Just outside of Pontarlier, France
What is this chicanery!
You can also see a path on the pavement going between the barriers.
Haha i did not notice. But it’s not really a desire path :)
@AchtungDrempels … inte bara i Sverige som det byggs bomhelveten #cykla
I see on your mastodon profile that you have a cargo bike. Those barriers must be double the fun with those. Are there any that you can’t even pass around you?
I don’t understand why they don’t use 1-2 bollards instead of those snakey barriers. Even with regular bikes they’re hard to pass.
That’s very specifically the intent. The road looks to have blind corners to the cycle path. They want a cyclist ideally to dismount and look before proceeding.
These also make it more difficult for mopeds to enter the path.
They are made to be hard to pass, so cyclists have to slow way down before riding onto the crossing street. They are not meant to keep cars out, maybe as an afterthought.
@DarkThoughts @AchtungDrempels I suspect most planners don’t bike so they simply don’t understand the dynamics. They think they’ve done a good job making it “safe”
