bikeway
Let an agent handle bikeways by type, route, rules, safety and design guidance, and help people plan routes and report problems.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle bikeways by type, route, rules, safety and design guidance, and help people plan routes and report problems.
A path, lane or route designated for bicycles, such as painted bike lanes, protected cycle tracks, off-road cycle paths, greenways, rail-trails and pop-up bike lanes, designed to separate cyclists from motor traffic to varying degrees.
What it is for: Safe and convenient cycling.
It can be find cycle routes and bikeways; explain rules for cyclists and other users; report hazards on bikeways; understand design standards.
Distinguishing features
Designated for cycling
Varying separation
Part of networks
Designed to guidance
What it looks like
Marked lanes, kerb-separated tracks, coloured surfaces and signed paths.
How it is recognised
Bicycle symbols and coloured surfaces
Physical separation from traffic
Shared footways mix cyclists and pedestrians
Related models
is a kind of - category
is used by - vehicle
is related to - related infrastructure
is designed by - authority
In practice
Families and kinds
painted bike lanes
protected cycle tracks
off-road cycle paths and greenways
rail-trails
pop-up and temporary lanes
Standards and regulation
National cycle infrastructure design guidance
Highway codes on cycle lanes
E-bike and e-scooter rules
Failure modes and hazards
Conflicts at junctions
Obstructions and poor surfaces
Parked vehicles in lanes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Route Planning a ride.
Routes vary.
Find
Route finding.
Find
Route finding.
- Which bikeways connect these places, according to official or open maps? provenance
- How separated from traffic are they? boundary
Type
Bikeway type.
Type
Bikeway type.
- Is this a painted lane, protected track or off-road path? definition
- Who may use it? provenance
Rules Using bikeways.
Rules differ.
Users
Who can use it.
Users
Permitted users.
- Are e-bikes, e-scooters or pedestrians allowed on this bikeway? provenance
- What speed limits apply? provenance
Junctions
Priority rules.
Junctions
Junction rules.
- Who has priority where the bikeway crosses roads? provenance
- How should cyclists signal? provenance
Safety Hazards.
Safety comes first.
Crash
Emergencies.
Crash
Crashes.
- Has a cyclist been injured? boundary
- Should emergency services be called now? action
Report
Reporting hazards.
Report
Reporting hazards.
- How can potholes, glass or obstructions on a bikeway be reported? action
- Which authority maintains it? provenance
Design Planning.
Guidance shapes design.
Guidance
Design standards.
Guidance
Design guidance.
- Which design guidance applies, and what widths and separation does it recommend? provenance
- How are junctions designed? provenance
Consult
Public consultation.
Consult
Consultation.
- How can residents comment on planned bikeways? action
- Where are plans published? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should bikeway types be separate entries?
- How should route data be linked?
- How should design guidance be localised?