They were up early this morning, before the bike rush hour, to clear the bike lanes of snow.
While it is cool that we have snowploughs for our bike lanes, it's also important to remember that there are so many bikes that if the bike lanes weren't cleared, many people wouldn't ride. That would result in a massive shift of people from the bike lanes onto busses and trains, not to mention cars.
Imagine, wherever you're living, that all of a sudden tens of thousands of extra people [those would normally be on their bikes] suddenly appeared at busstops and train stations one morning. wanting to get on board. It would be chaos.
So the snowploughs are a necessity. They keep the city running because they let the people get to work on their bikes.
On this stretch, in the photo, there are 10,000 bikes per day, on average. That's a medium sized artery for bike traffic.
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Mikael Colville-Andersen 63 months ago | reply
thanks very much indeed.
chdot 63 months ago | reply
Thank YOU
Has anyone done a list of 'best' urban bike blogs yet?
Transporte Ativo 54 months ago | reply
Being a Tropical Man from Brazil this picture went straight to my heart.
All the charm about snow fall, the beauty of it and the bike keeps on!
Sandy Su 54 months ago | reply
I think it's great to have a bike lane separated from vehicular traffic like that. Here, they are just designated on the shoulder of the road, if that. Not so many people ride bikes here.
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