I found this fascinating video of a year of cycling in Paris.
Angles morts = Blind spots.
There are some really interesting points as well. I am too tired to translate :)
Well-made, good graphics (which I liked particularly), and shows up some of the usual problems with cycle facilities (although it has to be stressed that this is of course a catalogue of negatives specifically relating to facilities, and doesn't show up how enjoyable cycling in Paris would be much of the rest of the time).
What's with the silly narrow bus lane at 2:23? Did that have a footway extension built over it?
At 2:37, it seems to indicate that there is facility compulsion--'you must use cycle facilities where they exist'--although, I suppose, if one were to split hairs, one could argue that 'pistes cyclables' must presume that the pistes are actually cyclable, which in most cases are not. VeeVee, does that mean that if you don't use an existing cycle facility, you can be fined?
At 3:40, you have the French equivalent of ASLs--'les sas-vélos'. Plus ça change ...
Well-made, good graphics (which I liked particularly), and shows up some of the usual problems with cycle facilities (although it has to be stressed that this is of course a catalogue of negatives specifically relating to facilities, and doesn't show up how enjoyable cycling in Paris would be much of the rest of the time).
What's with the silly narrow bus lane at 2:23? Did that have a footway extension built over it?
At 2:37, it seems to indicate that there is facility compulsion--'you must use cycle facilities where they exist'--although, I suppose, if one were to split hairs, one could argue that 'pistes cyclables' must presume that the pistes are actually cyclable, which in most cases are not. VeeVee, does that mean that if you don't use an existing cycle facility, you can be fined?
At 3:40, you have the French equivalent of ASLs--'les sas-vélos'. Plus ça change ...