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With the rise of cargo bikes these speed breaks are not usable anymore. They are often too tight for cargo bikes, and the ones that aren’t dont reduce the speed of normal bikes, which are still 80%+ of the bikes.
they weren’t even remotely acceptable in the first place, they’re basically just a big sign telling people with mobility aids that they don’t deserve to go places.
it’s a blitheringly stupid way to slow people down, worse even than how stop signs are used like magical wards to make roads “safe”
What’s your preferred alternative?
something they’ve started using in places here lately and seems okay as a plug and play solution is just swing gates that can easily be pushed open, that forces you to slow down but still allows most people to easily get through. It’s not perfect since there’s still some resistance and i can imagine some mobility aids making it annoying, plus there’s risk of scratches and stuff.
But really i question the need for physical obstacles in the first place. Just put some thick layers of road paint to create a rumble strip and make it visually obvious that you should slow down.
And especially in this case (someone linked the location on gmaps) i just see no need for anything at all, it’s already a bloody narrow passage that seems well used by pedestrians, it’s not exactly a place where wheelrunners would be congregating…I don’t see the need for it either, but when it comes to something like a railroad crossing (the only place where I see these used in my country), are rumble strips enough? You can ride a bike over rumble strips with headphones on no problem. These things force you to look ahead, which is far more important than the slowing down part IMO.
I know this one! (52.4962055, 13.4652582)
It’s on a slope leading towards a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists. It serves to slow down cyclists coming downhill from the bridge.
So basically it makes cycling energy management less efficient? Is there a point to that?
Well, you know how cyclists complain about cars blocking or speeding on their parts of the street? Same goes for pedestrians and cyclists because people being assholes isn’t dependent on their type of vehicle. That’s why you have to slow down even bikes sometimes.
Or, just a thought, on a path that wide you could designate one half for cyclists and one half for pedestrians and everyone could drive at their preferred speed.
We have these where I live and pedestrians 100% ignore it. Cyclists do pretty often too.
I don’t think this counts. The side area seems to be paved or gravel, it’s not going anywhere new. It’s just over grown except for where more people are walking, but in general everyone is still on the pathway laid out, rather than going anywhere new they desire.
… they’re just choosing to take the far right side of a pre established walking track. So the designers got their assumptions right.
