It’s really dangerous to ride a bike on the roads in my 3rd world city even walking is dangerous due to bike lanes basically being ignored, motorcycles weaving around traffic, and poor nighttime lighting.
I just thought that dedicated bike/walking only roads connecting the major parts of my city would be a big boost for safety and I think it would greatly reduce the amount of people using cars.
Has this been tried somewhere else? Was it successful?
There is the Radschnellweg Ruhr (Bike Fastlane Ruhr) it’s (a planned total of) 115km of freestanding bike lanes (17km in parts has been created already). Source (Sorry it’s only German, translate with service of your choice.) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radschnellweg_Ruhr_(RS1)