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Speedlinking 14 July 2009 :: Treadly and Me — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:13:09 +0000

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By: Annabelle

Annabelle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:46:34 +0000

You live in Munich, don’t you?
Stay off the bicycle path. It’s more possible to survive crossing the highway than crossing Radlwege in Munich. And you’ve forgotten that wonderful sound of bicycle bells and Bavarian curses along your way
Maybe it’s me. Bavarian bicycle-gotowork-racer myself. *lol*

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:54:10 +0000

HEY YOU ALL!!

Go to HOLLAND and you will see what an invasion of bicycle-aliens there can exist!
You think Germany is funny and sometimes life is dangerous because of the people on their bikes?

Go to Holland where they have “PARKING HOUSES WITH THREE FLOORS BICYCLES” (no kindding!!!)

… Greetz…

Your block is great!

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:47:02 +0000

Isn’t this more of an city vs suburban/rural thing? Most US cities I’ve been to have bike lanes. When I’ve been to Europe, I’ve mostly been in urban areas, so I have no frame of reference.

I live in NYC and bike to get just about everywhere (unless I am leaving manhattan). There are a lot of people just like me, but NY is one of the rare compact cities in the US.

By: Rico

Rico — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:57:15 +0000

lol, nice and funny blog…

But: If you want to see really aggressive riders who are screaming at you while are walking with one feet on the wrong side of the way because the part for pedestrians is too crowded I suggest you visit this Brooklyn Bridge thing in, uhm, how is it called, uhm, New York. I’ve never seen such aggressive riding anywhere in god ol’ Germany.

My 2 cents

By: Haf

Haf — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:50:54 +0000

Just this morning I’ve been stopped by a policeman while riding my bike, because it was still dark and I didn’t have the lights on - or the be more exact, I left them at home.
Cost me 10 Euro, yeeha. :/

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:47:17 +0000

After moving here, everyone recommended I pick up a bike so I could “get places.” I couldn’t even try the stupid thing out because I hadn’t ridden one in 10 years. However, this ex-pat has very quickly adapted to yelling at less informed occupants of the German streets and sidewalks. Kling-a-ling! Manly man coming through on the Damenrad.

@Jorgo I know that about Spain…forget drivers giving bikers or pedestrians the right-of-way!

By: Jorgo

Jorgo — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:58:31 +0000

Here in Madrid where I live, Germans scream on their bicycles, too, when they are run over by spanish cars.

By: zmat

zmat — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:03:53 +0000

@paula: yes i know and i been to münster… and i know it is the “bycicle capital” of germany. but it is not an excellent example for the majority of german cities, right?

By: Jens

Jens — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:41:34 +0000

> And Americans don’t like it when you use the sidewalk, too

There are sidewalks in the US? Where? I’ve never seen one.