The recent and historic increase of bike trips in CDMX, has demonstrated the usefulness and need of cyclist infrastructure, above all, cycle paths, that’s why now we will talk about the different benefits of the bike way.
However, we won’t focus so much on the advantages a bike lane provides to a community, but as the user of one. This due one of the main purposes of why many people don’t use the bike, is because there aren’t safe spaces to circulate. The intention of this is demonstrate how safe bike paths are. Join us!!
Benefits of the bike lane, why is it useful?
Cycling in a bike lane it isn’t just circulate within it, but take advantage of the different benefits of using a bike provides instead of a car. In this way, we can mention some of them:
Pedal safe
Our first point and the most important one. The main benefit of the bike lane is that can circulate within it without the fear of being run over. This is thanks to have physical barriers as confibicis, that prevent cars from invading the lane.
These road devices create a physical separation between bike users and motorists. In this way, you can circulate much safer to your destiny.
Get faster
The second benefit is directly related to the first one. Thanks to all the motorized vehicles have a forbidden access to bike ways, you won’t have to face the tedious and dangerous work of avoiding them, or get stuck on the traffic they cause.
So, by not having a car that obstructs you the passage, you can pedal without stop and only stopping on traffic lights to cross correctly. In short bike rides, is faster and safe that in a car.
In addition, under certain specifications, is valid to cross the traffic light in red when cycling. But, be careful, don’t abuse of this privilege.
Enjoy the city
When riding by private car or public transport, you miss out on getting to know new places and routes to know. The bike path, besides taking you to an alternative route, can be nearby points of interest.
If you find a place that attracts your attention, when cycling is easier to stop, and lock your bike in almost any place and enter the site. When going by car; first, you must find a parking space, and probably this is to several blocks of the place, mall, park or any place you want to visit.
Be part of the nature
In some occasions, the bike lane can pass through natural spaces. From parks to medians or even places as Chapultepec park. If you want a different bike ride, you can try in these places. An excellent option is Parque bicentenario. On the other hand, these lanes can be bike paths and not bike ways. It’s important to know the difference between both.
Save some money
Other benefits of the bike lane, in addition to foster the health with the use of bike, is to help on the economic aspect.
By using the bike way allows you to go pedaling from point a to point b, without the need of spend on public transport. In all case, if necessary, many times a cycling lane will help you to connect directly or get close to other mean of transport that you need to use.
These are some benefits of the bike way; besides the sport and psychological ones. If you want to know more about these as aspects, we invite you to ride on these trips where we talk about these topics and others.
