this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2025
-13 points (44.7% liked)
Funny
7669 readers
1215 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
In Germany, we have the wonderful Radwegebenutzungspflicht (obligation to use cycle paths). Unfortunately most drivers don't realize this only applies to about 10% of Germany's cycle paths, which are marked by a blue sign. They think the obligation applies to all cycle paths, and so they keep giving cyclists shit.
In germany, you have traffic lights that give cars green before bicycles finish passing the road.
And also, there's no darn orange to warn cyclists to stop. You come in at speed and the light just instantly go from green to red.
And on top of that, some bicycle paths just end in a highway with no indication or warning.
German cycling infrastructure is bad
Absolutely agree. Bike infrastructure in Germany, especially in German cities is dismal. I've been to Talinn, Estonia and saw how things could and should be done, and in comparison, Germany sucks. Well, and if you're using a bike for your daily commute, you'll also be familiar with the mindset of car drivers. You'll be overtaken far too close and yelled at every day.