Cycle Highway Breda - Etten-Leur; II

Double speed images of the entire route of the cycle highway cycling from the town of Etten-Leur to the city of Breda.

This cycle route in the South of the Netherlands was created in 2003/2004 as a model route for a fast and safe cycle route between cities and towns. The example route goes from the city of Breda to the town of Etten-Leur. It is over 7 kilometers (about 4.5 miles) long with the right of way for cyclists on every junction but one, where traffic lights were placed. The entire route is at least 3.5 meters wide and surfaced with smooth asphalt. The provincial government financed this so-called cycle highway for 80%, the rest was paid for by the city of Breda. Costs were about half a million euros per kilometer. This project was to be an example of how well designed cycle infrastructure can increase cycle use between towns and cities.

In 2009 the city of Breda stated the route is a succes. After an investigation showed 1,300 cyclists use the route every day. To emphasize the special status of this cycle highway three shelters were placed along side of it. Finally an observation tower (18m or about 60 ft tall) near a motorway and the highspeed railway Amsterdam-Paris draws extra attention to this route.

(See also www.fietsberaad.nl)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• bicycle
• highway
• fast
• bike
• track
• road
• path
• cycle
• Netherlands
• Breda
• Etten-Leur
• fiets
• fietssnelweg

[cride1]

Is there a speed limit on the cycle paths (because of the mopeds)?

[markenlei]

For the mopeds there is. But not for the cyclists. The limits differ for the type of mopeds (there is a slow and fast type) and where they ride (in or out of the built up area). So too complicated to know as a cyclist, but they are relatively low these limits.

[benhoogendijk]

Heel leuk filmpje, thanks! Groeten, Ben

[KrunchyJD]

Just shows why Netherlands, and Denmark are superior to the idiots who design cycling facilities or lack there of, here in Australia

[biker889]

No i to sie nazywa droga rowerowa ,a nie tak jak w polsce !!!!