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We are all familiar with the saying, ‘You never forget how to ride a bike!’—but what are the specific skills that utility cyclists need? How does their level of ease vary according to the infrastructure and to the degree of cohabitation with car traffic?
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In common parlance (and in the comments in German and French in the questionnaire or during the interviews), the term cycle route is often used interchangeably to refer to both cycle tracks (physically separated from the traffic) and cycle lanes (markings on the ground). An explanation and a photograph were used to specify this difference in the questionnaire.
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Rérat, P. (2021). Skills. In: Cycling to Work. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62256-5_7
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