Old 01-16-15, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
According to Google's street view from when? ... 5-ish years ago?
I said it before, there were almost no bike lanes. I searched for a bike map and couldn't find any. The sidewalks were broad which is perfect for walking leaving the side streets narrow with parking on both sides. We've all cycled on sidestreets like this and you have to take the lane because there's no room for the motorist to lane split past. I prefer a side street that that's one and half car lengths wide because you're less likely to get honked by a motorist when they can lane split past.

Hamburg did have broad boulevards but they were not the kind I would enjoy riding.

While searching for a bike map, I came across this comment.


>>>We rented a bike that was pretty good and not expensive at all. However, for a dutch person it was quiet hard to cycle in Hamburg because there are hardly any bike lanes or paths. Most Germans seem to cycle on the sidewalk instead. That was scary! <<<

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