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In that area there are three schools and a large
service and employment area. Almost the whole
of Reykjavík, Kópavogur and Garðabær is within
this ring. With a well planned system of primary
bicycle roads a large part of the Capital Area
would be in a good bicyle connection with this
area. From this drawing can be seen how impor-
tant it is to keep distances small between areas
so that bicyclists and pedestrians are not exclud-
ed from traffic improvements like the Sundabraut
road.
Primary network of bicycle
roads
lf there is a will to influence the modal split of
people this can primarily be done through the
journey to and from work and school. A pri-
mary network of bicycle roads has therefore to
connect the largest employment areas, central
areas, traffic centres, universities and hospitals
while a secondary smaller grid connects housing
areas, primary schools and service centres in the
districts.
Demands to the primary network of bicycle
roads are not dissimilar to those made to the
primary road network. They have to create a
continuous network, easily understood without
unnecessary bends and curves. The surface
must be level, gradient within acceptable limits
and safe. This means that they have to be well
lit, with good visibility and not through dubi-
ous areas. Where primary bicycle roads cross
the main road network an attempt should be
made to grade separate vehicular traffic. It is
important that the primary bicycle network is
well maintained both during winter and summer.
One must be able to trust that the roads will be
cleared early in the morning and all dirt sweeped
away regularly. The primary bicycle network must
be designed for 30-40 km/hour speed. On the
secondary network the design speed should be
15-20 km/hour.
The situation today
Despite beautiful promises made by local
authorities to build a primary bicycle network
to connect the local authorities in the Capital
Area, precious little is done. This inactivity can
partly be traced to unclear laws and regulations.
The present Parliament will hopefully pass a
bill aimed at finding a place for bicycling in the
Transportation Act as an acknowledged mode
of travel. When all is said and done, the choice
of mode of travel is an individual choice. This
can be influenced by what is offered. As long
as the road system is endlessly expanded with
the increase of traffic and there is enough of
free parking at the end of each journey both
with companies or public institutions there is lit-
tle hope that people will change their mode of
travel. You can't have it both ways. ■
Tryggðu öryggi þitt
og heimilisins
Á undanfömum ámm hafá íslendingar í auknum mæli gert sér grein fyrir
því hve dýrmætt j^að er að hafk öryggismál sín í góðu lagi. Secu ritas hefur
áralanga reynslu af þvr að þjóna jafht heimilum sem fýrirtækjum og býður
upp á fjölbreyttar Iausnir.
Innbrot
Heimavörn
Vaktar heimili þitt allan sólarhringinn
fyrir innbrotum og eldi. Þú þarft því
ekki að hafa áhyggjur af eigum þínum
þegar þú ert að heiman.
Eldvarnir
Slökkvitæki — eldvarnarteppi —
reykskynjarar geta bjargað mannslífum
og verðmætum
Öryggishnappurinn
Færir viðkomandi aukið frelsi og dregur
úr áhyggjum aðstandenda.
Aldraðir,
sjúkir og
Hafið samband við öryggisráðgjafa Securitas í síma 580 7000
og láttu meta þörfina hjá þér.
Öryggi í stað áhættu !
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