As someone who’s cycled for many years on the streets of London, not one of the most bike-friendly cities in Europe, I was
excited to read on Treehugger about initiatives whereby parkings are designed in a way to protect cyclists from opening car doors, which has always been my (and many other people’s, obviously) biggest cycling nightmare. The thought of crashing into a car door while speeding down a steep street is too terrifying but it’s founded in a real possibility – and a very dangerous one.
The video below was made by Street Films and it shows how bicycles and cars could and should dialogue peacefully in urban settings. It introduces the concept of a buffer zone and hopefully the idea is going to spread to many cities in the world. Cycling is great, it’s green and it should be increasingly safe in order to boost adoption.
“Floating Parking” & Bike Buffer Zone in Separated Bike Lanes from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
