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Reasons You Should Use Green Bike Lanes

By Helen Smith


Everyone wants to ride their bicycles to work and school. But the fear of riding on a busy street with hundreds of cars often makes people fearful of the track. But with many cities building new cyclist routes over the recent years. Evidently many motorists have switch from cars to bicycle.

Riding a bike is one good way of keeping fit while you are going from home to work and school. But it can also be very frightening for some who are not familiar with green bike lanes. That is why many cities are building more bicycle routes using methods to prevent riders from colliding with moving vehicles, and cooperates with organizations that study the creation of cyclist lanes and teaches people to become responsible cyclist.

The most preferred means of transportation is cycling. Not only because its the quickest and easiest way around, but also it is environmentally friendly, and keeps the body fit and trim. Cycling around town is safe and harmless for many pedestrians, and with bike lanes created all over cities and towns traffic incidents are lowered.

This project was designed for big active streets, and for users to identify easily and understand the benefits of using it. And to be able to distinguish second rate ones. Most modern bike lane uses green paint that is buffered and protected.

Bicycle safety educators emphasize on the right turn rule. It reminds vehicle owners to merge within the cyclist route when they are taking a right turn on . Instead of suddenly cutting off cyclist this rule helps decrease collision accidents between vehicles and bikes.

In many cities choosing the right bike route protector is crucial. The criteria for protectors to be judge on is the protection level, installation cost, durability, and aesthetics. These criteria are rated from one to five. The lowest being one and highest being five.

Most motorists often cut corners to save extra time on the way. But should follow the right turn rule to avoid endangering cyclist on the street. Another way of protecting cyclists are the methods used to separate bicycle and auto traffic.

Another version of this method is raised bike way. This is the most expensive and cost around eight to twenty six million per lane mile. It offers top notch protection, durability, and very aesthetic out of all protector. The design separates vertically the cyclist track from moving traffic. And often paired with a furnishing zone. Other versions of this method includes one or two way travel for cyclist.

The parked car method is the best because of its high level of protection and durability. Designed to protect riders from moving vehicles by placing the park car between the bike lane and moving traffic. The parked car is eleven feet and roughly cost around eight to sixteen grand per lane mile. While the striped buffer is the least preferable since its design is to place the rider between parked cars and moving vehicle. And considered to be lowest in protection with durability and aesthetic aspects as average. The striped buffer has a basic look and might need future rework.




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