People have been debating what contributes more to bike safety, extra miles of bike routes, or having those miles connected. A new
study from Spain is the first actual data on that.
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A new study from Spain offers an unexpected answer: The amount of biking actually tracks most closely with the number of bikeways, while the safety of biking tracks most closely with the connectedness of bikeways.
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I'd say that makes sense. If riders enjoy a long stretch of protected bikeway, then have to face a stretch of normal streets to get to the next bikeway, they are libel to become complacent and less defensive.