tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post8238620158138290298..comments2023-05-22T17:24:30.332+08:00Comments on Cycling in Singapore: "When the lines are fuzzy and nobody has the right of way"Sivasothihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602079103603710402noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post-51170578106587622042010-01-27T15:24:24.003+08:002010-01-27T15:24:24.003+08:00May be a step backwards from a place where bicycle...May be a step backwards from a place where bicycle lanes were designed to <b>serve</b> cyclists. Without lanes is still better than having bicycle lanes to facilitate faster flow of cars by introducing inconveniences to cyclists.<br /><br />Already, last year there was this new "trial" to "allowed" folding bicycles to be brought up on buses and MRT trains (Metro) [as though it wasn't allowed previously] <b>BUT</b> the purpose is actually to specify when and what types of bikes CAN'T be brought up on to buses and trains!Back2Naturehttp://back2nature.blogspot.com/search/label/bicyclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post-65230327920987594382010-01-25T16:22:38.967+08:002010-01-25T16:22:38.967+08:00Over here in the Netherlands where we have Shared ...Over here in the Netherlands where we have Shared Space, it really isn't all that popular with cyclists. Compared with normal Dutch cycling provision, which gives cyclists <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/directness" rel="nofollow">better convenience</a> than drivers, and makes cycling so <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/09/three-types-of-safety.html" rel="nofollow">safe</a> that 93% of the population cycle at least once a week, Shared Space is a step backwards. It marks a <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/11/shared-space.html" rel="nofollow">return of "might is right"</a> to Dutch roads. I avoid the shared space areas on my commuting route.<br /><br />Shared Space is the one Dutch innovation in transport which you don't want to copy.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post-75417779118760664572010-01-13T14:14:43.209+08:002010-01-13T14:14:43.209+08:00Experience shows that share space will work if th...Experience shows that share space will work if the speed limit of the area is under 25km/hr. The limit doesn't need to be the entire road, just those junction or area that the space sharing is needed.Chu Wahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512540924200887264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post-84078347559973896812010-01-12T12:52:13.457+08:002010-01-12T12:52:13.457+08:00Remind me also about the very straight and long ro...Remind me also about the very straight and long road [somewhere in Europe?] that is the very accident prone.Back2Naturehttp://back2nature.blogspot.com/search/label/bicyclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post-64903925516182544072010-01-12T11:05:31.259+08:002010-01-12T11:05:31.259+08:00very true indiana.
the dutch experiment reminds m...very true indiana.<br /><br />the dutch experiment reminds me of the famous saying by the chinese philosopher and nascent anarchist, zhuangzi; <br /><br />"Good order results spontaneously when things are let alone"<br /><br />haha, i can't see anyone in singapore letting things alone anytime soon though.thomaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256215776243558031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999911.post-16982874877382324552010-01-12T07:27:38.884+08:002010-01-12T07:27:38.884+08:00At East Coast Park, it is not so much the "un...At East Coast Park, it is not so much the <i>"unsuspecting park strollers"</i> as the blatant disregarded for a path that is clearly marked for bikes, while a path also clearly marked for running and walking sits empty not less than 10m away.Indianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691561872847907682noreply@blogger.com