>>1326588I lived there a few years ago, moved out in 2015 (wish I hadn't really), and yeah the cycle superhighways were pretty good. Don't think I ever used one that had a concrete separator - Wikipedia says they've been putting those in on some of them in the last couple years.
But yeah, even just the basic CSs are good. Cycling is a really great way to get around London. I'm a massive fan of Boris bikes personally, I used to use them to get to commute to work most days, and I used them for getting around for socialising too. Much cheaper than the tube, especially if you're doing multiple journeys in a day, and often quicker if you're going around central London.
Also I think I probably feel safer cycling around London than around my current home area (Portsmouth area). The traffic in London is more used to cyclists (especially cabbies), and the speed limits are low on most roads, and if it's a faster road it will almost always have a bus lane which you can cycle in. Around here, faster roads definitely don't always have bike lanes, and I definitely think traffic gets more pissed off around here, probably because they're just not used to having so many cyclists on the road.
>>1326589>That will never happen here, out of state wagies will complain because they are forced to walk an extra 2 meters. Shame. Also I just looked up your city's Citi Bike thing because I knew that existed. I guess it's your closest equivalent of our Boris bikes, pic related. But shit, yours cost way more. $12 / day for unlimited 30 min rides according to the website, while for our Boris bikes, it's just £2 a day ($2.63 USD) for the exact same thing.
One of the reasons for this is that our scheme is publicly owned and run (and therefore subsidised) while yours obviously isn't. So that sucks. Do you see people using those bikes in NYC much? Boris bikes are used quite a lot, and I'm a huge fan of them, especially since they're so cheap.
