[OSM-talk] Combined bicycle & footway

[Russ Nelson]

Martin Koppenhoefer writes:
 > Australia, UK and the USA (probably the other commonwealth countries
 > as well) generally allow the use.

Generally but not always. Suicides nearly always happen on the east
(city) side of the Golden Gate Bridge. It's not because the view of
the city makes people morose. It's because the west side is reserved
for bicycles, and the east for pedestrians. Apparently bicyclists love
life so much they don't commit suicide. Either that, or not having a
bicycle is akin to death itself.

Same thing for the Manhattan Bridge in New York City (one bridge north
of the Brooklyn Bridge, which is the southern-most bridge on the east
side of the city.) Bicycles on the north, peds on the south. And on
the Brooklyn Bridge, it's bicycles in the middle since there's only
one walkway.

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