this bit of crucial context seems to be missing from the entire rest of the discussion. Also makes what otherwise sounds like an uncharacteristically bike-hostile move actually seem fairly reasonable.

Tho tbf one still hopes that they come up with an infrastructure solution that makes it unnecessary in the long run.

raphman an hour ago | parent [-]

I'm not sure whether the Guardian article mentioned this or another one I read: the road segment in question seems to be in the old town which makes it difficult to find an architectural solution.