These days, politicians and city builders like to pay lip-service to the idea of bike-friendliness, but when you use a bike for transportation, you quickly realize there is a fundamental disconnect between those platitudes and the reality of a street. So in this video, I do two things: First, I ride a route devoid of any accommodations for bikes, and take note of all the things that make me, on a bike, feel unwelcome. Then, I take a different route full of bike infrastructure and compare the difference. The result, for me anyway, is a reminder about how good bike infrastructure completely changes the experience of riding a bike in a city.

0:00 Intro
2:06 Stop signs
2:31 Residential roads
2:56 On-street parking
3:21 Sidewalks
3:46 Speed limits
4:12 Who pays for roads?
5:12 Bicycle-only signs
5:28 Slow-speed zones
5:34 Painted bike lanes
5:44 Bike parking
5:47 Separated bike lanes
6:26 Conclusion

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