The comfort factor of Cycling in London

Streets in London including small, while lalu-lintasnya is pretty solid. However, cycling in the city remain comfortable, because the mentality of the people in the passed-interdisciplinary and orderly.

 

Cycling in London

 

Shows time 07.30. Between the roar of the bus level, cars, and motor in the rush towards the activity of everyday life, the cyclists rode. In some way, there is a special bike lanes. Many roads that do not have a special track bike. So, the cyclists mingle with cars, buses, and motorcycles. This is because the streets in London included not too wide. Sometimes the only way one could fit two vehicles.

However, cycling in the city still feels comfortable. In addition to the air in London more often mild with a beautiful view of the city by ancient buildings, cross-over mentality in London very orderly and disciplined. Traffic signs are very memadahi and adhered to both by road users, either kenadaraan two-wheel, four wheels, as well as pedestrians. Every red light (traffic light) has a sign for penyeberang.

Larger vehicles have a high tolerance to the bike. In fact, it is not rare bus or car to give a chance to the cyclists for walking. In addition, the pesepedanya also own orderly and disciplined in pass-cross. So, any created with comfort, though the density of traffic is often oppressive.

Reasonable if the citizens of London more bicycle wearing her everyday activities, either in going to school, shopping, or go to work. "It seems like more people cycling nowadays. In fact, since 2010 there is Barclay cycle Hire. A bike rental payment using a credit card. Barclay pulled out 6000 bike that put in 400 stations across London.

In fact, the Government in London also campaigned the use of bicycles. They are targeting a rise in the use of bicycles to 400 per cent from 2008 to 2025. To that end, the Government will continue to improve facilities, both special roads cycling until Montanist parking lot.

Cycling in the United Kingdom had dimmed in the 1960s. However, in the next decade, cycling back track and now more and more popular recently. This could not escape the public awareness that the polluting motor vehicles, as well as the demands of a healthy lifestyle, as well as pengiritan.

"In the present conditions, cycling is much more efficient. Fuel prices continue to soar. Meanwhile, congestion is increasingly frequent. So, a lot of people who prefer cycling, because sometimes a faster get to the goal, "explained the citizens of London, Alex.

Note the statistics in 2008 showed, nearly 1 million inhabitants of London have bicycles. With a population of about 7 million, the number of bicycle owners belong to large. It's just that, a new 2 percent of the city's residents travel using bicycle. London is still lost to Cardiff (4.3 percent), York (18 percent), and Cambridge (28 percent).

Much less than in neighboring cities, the tradition of cycling in London is still small. In Berlin, Germany, of all travel by its citizens, 13 percent of them are done by bike. While Munich reached 15 percent, 23 percent Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Groningen 37 percent, 57 percent.

However, the intention of the Government of London encouraged cycling seem to get extensive feedback. If Indonesia's initiative came from the cycling community, in London comes from two sides.

In fact, to repair facilities special lines and good bike parking, pedestrian paths, London also set up a Fund of 400 million pounds (around Rp 5.9 trillion). Target, one of 10 citizens of London will use the bike in its activities.

Currently, facilities cyclists in London may not have been memadahi. However, the cross-over mentality in this city makes cycling already feel comfortable. If the facility is getting better, it does not cover the possibility of London will be dominated by bike

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