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VIDEO. Top 5 of the worst doors in Paris to cross by bike

2022-06-05T08:15:50.842Z


For two years, the center of Paris has become very cyclable, which is not yet the case of the doors, these spaces which allow access


65% more cyclists in Île-de-France since the last deconfinement, according to the association Vélo & Territoire: Paris has quickly become a city where car traffic jams have been added to bicycle traffic jams.

But beyond the intramural Parisian cyclists, there are the thousands of bike riders who cross the ring road every morning and every evening, via one of the 42 gates of Paris.

And it's sometimes not easy, between the works, the non-existent cycle paths and the heavy traffic.

18,000 vehicles per day Porte d'Orléans

Built on the old fortifications that surrounded Paris in the 19th century, the ring road drains tens of thousands of vehicles every day which access Paris and the neighboring towns through its “gates”.

Created primarily to accommodate motorized vehicles, the gates are not suitable for the passage of soft mobility, as at Porte d'Orléans where 18,000 vehicles pass each day.

Temporary arrangements that last

With the Covid-19 pandemic, many gates have suddenly seen temporary cycle facilities appear, recognizable by their yellow color.

At Porte de Montreuil, which was once just a vast roundabout for motorized vehicles, a cycle path now goes around it, on the cobblestones.

But three times a week, the flea market disrupts part of the bike path, prompting some cyclists to skip the amenities.

Cross the highway

In addition to serving the towns and the ring road, several gates also serve as an interchange to access the highway.

Porte de La Chapelle, for example, is an access for the A1 motorway.

In order to go from Paris to Saint-Denis and vice versa, it is therefore necessary to cross several expressways, over bridges and under others.

Safe and temporary arrangements have been put in place, but they require zigzagging through the different roads and stopping at different traffic lights.

The result: most bicycles follow the route of cars, which drive fast so that they can enter the various motorway or ring road lanes, so as not to waste time.

With the works, we forget the bikes

On other gates, such as at Maillot or Clichy, temporary arrangements are almost absent, the fault of the works which have been going on for years.

Cyclists are forced to squeeze between vehicles, even if it means risking accidents during rush hour.

For these two gates, the lack of development is a priori cyclical since new cycle paths will have to be built during this work.

But in the meantime, the cyclist is apparently a motorist like the others… But without bodywork.

Source: leparis

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