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  • On Cycling and Walking Infrastructure

    On Cycling and Walking Infrastructure

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I hear that new cycling lanes will be created on a new segment of road I feel excitement, at the prospect of cycling being a pleasant, streamlined experience. Often though, in Switzerland, especially in the French speaking part they will spend months digging up a road, and then putting the road…

  • A Reminder to Unclip and Anticipate Danger While Cycling

    A Reminder to Unclip and Anticipate Danger While Cycling

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the last two days I have had dangerous situations in Geneva and Nyon when pedestrians, or cars, have failed to pay attention to the fact that they were crossing a cycling lane where cyclists have priority. The result is that in two cases I had to take emergency evasive action to…

  • The A1 Hallucination

    The A1 Hallucination

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesI just spent over an hour driving between Morges and Nyon because someone crashed his car, and everyone else is rushing home, or away because the holidays are beginning. I bring this up because the friends of Global Warming want to expand the A1 between Nyon and Geneva, to allow for fluid…