New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by sgwil » Sat, Dec 07, 2019, 1:16 PM UTC

New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)
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Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by scarejunba » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:58 AM UTC

Damn, these guys must have some good engineers / PMs to finish that in 6.5 million euros. Doubt a version here could be done for that or even just stand up when it's done considering the novel design.

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by adambowles » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 9:02 AM UTC

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Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by systemtest » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 9:30 AM UTC

Another multi-level roundabout dating back to the 1940s, De Berekuil: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Berekuil (The Bearpit)

We like our cyclists.

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by adrianN » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 9:32 AM UTC

Wow, this is how you prioritize safety for cyclists. Really impressive.

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by pintxo » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 10:07 AM UTC

systemtest wrote: post #4

Another multi-level roundabout dating back to the 1940s, De Berekuil: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Berekuil (The Bearpit) We like our cyclists.

This is even better by letting the cars do the vertical movement, while the bikes stay on flat ground.

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by contravariant » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 10:52 AM UTC

pintxo wrote: post #6

systemtest wrote: post #4

Another multi-level roundabout dating back to the 1940s, De Berekuil: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Berekuil (The Bearpit) We like our cyclists.

This is even better by letting the cars do the vertical movement, while the bikes stay on flat ground.

Possibly but images like this an be misleading. As the article on the floating roundabout points out it's not all that high above ground, the junction itself is below ground level. The cars are in fact doing most of the vertical movement.

The floating roundabout does have the disadvantage that you need a bigger height difference to allow the cars to pass below it.

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by markus92 » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 11:09 AM UTC

pintxo wrote: post #6

systemtest wrote: post #4

Another multi-level roundabout dating back to the 1940s, De Berekuil: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Berekuil (The Bearpit) We like our cyclists.

This is even better by letting the cars do the vertical movement, while the bikes stay on flat ground.

Bikes also have some vertical movement there, but it's hard to see in the perspective.

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by hapidjus » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 11:10 AM UTC

systemtest wrote: post #4

Another multi-level roundabout dating back to the 1940s, De Berekuil: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Berekuil (The Bearpit) We like our cyclists.

Here's a similar solution in Malmö https://www.google.com/maps/@55.5648378,13.0021608,801m/data...

Re: New Floating Cycle Roundabout (2012)

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Post by anonymou2 » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 11:10 AM UTC

That's just insane, building two sets of parallel road systems, it's probably the most inefficient engineering ever, are you also going to build a new set when a new type of vehicle comes along? what about a scooter only road? And all of this because of the irrational believe that cyclists are inferior and can not share the road with motorists. I am so glad I don't live in Denmark.