2-1 road

Road with extra wide shoulders, and a smaller two-way lane in the middle for vehicles thumb|A rural 2-1 road in Allerum, Sweden. thumb|220x220px|Scheme of a 2-1 road. A 2-1 road (2-minus-1 road) is a type of road with extra wide shoulders, and a smaller single two-way lane in the middle for vehicles. The shoulders are to be used by pedestrians and cyclists, and if necessary by meeting vehicles.https://www.trafikverket.se/om-oss/nyheter/Lansvisa-nyheter/Skane/2016-062/nu-ar-bygdevagarna-klara/ Nu är Bygdevägarna klara! 2016-12-01 Trafikverket Swedish https://web.archive.org/web/20170822141821/http://www.trafikverket.se/om-oss/nyheter/Lansvisa-nyheter/Skane/2016-062/nu-ar-bygdevagarna-klara/ 2017-08-22 2018-12-20 The purpose of the road is to give more space to pedestrians and cyclists and thereby avoid constructing new dedicated pedestrian and bicycle paths, especially in areas where new constructions are to be avoided or not possible.http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/om-os/nyheder-og-presse/pressemeddelelser/Sider/Er-du-klar-til-at-m%C3%B8de-en-2-minus-1-vej.aspx Er du klar til at møde en 2 minus 1 vej? Vejdirektoratet 2016-06-29 Vejdirektoratet Danish Are you ready to meet a 2 minus 1 road? https://web.archive.org/web/20181220232444/http://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/DA/om-os/nyheder-og-presse/pressemeddelelser/Sider/Er-du-klar-til-at-m%C3%B8de-en-2-minus-1-vej.aspx 2018-12-20 live 2018-12-20 The road-type is popular in Denmark where a third of all municipalities have at least one stretch of this type of road. Together with other traffic calming measures these roads have lowered traffic accidents with about 25%.https://www.trafikverket.se/contentassets/8e4a8fc11e144dfba37556b63a6d5275/bygdevag_skane_infoblad_allman.pdf Bygdeväg – en ny vägtyp prövas i Sverige Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket Swedish 2-1 – A new road type is being tested in Sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20170822141848/http://www.trafikverket.se/contentassets/8e4a8fc11e144dfba37556b63a6d5275/bygdevag_skane_infoblad_allman.pdf 2017-08-22 live 2018-12-21 Sweden started building this type of road in 2006 and is there called "bymiljöväg", or in English "village environment road", as it often goes through and between different dispersed settlements.https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=161&artikel=916881 Bonäs först i Sverige med "by-miljö-väg" 2006-08-15 Sveriges Radio sv Bonäs first in Sweden with "village-environment-road" https://web.archive.org/web/20170731191612/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=161&artikel=916881 2017-07-31 live 2018-12-21 There the roads have been met by critique from both residents and the police as they believe it will lead to more accidents.https://www.hd.se/2016-05-22/de-rads-allvarliga-olyckor-pa-billiga-cykelvagar De räds allvarliga olyckor på billiga cykelvägar Carlsson Kenneth 2016-05-22 Helsingborgs Dagblad Helsingborg Swedish They fear serious accidents on cheap bike paths https://web.archive.org/web/20170729180535/https://www.hd.se/2016-05-22/de-rads-allvarliga-olyckor-pa-billiga-cykelvagar 2017-07-29 live 2018-12-21 Drivers' behavior have also been criticized.https://www.hd.se/2017-07-28/fortsatt-for-hoga-hastigheter-pa-bygdevagarna-da-tar-manga-bilen-istallet-for-cykeln Fortsatt för höga hastigheter på bygdevägarna – "då tar många bilen istället för cykeln" Bowers Isaak 2017-07-28 Helsingborgs Dagblad Swedish Continued high speeds on 2-1 roads - "many takes car instead of bicycle" https://web.archive.org/web/20170729213314/https://www.hd.se/2017-07-28/fortsatt-for-hoga-hastigheter-pa-bygdevagarna-da-tar-manga-bilen-istallet-for-cykeln 2017-07-29 live 2018-12-21 Switzerland has a similar concept, it's called Kernfahrbahn in German.Kernfahrbahn https://www.ag.ch/media/kanton-aargau/bvu/mobilitaet-und-verkehr/strasseninfrastruktur/strassennetz/avk-flyer-kernfahrbahn-neu-def.pdf Kanton Aargau, Departement Bau, Verkehr und Umwelt, Abteilung Tiefbau See also 2+1 road Road diet Reversible lane References Category:Roads in Denmark Category:Roads in Sweden