Thursday 10 August 2017

Cycle friendliness ranking

List of countries travelled this time based on cycle-friendliness:
  1. Austria (as I travelled only on the Danube Way)
    1. rarely have to meet vehicular traffic
    2. water taps at some spots
    3. wide, well maintained cycle paths
  2. Germany
    1. trunk roads see little traffic
    2. drivers patient with cyclists
    3. many cycle paths
    4. no public water taps!
  3. Serbia
    1. some cities have good infrastructure (Novi Sad, Sombor)
    2. drivers are patient with cyclists
    3. water taps everywhere
    4. east Serbia has narrow winding roads, multiple tunnels and some large freight trucks
  4. Slovakia
    1. Bratislava has some good infrastructure, but some roads are dangerous for cyclists
  5. Czech Republic 
    1. must take circuitous routes to avoid the highways
    2. general roads through villages not well maintained/ cobblestones
  6. Bulgaria 
    1. water taps everywhere
    2. allowed to cycle on major roads (including highways)
  7. Hungary 
    1. many roads prohibit cyclists without prior warning ie difficult to avoid
    2. Danube Way is sometimes just a dirt road or very difficult to follow as it zigzags through villages
    3. water taps everywhere

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