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I really appreciate your comment, thanks :)

Grazie, hai ragione. Ho alcuni video in arrivo su Germania e Austria :)

Thanks :)

I've seen this in Italy, Austria and Germany for now.

This is Brixen/Bressanone in Italy.

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Hi, I'm sorry but I know the infrastructure where I live, that is a bike lane. It's a low quality one but it is one.

I was on a bike so I'm considered a vehicle. Coming from a (very bad) bike lane and crossing on a pedestrian and cycling intersection.

It is a shame. Hopefully, more people preferring bikes or scooters over cars when they are not needed will eventually raise awareness!

Hey :) Car drivers pay taxes and fees partly because cars can cause significant wear and tear on roads and can be dangerous. However, cyclists also pay general taxes that fund infrastructure and many are car owners as well. Road infrastructure benefits everyone, and promoting cycling helps balance transportation by reducing congestion and pollution while making communities safer and healthier.

@@SharedSpacesCities nah

While some cyclists may occasionally ride on sidewalks or ignore traffic signals, this behavior isn’t representative of all cyclists, just as not all drivers run red lights or stop signs. Most cyclists follow the rules, and promoting safe, shared road use benefits everyone.

@@SharedSpacesCities the ratio of cars running lights vs cyclists is almost non existent lmao. here in canada biggest problems are the cyclists on the road

the problem is the road design and lack of infrastructure

The car...

Lots of things going on here. It is impossible to judge who was right or wrong since we can't see you in the video. Unless you gave a proper hand signal to indicate you were about to turn in front of that car they had no idea you were about to leave a driving lane and enter a pedestrian cross walk to jump in front of them. I feel like it would have been a safer maneuver to enter the sidewalk at the previous parking lot turn off and properly enter the cross walk so the driver knew your intentions to cross.

He is still riding his bicycle on a pedestrian catwalk, just another entitled biker that ruins it for all of us…

Wait, that is also a cycling crossing and I stopped for the car before the driver did. I don't see any entitlement. The situation there is a little bit more complicated, I'll make a video about it.

It is. Could be better but it is.

That is clearly a bike lane.. That's not a parking a spot..

It's a live lane. If you're going to park in a live lane, why not park in the lane your meant to be in.

Thank you for letting me know how's the infrastructure where I live.

Hello, you don't need road signs for these kinds of bike lanes, just markings. Could be better indicated nonetheless :)

Calling someone a 'snowflake' suggests they’re overly sensitive, but concerns about road safety and following traffic rules are important for everyone. Safe road use is about protecting all road users, whether they’re drivers or cyclists.

Hi, good point! Yeah, absolutely, protected bike lanes would be best to avoid parked cars. However, in Europe, especially in residential areas, bike lanes like these are widely used since they're cheaper and faster to build while providing good awareness of cyclists' presence. Sometimes, separation could also give drivers a false sense of safety, resulting in speeding. In this particular case, it is just a matter of a lack of civic sense (very common in Italy, unfortunately).

@@SharedSpacesCities O yes!That is clearly the case.But i have the situation in the Netherlands as a example how to do it.We started about 30 years ago,so we had al the fights with the car owners.And you know,they are also bike owners now..And than they themselves had all the trouble with other only car owners.So dont think it wil be better in a short time.

@@SharedSpacesCities Yes!Of course,but when you as a country start making bike lanes,you better made them very obvious!Because you have to fight against the lobby off the car drivers!In time,when there are a lot off bike lanes,than it is not so necessary to do this kind off bike lanes anymore.

You're right.

The Netherlands also has a lot of unprotected bike lanes, don't you see situations where cares are parked on them?

✨the paradox✨

Hi, this is Reggio Emilia, Italy. Parking is not a civil right, so you don't "need" to park unless it's a health emergency. I don't know what "here" you're referring to. Just because some don't follow the rules doesn't mean we should passively accept these dangerous behaviours. I personally don't park where it's not allowed.

Hello, Thank you for your *insightful* explanation. However, it’s important to emphasize that we cannot condone illegal behavior by any road user, including car drivers. I just see another user that does not acknowledge the entitlement often shown by car drivers (like here). Regarding road law: the dotted line separates the center lane from the bike lane. When it’s dotted, cars may temporarily use the bike lane if necessary, such as when two cars cannot fit side by side from opposite directions. However, cars must always give priority to cyclists. Under no circumstances are cars allowed to park there, as it is designated for bike transit. Hope that helps you see me not that ignorant.

If parking was illegal there as you say, where are the road markings to indicate no parking?

For the same reason why there are no parking zone markings on car lanes or sidewalks. You can't park on sections dedicated for the transit of road users (being vehicles or pedestrians).

Learn to share

@@SharedSpacesCities so you’ve just confirmed what I’ve said. There are no road markings there indicating no parking restrictions. Thank you.

I absolutely agree! Space should be equally distributed. Anyway in this example 2 people can easily walk abreast.

Mixed use paths work in rural areas. Granted, the markings with such dimensions are useless, but still.

Ho, so you think it's better like this?

It's not, and probably that makes it even worse in a way

I see no conflict, you’re just delusional thinking because you’re on a bicycle you have preference. The pedestrian even went out of his way not to interfere with your bike.

The pedestrian having to get out of the way *IS* the conflict. Because the bike path is on the sidewalk with limited space.

I own a car, anything constructive to add?

This is Bologna, Italy.

Thank you for letting us know 😍

What do you mean exactly?🥺

It used to be illegal in the UK to ride a bicycle on the pavement. In this case, the car was there first & the cyclist wasn’t inconvenienced in any way. There are no signs or road markings to show who has priority. So I’d say the cyclist feels entitled. That isn’t a “right”.

So true but they are still built like that nowadays unfortunately.

This is a legal bike path on the sidewalk so there's no entitlement, it's the road code. And the car has a yield sign. The dotted lines across the bike path means cyclists have priority, that part is also painted in red to get more attention. Anyway no doubt this is also a bad design.

What's the entitlement here, exactly? There's nothing to share: cyclists have priority on that intersection and the car didn't care to look before crossing. Still this is a bad design with bad visibility, no doubt!

Roads aren't just paid for by roadtax, the infrastructure is way too expensive for that. Cyclists pay taxes too and doesn't harm roads nearly so much.

There isn't a single video without this rhetorical comment. Everyone pays for road infrastructure through general taxation.

I think they should have slowed before crossing considering the low visibility. That doesn't change the design is bad.

What does this change? The cyclist needed to slow down but is in the right.

Probably should have slowed down before stepping on the zebra crossing. It didn't seem like they checked for pedestrians or cyclists. There's a yield sign for cars.

Let me guess, North American?

I checked that part and it's a private property so parking is allowed for the owner.

I can imagine. What's the name of the city?

Thank you!

Thank you! 😊