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Originally Posted by electricron
Copenhagen doesn't see 90 F or 100 F days four months each year. Copenhagen also has dedicated biking infrastructure. Not only are most bike lanes separated from traffic, they're also separated from pedestrians. Someone pedaling a bike can't actually achieve 20 mph without fear of being ran over by autos, but also without fear of running over pedestrians.
In Austin and Texas in general, you might see dedicated bike lanes marked on streets just by painted lines with little protection from autos, and you might see dedicated bike and pedestrian paths physically separated from autos, but not from pedestrians. We're a far ways from having dedicated, physically separated lanes, trails, or paths for all three modes.
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Copenhagen has on average 251 rainy days per year and for 6 months out of the year the average high temperature in Copenhagen is 49 degrees or below. When bicycling, rain is more of a deterrent than hot weather for most people.
Austin is working on building more separated bike lanes. There was an article the other day by the Statesman that covers information on a new one being constructed along 3rd St. downtown:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/l...tection/nXSC5/