The Worst Bike Path In Drenthe (Netherlands)
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The Worst Bike Path In Drenthe (Netherlands)
The local newspaper, the Dagblad van het Noorden, recently had a piece about "het Slechtste Fietspad van Drenthe" - the worst cycle path in Drenthe (Netherlands).
If that is their "worst," then I wonder how they would view what passes for cycling in Southern California?
See for yourselves right here:
#!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6CxXifip-I&feature=player_embedded#!
If that is their "worst," then I wonder how they would view what passes for cycling in Southern California?
See for yourselves right here:
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The biggest problem with that path is how narrow it is. If they doubled or tripled the space allocated to the path, it would be much more usable.
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I can imagine that in the rain, it's one long puddle, muddy and rutted. Actually it does seem to be a pretty nasty path. I think in Arkansas it would be considered a single track.
What kind of paths are you thinking of in SoCal, FF?
What kind of paths are you thinking of in SoCal, FF?
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On a nice day, that trail is superior to the 4-lane I take to work... no SUVs to avoid, no lights or stop signs...
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I am used to the paved bike paths like at the end of the clip and do really appreciate the 'nature appreciation' of this kind of path for a fun ride every now and again. But not when it is the only option and not when it is bad weather.
If you have read the texts in the clip, you will have noticed that this path is an alternative to several more direct paths in the area and is really not a bike path but a bit of nature 'walk' made available to bicycles.
If you want to read what the maker of the clip has to say, this is his blog about it: https://hembrow.blogspot.com/2010/11/...n-drenthe.html
While I live in the Netherlands, I live so far from this path that it is very unlikely that I ever see it for myself.
If you have read the texts in the clip, you will have noticed that this path is an alternative to several more direct paths in the area and is really not a bike path but a bit of nature 'walk' made available to bicycles.
If you want to read what the maker of the clip has to say, this is his blog about it: https://hembrow.blogspot.com/2010/11/...n-drenthe.html
While I live in the Netherlands, I live so far from this path that it is very unlikely that I ever see it for myself.
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Because in Los Angeles, the roads are for cars and everyone else who is not in a motor vehicle that can keep up with traffic gets the leftovers. And that is real reason why we lock ourselves up in the same cars as I was this morning (and my mother did not feel well too).
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