{"id":33292,"date":"2012-10-31T20:03:09","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=33292"},"modified":"2012-10-31T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T00:03:09","slug":"heated-bike-lanes-for-drier-and-safer-winter-biking-being-considered-by-dutch-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/heated-bike-lanes-for-drier-and-safer-winter-biking-being-considered-by-dutch-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Heated Bike Lanes For Drier And Safer Winter Biking Being Considered By Dutch Towns"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nHeated bike paths are currently being considered as a solution to winter snow cover in some regions of the Netherlands. Such paths would result in drier, easier bike commutes during the winter… and likely increased biking during that time of the year. On the other hand, they also seem like an extravagant waste of energy to some, but compared to what? There are already considerable human and economic resources put into salting roads during the winter, and this practice also has many negative environmental impacts. Maybe heated bike lanes could be an improvement over current practices? They could also get more people out of cars, which would be a big plus.<\/p>\n

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In a new report from the Netherlands De Telegraaf<\/em> news site, the Dutch Cyclists Union has been enthusiastically endorsing the possibility of roadways being warmed up by heated underground pipes. According to them, this would result in more bicyclists choosing to ride during the winter, and would reduce accidents caused by snowy and icy roads. It would also help to keep more cars off the roadways.<\/p>\n

Currently, the province of Utrecht is considering these passively-warmed bike lanes, and also the town of Zutphen.
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