- Austria (as I travelled only on the Danube Way)
- rarely have to meet vehicular traffic
- water taps at some spots
- wide, well maintained cycle paths
- Germany
- trunk roads see little traffic
- drivers patient with cyclists
- many cycle paths
- no public water taps!
- Serbia
- some cities have good infrastructure (Novi Sad, Sombor)
- drivers are patient with cyclists
- water taps everywhere
- east Serbia has narrow winding roads, multiple tunnels and some large freight trucks
- Slovakia
- Bratislava has some good infrastructure, but some roads are dangerous for cyclists
- Czech Republic
- must take circuitous routes to avoid the highways
- general roads through villages not well maintained/ cobblestones
- Bulgaria
- water taps everywhere
- allowed to cycle on major roads (including highways)
- Hungary
- many roads prohibit cyclists without prior warning ie difficult to avoid
- Danube Way is sometimes just a dirt road or very difficult to follow as it zigzags through villages
- water taps everywhere
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Cycle friendliness ranking
List of countries travelled this time based on cycle-friendliness:
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