I find this post hilarious in a really sad and aggravating way.
Everyone complains how the bikes block the path for pedestrians, strollers, wheelchairs. But pictured on this very same image is how the entire sidewalk is narrowed to make room for cars. That one car takes up twice as much space as those two bikes and likely transported half an many people. And if you’re on foot, in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller you can push the bicycles out of the way. You can’t push the car out of your way.
These bicyclists are completely wrong because of how it’s set up now, you’re talking about fantasy scenarios. If this is an old city, it was probably set up for horse and buggy before bicycles were even invented. Pedestrians are more important than bikes. I realize you have to fight the good fight to make people aware, but this isn’t the one.
It’s Europe, not a fairy tale. We do in fact renovate and change our streets occasionally. A clear indicator are the fancy cut grey slabs and the metal disc. I can guarantee you those are not there since the time of horse and carriage. Also the red bricks would be waaay more worn down by now if they were that old.
I find this post hilarious in a really sad and aggravating way.
Everyone complains how the bikes block the path for pedestrians, strollers, wheelchairs. But pictured on this very same image is how the entire sidewalk is narrowed to make room for cars. That one car takes up twice as much space as those two bikes and likely transported half an many people. And if you’re on foot, in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller you can push the bicycles out of the way. You can’t push the car out of your way.
These bicyclists are completely wrong because of how it’s set up now, you’re talking about fantasy scenarios. If this is an old city, it was probably set up for horse and buggy before bicycles were even invented. Pedestrians are more important than bikes. I realize you have to fight the good fight to make people aware, but this isn’t the one.
It’s Europe, not a fairy tale. We do in fact renovate and change our streets occasionally. A clear indicator are the fancy cut grey slabs and the metal disc. I can guarantee you those are not there since the time of horse and carriage. Also the red bricks would be waaay more worn down by now if they were that old.