This week's Good Cycling Facility is a bi-directional cycleway crossing the exit road of a residential area, with priority, in the Dutch town of Hoek van Holland.
Two-way, or bi-directional, cycleways have some disadvantages, particularly at junctions, where people crossing the cycleway have to deal with movements from two directions, rather than one.
The Netherlands is a country of bikes. We have a population of around 17 million people, and almost 23 million bicycles! For short distances ¬– especially in cities – bicycles are a popular alternative to public transport and cars. In fact, one quarter of all journeys in the Netherlands are made by bike. So, cycling rules!
Low motor traffic access roads are extremely common in Dutch urban areas - but they also exist in rural areas too, as with this week's Good Cycling Facility - a road in the countryside so
This week's Good Cycling Facility is a cycling and walking path, running straight through the Malieveld park in the centre of Den Haag in the Netherlands.