I completely agree. I lived in Naples for 2 yrs, one of the more challenging places to drive, but on 2 wheels it is a dream, people respect you and give way. This for 2 basic reasons. Most drivers started on 2 wheels before moving to a car, so understand the problem and secondly, if you hit a 2 wheeler, you are guilty - simples. Close shaves were rare and remarkably when you got to a traffic jam, people actually moved slightly to let you through.
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I completely agree. I lived in Naples for 2 yrs, one of the more challenging places to drive, but on 2 wheels it is a dream, people respect you and give way. This for 2 basic reasons. Most drivers started on 2 wheels before moving to a car, so understand the problem and secondly, if you hit a 2 wheeler, you are guilty - simples. Close shaves were rare and remarkably when you got to a traffic jam, people actually moved slightly to let you through.
Totally agree - If you stand and look at the traffic in a lot of large Italian towns you would think it would be madness to ride a bicycle in that environment - get on and cycle and the waves seem to part before you - ditto Greece and for most of the western European countries - but not a lot of the old eastern European states - same traffic different people with different attitudes.
SomethingLikeThat
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I think segregated infrastructure works well in urban areas, in the countryside less so because I couldn't see it being as cost effective.
snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
I would argue that it works better in rural areas where motor vehicle speeds are usually more than double urban speeds.
