- Opinion on the bike path Lodz Hi
will probably not I was associated, but just in case a reminder to mention that we met at the first meeting that was held in ZDiT-e last year (sometime in the middle), organized by Mr. Kazmierczak. Later, for various reasons, unfortunately I did not have time to get them to appear, except that for some time I was not in Lodz. However, a month ago, I was able przyjechania here again. One of the first things I did was go to the newly built section of bicycle path along the side of Forest Street Łagiewniki Lagiewnicka.
From what I remember meeting in ZDiTie repeatedly acknowledged that it was like to build bicycle paths Lagiewnicka not only falls but not as a serious obstacle to them by people on bicycles moved. Unfortunately, the new part of the bike path was built in the same way difficult to accept.
short: the hill - a curb - hole (driveway on estates) curb - hill, etc. The surface has been subordinated to the bike path podjazdom on individual properties. Everything would be fine if not for the hills between driveways (driveways were probably made in the first place because people need to be able
drive up and leaving their property). Is the company building the path was too much sand and perhaps a question of imagination and willingness to vary the cyclists ride? Or maybe the fault of the designers? As if there were no further congratulates thrown money away, but rather on
path on which few people will ride. Conclusion can be drawn, however, he did not think much has changed in the quality of completed bicycle routes in Lodz during the last year. At one
I read the forums that together with ZDiT working on something which might be called was the idea of \u200b\u200bbuilding a road bike in Lodz. If you can throw a few pennies from each other. In my opinion, criticized the bicycle path in Lodz, you can:
a) too complicated course (often over a distance of several hundred yards the path several times passing from left to right side of the road, which means that cyclists senselessly waste time waiting for a green light at bicycle crossings, and yet cycle routes around the world are an alternative way to travel around the city in part because the bike can
more quickly move from one point to another than by car or public transport)
b) the lack of exits and entries - which means that there is a risk of getting a few hundred zloty fine for passing bicycle lanes at a pedestrian crossing only because some genius came up with no on the bicycle path is not a motorway so it should be as many entries and exits to as many people can freely and comfortably enjoy the tracks. Unfortunately, road bike in Lodz is the least important element, which officials think only when someone starts upierdliwie enough not to claim, as seen with the Regional Tram .. Porobiono new crossing for pedestrians but forgotten by the design of bicycle trips as people living on the east side Zgierska can not 'not sitting' the bike to enter the bike path running on the west side Zgierska)
c) curbs and bicycle crossings at driveways the estates are dangerous and slow cycling.
d) indication - switches to start the green light, often unnecessarily are mounted on the less important intersections. Poor synchronization of lights is visible eg the two road crossings by trucks, where you have to stop twice to turn the green light, which increases the running time, and simply irritating. It is also annoying is the green light for a bike does not turn on automatically when on the road bike path parallel to the cars the green light in May. This means that the switch does not force the green light to accelerate the inclusion of the green light for pedestrians and cyclists and the only additional steps that must be done to go on the road side of the road.
e) Paving road bike on the wrong side of the pavement making are treated by pedestrians as sidewalks ..
f) Road cycle should be an integral part of the road, especially in cities such as Lodz where often it is not possible to lead a series of separate bicycle lanes for at Lodz road bike do not have the continuity of such intersection of Western and Limanowskiego, where he is impeded by a very narrow sidewalk and the building ..
separate strings should be conducted only after the recreational path which could navigate safely especially whole family young children.
such paths should combine the greatest łódzkie parks and forests, and places like that Piotrkowska Manufactory of Pl. Freedom after the revitalization. Such a path could repeatedly move from left to right side of the road, because the people moving on the most important to them would be safe and not travel time.
Attached are some photos from London.
pictures below
There are bike paths everywhere .. wherever the roadway, and therefore
length of roads for cyclists is probably over a thousand rather than 40 km and it is questioned as it is in Lodz. After that bikes as you can see in the pictures have priority in setting up at intersections. Cars must wait until all moving cyclists.
simple and effective solution. Of course, accidents happen (he had a week ago) as well as isolated from road cycling routes (not once flew through the handlebars driving on ice when the driver joining the movement had forgotten to look to the right ..). Sometimes, even in London a deer entering car the bicycle path, but
to fight and educate these people are vulgar gestures and words, well unless the driver itself, feels guilty and quickly corrects his mistake. If officials do not dare Łódź on ambitious, radically changing the way bike travel around the city address, we will always be stuck with palliatives or ordinary dullness, and the bikes will never be in the boat
alternative means of communication, alternative and mass transit.
also urge you to watch a road in London on
http://maps.google.co.uk/ Just
to maximize the map and will show you a picture and arrows that can be passed along in a smooth manner to the next. Not all the roads on this page are
shown in the pictures, certainly including around Clapham Park Rd.
All can be viewed on the
http://earth.google.co.uk/ but here no need to install the program.
Regards and good luck in educating officials ZdiTu! Peter