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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by mech@feddit.org to c/desire_paths@sh.itjust.works

I'd think German traffic engineers could come up with a better solution, yet these are everywhere:

The bike paths themselves are desire paths for cars and motorcycles.
To block them off, they put up barriers, but those also block cargo bikes, wheelchairs and strollers, create a collision hazard, and force all cyclists to stop and dismount for no reason.
Of course, they'll be bypassed wherever possible – naturally by cars and motorcycles too, if there's enough room.

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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 months ago

Unless the bike has a trailer, or it's a cargo bike, sometimes even mobility scooters may struggle.

Good luck getting a kayak through too, one of these means I need to take a pretty big detour when I want to go kayaking.

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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