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RE: Spring bicycle trip - Bridges
Lovely to cycle if there's not many hills (which there is where I live). Weather looks great too. I just returned from Geneva and like many places in Europe cycling is very mainstream. It is gaining some traction in the UK too, but we really do have a lot of catching up to do.
Copenhagen is flat as a pancake, so that makes everything a bit easier. On the federated social network called Diaspora I follow some Brits that are biking and fighting the political battles - for bike lanes, against mandatory bike helmet. I hope it becomes more common around Europe. It is the solution to a lot of the problems we have in our big cities.
Bike lanes are more common than they used to be, but still far from being on every road... but what's this about mandatory helmets? On checking they are still 'advisory' here, though it is a damn good idea to wear one now. There's simply a lot more cars than there used to be. I prefer to ride off-road now, I really don't feel safe on the roads anymore. England is still not a very cycle friendly country.
I think the discussion is going on in many countries... about the helmets, and the Diaspora bike enthusiasts are equally pissed about helmets in NZ. It is of course safer to wear one, but the argument is about why cyclists have to wear it when all data shows that pedestrians and car-drivers would benefit just as much from a helmet.