Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to Bicycles@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoSix outdated rules for city cycling that need to be modernized - Canadian Cycling Magazinecyclingmagazine.caexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11 cross-posted to: torontocycling@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoAll good points that I would love to have implemented in my city. The only one I don’t understand is the contraflow lanes, does anyone know what that means?
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoAs u/dangit_bobby pointed out, they allow for cyclists to ride in the opposite direction on a one-way street. Here’s a great site with photos and specific benefits: https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bike-lanes/contra-flow-bike-lanes/
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYup, that makes total sense. Thanks!
minus-squaredangit_bobby@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoit means that it would allow cyclists to go in both directions on a one-way street.
All good points that I would love to have implemented in my city. The only one I don’t understand is the contraflow lanes, does anyone know what that means?
As u/dangit_bobby pointed out, they allow for cyclists to ride in the opposite direction on a one-way street.
Here’s a great site with photos and specific benefits: https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bike-lanes/contra-flow-bike-lanes/
Yup, that makes total sense. Thanks!
it means that it would allow cyclists to go in both directions on a one-way street.