Re: [Debconf-team] Minutes from 2009 April 27 Meeting
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:13 AM, Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org> wrote:
> Quoting Gunnar Wolf (gwolf@gwolf.org):
>
>> 5.5Km is perfectly doable in ~20 minutes, even if there is a (not too
>> steep) slope. So, yes, fine by me. Regarding the dual carriageway, how
>> are the laws in Spain? are cyclists allowed in such roads? How is that
>> particular road's traffic? I would not think it is a riskier adventure
>> than cycling in regular city traffic...
>
>
> From what I remember of Caceres neighbourhood when we were travelling
> to Casar de Caceres for last Extremadura meeting, the roads that we're
> talking about are probably urban roads in the "suburbs" of Caceres, ie
> very large roads but not *motorways* (Autobahnen in the standard
> Debian language...:-)) where bikes would be prohibited.
>
> I remember seeing many such dual carriageways linking together large
> crossroads with big roundabouts. Most of them probably have a 50km/h
> or 70km/h speed limit (whether it is respected is another
> story....Spain is the *South* of Europe...:-)). So, not an ideal place
> to bike but certainly doable.
This is true, but you can use a bike in Cáceres in *every* kind of
road, don't worry about that, it is perfectly legal. Plus in the
places where it is not allowed it is because there are bicycle lanes.
Best regards,
César.
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