[Yak] Re: Yak Digest, Vol 44, Issue 16

[Geof Gee]

Thanks for sharing Tony.  That is quite interesting.  Although, it may be the case that aspects associated with facilities might be implicit in the ratings.  Anyway, I am in the camp that finds it difficult to believe that global facilities are needed -- or would produce -- a "good" (whatever that means) cycling environment.  However, I think that is hard to argue against the statement that roads could be better constructed for better interaction between drivers and cyclists.  

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----- Original Message ----
From: Tony Raven <tony at raven-family.com>
To: yak at bikefriday.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:53:26 PM
Subject: [Yak] Re: Yak Digest, Vol 44, Issue 16

> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:08:06 -0500
> From: "Tom Revay" <trevay at massbike.org>
> Subject: [Yak] B*ke l*anes and r*tirement v*llages
> To: yak at bikefriday.com
>
> Upon my return, I became engaged in an email dialogue with a fellow
> named Professor Paul Pucher of Rutgers University.  Pucher asserted
> that no elderly cycling would exist in the Low Countries of Europe
> were it not for an extensive system of bicycle facilities there.

The Dutch have set up an audit called Cycle Balance that audits their 
towns and cities for cycling conditions.  Bicycle facilities, other than 
bicycle parking, do not feature in the measures they use for the audit. 
  According to the leader of the Cycle Balance audit "How many cycle 
paths or lanes a town has is not important. A town with very few cycle 
lanes and paths can be a very nice and safe town to cycle around in and 
a town with lots of cycle lanes and paths can be horrible and dangerous."

If Prof Pucher is right he needs to explain why the Dutch audits ignore 
the factor he seems to consider an essential requirement

A summary of the audit is available at 
http://www.ctc.org.uk/resources/Benchmarking/CycleBalance.pdf

Tony

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