Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
Do you live in the US, or the Netherlands? I'd still like to know if/where you actually experience good facilities in real life.
Drivers here aren't required to yield to pedestrians or bicyclists. This infrastructure isn't built in PA/DE/MD because drivers are not required to respect it.
I still think the legal status of pedestrians and bicyclists as people rather than obstructions is more important than infrastructure, and required for the facilities to be built or be effective.