http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Munich - Recent Topics en Tue, 19 May 2026 16:26:27 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7405#post-76712 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:23:16 +0000 tarmac jockey 76712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Came back from sunny Munich on Saturday. Left 35 degrees behind to land in the pouring rain. I was stunned at the amount of cycling in Munich. The road infrastructure for bikes was excellent. Shared pavement, bike lanes, shared roads, trams with rules in place to give preference to the cyclist. Before going to Munich I was unaware of the high numbers cycling. I was impressed by the numbers of elderly people cycling. It is worth pointing out that the city is exceptionally flat, although we managed to stay in a hotel on a hill.<br /> I had some difficulty adjusting to the left hand road system, not the cars, the bikes in the cycle lanes. It was uncanny how often I crossed a road and found myself standing or walking in the cycle lane. Shame on me!<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revstar/7488384134/" title="Meanwhile in Munich the bike is king! by Clear Spot, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7488384134_20f503c049.jpg" alt="Meanwhile in Munich the bike is king!" /></a> </p>