Bicycle lanes, also called "cycle lanes" or "bike lanes," are physically demarcated paths used to accommodate bicycle traffic either separate from or alongside automobile or pedestrian traffic. The earliest designated bicycle lanes were built in the late 1800s, shortly after the emergence and spread of the bicycle in Europe and the United States. As the automobile rose in popularity from the 1930s to the 1960s, bicycling declined in popularity. A resurgence in urban bicycling from the 1970s to... więcej

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