Overall I like the video and campaign but I think it's ridiculous to suggest that most people can travel 5km in 10 minutes. Most cyclists are not fit males on racing bikes (esp in a place like Malmo). Stopping for traffic lights alone slows most people down to the point where they are lucky to travel much more than 3km in 10 minutes. I was recently riding in Toukyou and it took me close to 30 minutes to travel 5km even though I was treating red lights and stop signs as strong yield signs.
This is just another reason that I want to live in Malmo. Maybe these guys can come to Dallas. I can only imagine how much cleaner and quieter it would be if only 20% of Dallas used bikes for short rides -- That would be like the entire city of Malmo using a bike, ~300K people! Not to mention the reduction in traffic. Biking / Malmo rocks!!!
Amministratori locali italiani, sindaci delle grandi città, proprio oggi l'ennesima geaduatoria sulla vivibilità dei nostri centri urbani è una pena. E allora servono strategie di mobilità alternativa ce queste'
Overall I like the video and campaign but I think it's ridiculous to suggest that most people can travel 5km in 10 minutes. Most cyclists are not fit males on racing bikes (esp in a place like Malmo). Stopping for traffic lights alone slows most people down to the point where they are lucky to travel much more than 3km in 10 minutes. I was recently riding in Toukyou and it took me close to 30 minutes to travel 5km even though I was treating red lights and stop signs as strong yield signs.
jitenshavoluntouring 6 months ago
At ~0:30: 5km in 10min = 30kph = 18mph!!! They are really fit in Malmo! :)
pcmetz 6 months ago
Railings at lights! Something that i never even thought of but makes so much sense.
Gromitdog1 6 months ago
Railings at traffic lights, brilliant simple but effective idea. I think that is what happens when cyclists are actually involved in planning.
fizbitzmum 8 months ago
This is just another reason that I want to live in Malmo. Maybe these guys can come to Dallas. I can only imagine how much cleaner and quieter it would be if only 20% of Dallas used bikes for short rides -- That would be like the entire city of Malmo using a bike, ~300K people! Not to mention the reduction in traffic. Biking / Malmo rocks!!!
jupiter187 11 months ago
Well done Malmo..!
BiankoPower 1 year ago
Amministratori locali italiani, sindaci delle grandi città, proprio oggi l'ennesima geaduatoria sulla vivibilità dei nostri centri urbani è una pena. E allora servono strategie di mobilità alternativa ce queste'
calvin001 1 year ago