If there’s a building of a bicycle autobahn which connects 10 cities and 4 universities, leave it to Germany!
Upon completion, this car-free road designed for bicycles will take off around 50,000 cars off the highways by easing the commuting with bicycles.
The idea came up several years ago and was inspired after a cultural project led to a 24-hour closer of the road between Dortmund and Duisburg and more than 3 million people got on the road with bikes, skates, and by foot.
In 2015, the first bike highway stretch opened up between Mulheim an der Ruhr and Essen.
Eventually, the goal of the 62-mile bicycle highway is to connect 10 cities and 4 universities.
It will also be pivotal in the reduction of car pollution.
Germany Is Building a 62-Mile Bike Highway
This highway intended for bikes only reminds a lot to a traditional road, including passing lanes, overpasses, underpasses, and even has streetlights.
The riders won’t have to worry about cars, buses, and trucks tailgating them or coming up from behind.
The bikers will have a clear road for miles and miles and all the paths are divided from lanes for vehicles.
The idea came to become reality alongside Europe’s growing inclination for electric bikes and e-bike services and the increase in the desire to have for a cleaner environment.
Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, and Nuremberg are continuously studying the city centers’ potential ability to become more bike-friendly and consequently, lower traffic and air pollution.
Other Countries in Europe Are also Building Bicycle-Only Highways
But, Germany isn’t the first to come up with this bike-focused plan.
In fact, the Netherlands also began a project of building a network of 20 bike highways between the years of 2000-2010 and are still working on it today.
Moreover, Denmark has bikeways around Copenhagen and Norway and have also begun their bike road network that plans to connect 9 major cities.
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