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These are the top 10 most bike-friendly cities in the world – San Francisco and Portland didn't make the list
CNBC ^ | 21 August 2022 | Celia Fernandez

Posted on 08/22/2022 3:41:12 AM PDT by zeestephen

Cities in Europe topped the list of bike-friendly places thanks to high-quality bicycling infrastructure like bike lanes and weather conditions that include a high number of "cycleable" days.

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To: The Truth Will Make You Free
That’s fine as long as vehicle drivers give bikes the same respect as cars. No way in our USA city will I bike on a main road with traffic when there’s an adjoining sidewalk. And yes, I regularity go through stop signs and even red lights when there’s no traffic. I have one safety rule for cars: Trust no one until you know they see you.

Interesting that you expect cars which are obliged to stop at red lights and stop signs to give respect to bikes while you breeze right through the stop on your bike. This is annoying if I manage to safely pass a bike and come to a stop sign. I stop, and the bike goes on through and I am stuck behind it again. Your approach sounds very much like "rules for thee but not for me" all the while complaining that cars don't show you respect.

21 posted on 08/22/2022 7:16:52 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: zeestephen

Bentonville Arkansas not mentioned.

Hmm...

I guess this place is the MTB capital... You can’t just get on a bike and simply go anywhere here. The town is still building and is building the bike trails around existing buildings.


22 posted on 08/22/2022 7:19:39 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: zeestephen

Too many needles, pop ya tires.


23 posted on 08/22/2022 7:20:17 AM PDT by riri (There can be no unity with the wicked, their servants, or their slaves.-Vox Day)
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To: zeestephen
"These are the top 10 most bike-friendly cities in the world – San Francisco and Portland didn't make the list"

Anybody who expected San Fran to appear on this list has little-to-no experience with bicycles.

But Lombard isn't the worst. Between Leavenworth and Hyde, Filbert street has a grade in excess of 30%.

24 posted on 08/22/2022 7:26:08 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: vivenne
In SF, the hills making biking difficult for many.

That was my first thought too. Some mild rolling hills are okay but the flatter the better for bicycle riders. Especially the more casual riders.

25 posted on 08/22/2022 7:32:25 AM PDT by Boomer ( George Orwell: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” )
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To: Gay State Conservative
My first visit to Guangzhou (once known as Canton) was in 1981. On the main boulevards one found,during morning rush hour,a number of old,broken down Soviet style buses,a few Soviet style limos and about 800,000 bicycles.

Today it's a few bicycles and about 800,000 BMWs and Audis. :)

26 posted on 08/22/2022 7:34:24 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: zeestephen

It’s still Cantonese - a while back they were even talking about renaming the city “Canton” again, since it is such an important trade gateway to the West. Under Xi’s rule, that is unlikely to happen - China’s zero-COVID policy has stopped international travel to China almost completely and done immense damage to the many small- and medium-sized Chinese businesses in the Pearl River Delta. Klaus Schwab must be proud - and envious - of Xi’s skill at smashing the middle class.


27 posted on 08/22/2022 7:39:07 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: .44 Special
Last time I took a written driver's test in California I was surprised to read that bikers had to follow the same rules as other drivers.

So used to see them riding on sidewalks.

Remember an incident in Newport Beach. A lady was knocked down by a biker riding on the sidewalk. A police lieutenant commented "the rider probably felt safer on the sidewalk than on the road" LOL!

28 posted on 08/22/2022 7:41:34 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: zeestephen

Try and ride a bike in San Francisco and Portland with so many needles the only thing you’ll hear is psss psss psss psss


29 posted on 08/22/2022 8:03:47 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free

Well, you are just an a hole then


30 posted on 08/22/2022 9:42:39 AM PDT by al baby (Yes i know it was Gere )
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To: zeestephen

I agree completely, and it’s one of the reasons I’ve cut back my riding. People on electric bikes fly by me too, I’ve had several close calls. I don’t have a good answer - getting sedentary Americans off the couch and on a bike - any kind of bike - is a tough job.


31 posted on 08/23/2022 10:55:59 AM PDT by Not_Who_U_Think
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