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Love padlocks are a custom by which sweethearts affix padlocks to a fence or similar public fixture to symbolise their love. The most common place of love padlocks are on the railings of the bridges. It is suggested that the custom of 'locking a padlock and throwing away the key' probably originated in China. Many can be seen along Bryggebro giving the bridge some cultural and artistic character. Figure 3.3.41: Love padlocks Figure 3.3.43: Love padlocks Figure 3.3.42: Love padlocks Figure 3.3.44: Love padlocks Figure 3.3.45: Love padlocks. 132 133
CROSSINGS, INTERSECTIONS The main intersections and crossings occur at the either end of the bridge where the bridge meets the rectangular granite landing which borders a cobblestone road or a granite tiled surface. The intersections function as shared-use spaces. The solution brings conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians. The conflicts are mostly caused by the higher speed of cyclists when approaching the shared -use area. ACCESSIBILITY The majority of the problems experienced were in the accessibility of driving to the bridge and entering it. As slow moving pedestrians mixed with fast moving cyclists could create conflicts at the entry and exits (Figure 3.3.48, 3.3.49, 3.3.50). The entry point of the bridge on both sides is made as a shared space. The shared spaces include multiple directions for cyclists and pedestrians (figures from file). The bridge has been built to let small boats, canoes and the harbour ferries pass underneath it. This creates a need for free height underneath the bridge and this has been resolved by creating a rise from both sides towards the middle of the bridges. This makes people exiting the bridge in both directions drive in high speeds from a dedicated bike lane into the shared spaces at the end of both sides of the bridge. This creates situations where cyclists have to react quite quickly to avoid collisions with other drivers, and makes pedestrians vunerable to enter and exit the bridge. Figure 3.3.48: Bryggebro’s access at Islands Brygge side. Figure 3.3.46: Intersection at Islands Brygge. Figure 3.3.47: Intersection at Havneholmen The landing on the Amager side is a shared space on a field of approximately 7x14 meters paved with granite tiles. Because of its relatively small size people makes their turn towards their new direction within the field. Two directions of dedicated bicycle path on the bridge spreads to four directions on the small shared space landing. This creates crossing of cyclists with no indication of where to drive. On top of that there is a layer of pedestrians entering and leaving the bridge and strolling along the recreational grounds of Islands Brygge. Further than avoiding collisions with other cyclists and pedestrians, the cyclists also have to read the sign of where to drive. The signs are not oriented towards the cyclists from their entrance paths on the Amager side. They are oriented out in direction of the shared space. When cyclists has to do a 90 degree turn in only a few meters while still observing other cyclists, it can be hard to read the signs at the same time. For most it was not a problem, probably as a result of having used the facility before, but for some it resulted in choosing the wrong side of the bridge and having to drive back. Figure 3.3.49: Bryggebro’s access at Islands Brygge side. Figure 3.3.50: Bryggebro’s acces at Islands Brygge side. 134 135
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Aalborg Universitet Bike Infrastruc
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TITLE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURES EDITORS
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Introduction VICTOR ANDRADE
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SECTION ONE: DANISH NATIONAL SURVEY
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Furthermore, 85% of the municipalit
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Tables/illustrations Indicated leve
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SECTION TWO: BIKE INFRASTRUCTURES V
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Decisions on trans
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clists evaluate these design charac
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3.0 CASES ODENSE SHARED SPACE VESTE
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BICYCLE NETWORK The majority of the
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BEFORE AND AFTER BEFORE Formerly, V
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PAVING MATERIAL DESIGN VELOCITIES T
Page 27 and 28: STREET FURNITURE Technical elements
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Page 31 and 32: THE WEB SURVEY The web survey analy
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Page 35 and 36: AWARENESS OF PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORI
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Page 41 and 42: SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS AND OPINION ABOU
Page 45 and 46: BICYCLE NETWORK Aarhus municipality
Page 47 and 48: DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS AND STREETSC
Page 49 and 50: PAVEMENT The sidewalk and bike path
Page 51 and 52: SIGNAGE Signage includes the counti
Page 53 and 54: ACCESSIBILITY To access the new bik
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Page 73 and 74: TECHNICAL DRAWINGS 189448 Figure 3.
Page 75 and 76: HIERARCHY OF USERS VELOCITIES The u
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In the late 1970s, the medium-sized
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The Reineveldbrug is part of the ma
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Noordwest Tanthof Wippolder 1982 19
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Tables 4.13 and 4.14 show the modal
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The outcomes of the route analyses
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The general conclusion is that the
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The Koepoortbrug functions mainly f
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5 Shared space in Haren Shared spac
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6 BICYCLE STREET IN HAARLEM A bicyc
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7 Interurban highway for cyclists 7
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Additionally, habitual behaviour ma
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SECTION FOUR: RECOMMENDATIONS
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BIKE INFRASTRUCTURES Edited by VICT
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