This is from a regularly scheduled Everglades Bike Club weekend ride in Key Biscayne, USA, on a 10km stretch of road, and all the drivers know to expect it will be there in the mornings.
This is from a regularly scheduled Everglades Bike Club weekend ride in Key Biscayne, USA, on a 10km stretch of road, and all the drivers know to expect it will be there in the mornings.
Is it the highest throughout actually? Density sure, but lower density of people (in a car) per area or length of road at higher speed is still a higher throughout. Fast roads absolutely have a high throughout. Even during heavy traffic you often still go faster than bikes and the whole road is packed with cars at that point.
So… is it actually the highest throughout?
Bikes are not replacing cars 1:1, we instead need shorter distances etc. and reduce the required throughout to begin with.
Let’s say they go around 1/4th of the speed limit (they go faster than that for sure) and let’s say a car on this road is occupied by 2 people on average (which is generous).
To get the same throughput with cars, you need to put one car on the road (with safety distances) for every eight cyclists. No way that’s feasible in this example.
Good point! I agree, the momentary density and throughout are both at a peak there.
It’s a lightly populated resort island off the coast of Miami, this is definitely the highest capacity of users it sees in any one moment.