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Another cycling innovation courtesy of the Dutch for you. This rural roundabout is the entrance to Eindhoven. While the original roundabout design had bike paths and traffic lights, the Dutch deemed it not quite safe enough. Thus, in early 2012, construction began on the floating bicycle roundabout – a suspended piece of cycling infrastructure that completely separates bikes from cars. (Don’t be alarmed by the cars on the cycling path – this photo was taken during construction). (Bicycle Dutch)
Image from Bicycle Dutch
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Wow! One step closer to that velocity plan (you know, that enclosed highway for bikes)
What would be the incline angle? If it is too steep, riders with trailers or single-gear bikes would have a hard time climbing it.
The incline doesn’t look that bad. If you look at the photo, you can see the feeder paths are already elevated above the roads.
Anyone who bothers to click though on the link will see:
“The gradients are different on all sides, but range from just 1.86% to 3.09%…”
You’re welcome.