Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 20th November 2014

This week's good facility is a continuous cycle track and footway across the mouth of a side road.

Because both footway and track continue at the same level, motor traffic moving across both elements has to negotiate up and over a hump, both on entry and exit, ensuring slow speeds.

There are no formal 'give way' markings here; priority is simply implied by the physical design of the junction. This kind of design is entirely possible in Britain. 

It's also worth noting (as can be seen on the Streetview link) that the side roads along this main road in Utrecht are one-way for motor vehicles (with exemptions for cycles). This means that conflict will only occur in one direction at each of these junctions.