Ride in Vilnius (Lithuania)

[Ep. 1036] Riding a bicycle in the Lithuanian captial is very attractive. A collection of short clips showing the cycling infrastructure in a number of streets in Vilnius. Recorded in May 2024.

[johnvandezilver]

As a Dutch Man i can tell you it looks a lot like the Netherlands. Beautifull..

[apolloxiii]

Looks like the local government in Vilnius watched a lot of Dutch cycling videos 😉

[DS.J]

I can confirm that there was very significant progress with cycling infrastructure in Vilnius over the past few years. This also resulted in a textbook case of "build and they will come" aka induced demand. The number of cyclists in Vilnius increased perhaps 10-fold over the last ~10 years based on my personal observations of many years of cycling in this city. Yes, I used to cycle even before those bicycle paths and it sucked. Still there is a lot of space for improvement, especially when it comes to safety features of those new bicycle paths. For example car entrances/exists to nearby carparks or other territories often lack effective safety features or warning signs for drivers which often result in accidents or conflicts. Also there is severe lack of awareness of drivers how to behave in situations where they have to deal with cyclists. Some cyclists, and especially electric scooter drivers, would also benefit from some awareness and knowledge of how to behave on a bicycle path. All in all, very good, but can still be much better.

[JustClaude]

I like that road at the end, with the paver bock center stripe.

[NeonNion]

Great to see positive progress being made! Thanks!

[mrcarlotje]

What exactly 20 years of European Union can do to a country :-) this really looks nice !

[Siranoxz]

Some of the bike lanes are indeed a bit narrow, but overal i really complement the effort of Lithuania..

[juandenz]

Based on this video at least Vilnius looks great !! I hope I can visit someday !

[meskisz]

Other smaller cities also follows similar design. Although, there is still not very safe at junctions and rules are suitable more for motorheads and pedestrians than cyclists.

[jirehla-ab]

@BicycleDutch Which subreddit should I ask this making cities bikable?, should it be on urban planning or urban design?

[PSVfanaat]

Those checkered blocks in sidestreets, do they have the same meaning as the triangles ("shark teeth") we have in the Netherlands? I.o.w. yield to cyclists?