A new train between Braşov and Bucureşti (Bucharest), Romania - awkward vertical hanging spaces for bikes, doubling as space for skis in winter.
Stepped cycle track with painted priority over side roads.
Dropped kerb technology leaves something to be desired here however.
They don't like music here.
Quiet country road up the hill to Aurel Vlaicu and the monastery. Marked as having a 'cycle track' on OSM but quite clearly it should have been marked as a recommended 'cycle route' instead.
Yellow line on the pavement - 'cycle infrastructure' in Sighișoara.
Some of the villages around here had surprisingly very high quality pavements along the country roads and quite a few people cycling. I'm told that cycling has been a common means of transport for villagers for over a century. Unsurprising
An attempt at providing lightly segregated cycle infrastructure, here shown at a roundabout, including a walking and cycling priority crossing. The quality is poor but it's clearly a starting point for a city where not much is expected.
An attempt at providing lightly segregated cycle infrastructure, here shown at a roundabout, including a walking and cycling priority crossing. The quality is poor but it's clearly a starting point for a city where not much is expected.
Horribly wide roads filled with insane amounts of motor traffic. Very unpleasant for everyone.
This is no way to build a city. Sad to see the consequences of car-crazed planning visited on the people here.
A wide pavement with a really crummy painted cycleway and pavement-parked cars. This side of the city seemed to have worse infrastructure than the other side. But selfish pavement parking is widespread here.
Pavement parking is the scourge of Romania.
Pavement parking is the scourge of Romania.
Paint is not infrastructure, Bucuresti edition.
'End' of a bidirectional protected cycleway. Joins with another cycleway (coloured red) in a weird, 90-degree fashion, controlled by signals.
A right-turn lane for cycling, controlled by signals, in addition to a bidirectional protected and segregated cycleway.
Separate cycling traffic control signals based on lane. A little crude-looking compared to Dutch or even London examples, but effective.
Compact roundabout with Zebra crossings in a small Romanian city. Not unusual though, pretty common junction type all over the country. I just happened to be passing through and thought I'd snap a photo. There's also somebody cycling in the
Better map of Cluj's cycle routes
Surprising amount of covered cycle parking at this mall in Iasi, Romania, a city which otherwise has virtually no cycle facilities.
Parking for ten bikes in the space occupied by one car.
Bikeshop, Reghin, Romania
Proper crossing needed to make this riverside route useful.
Riverside route, Reghin, Romania
Convertible space in a Desiro regional train, Romania
Riverside route through the park, Odorhei Secuiesc, Romania
Cycle slalom, Odorhei Secuiesc, Romania
Cycle path joins the highway just before a busy junction - of course.
Sccess to riverside path, Odorhei Secuiesc, Romania
Riverside path, Odorhei Secuiesc, Romania
Riverside path, Odorhei Secuiesc, Romania
Poor access to riverside path, Odorhei Secuiesc, Romania
Parking for ten bikes in the space occupied by one car.
Cycle stand-cum-bin on wheels - not really secure?
Family bikes for rent in the citadel of Alba Iulia, Romania
Cycle route through the citadel of Alba Iulia, Romania
Routes around the citadel of Alba Iulia, above and below
Access to the citadel, Alba Iulia, Romania
Main road (right), path, service road - it should be easy to put in a decent cycle track.
Route through park, Lugoj, Romania
Cut-through behind the town hall, Lugoj, Romania
Road closure by a school, Lugoj, Romania (there is a bike there)
Trikes seem more common in Romania than in the UK.
Crud road closure in Lugoj, Romania
Cut-through from the market, Lugoj, Romania
Embankment path leading to new foot/cycle bridge, Lugoj, Romania - this could be made into an excellent cycle track.
Ramp with wheelchair lift to a new bridge by the market in Lugoj, Romania
Trikes seem more common in Romania than in the UK.
Cycling on a traffic-free street in Lugoj, Romania
New cycle bridge and connections, Arad, Romania
The sign reads 'This bike has been made non-functional and is for purely decorative purposes' or something like that.
Cycle crossing to Arad station, Romania
A decent amount of cycle parking at a new shopping mall, Arad, Romania
Cycle crossing, Arad, Romania
Cycle crossing, Arad, Romania
Cycle parking and (possibly) art outside City Hall, Arad, Romania
access to the riverside embankment, Arad, Romania
Cyclists on pedestrianised street, Arad, Romania
EU money being spent on cycleways in Arad, Romania!
Bridge now closed to motor traffic
Typical Romanian roadworks - they take forever and they make no provision for people to get past.
cycle path in Savarsin, Romania
Cycle parking, public toilets
Lots of workers' bikes outside the Romanian royal family's country pad.
Not sure whether the pedestrian route to the Corvin castle, Hunedoara, is permanent as per the sign or temporary as per the barrier, but you can cycle up anyway.
Bikes of various kinds at the Arsenal Park outdoor activities centre, Orastie, Romania
Pedestrian zone in central Orastie, Romania
Cycling across the park, Caransebes, Romania
No cycling? in the pedestrian zome of Caransebes, Romania
The traffic-free bridge next to the modern road brige in Caransebes, Romania, needs a little care and attention.
Riverside route in Caransebes, Romania
Blocked access to the traffic-free bridge next to the modern road brige in Caransebes, Romania
Blocked access to the traffic-free bridge next to the modern road brige in Caransebes, Romania
Narrow cycle track, Resita, Romania
Tight slalom between bus stop and ticket/newspaper kiosk - surely there's a better way?
Cut-through in Resita, Romania
Link to bridge, Resita, Romania
Two-way cycle track in Resita, Romania
A shame cycling is banned on this section of the obvious riverside route in Resita, Romania
Cut-through in Resita, Romania
Shame about the No Cycling sign at the end of this traffic-free bridge in Resita, Romania
Riverside route in Resita, Romania
Mountain-biking route sign at the Comarnic cave, Romania
Well-used cycle parking at this Carrefour Market shop.
Segregated riverside route in Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
Riverside route in Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
This clearly doesn't apply to cycles, which are all over this traffic-free street.
Lots of bikes and cycle parking on the traffic-free main drag of Sannicolau Mare - as usual the Hungarian-populated towns have a stronger cycling culture than the Romanian ones.
Link to foot/cycle bridge in Sânnicolau Mare, Romania - we decided that the No Cycling sign refers to the path to the right.
If you can park cars here there's no reason why it shouldn't be improved for cycling.
Cyclists wheeling their bikes in the centre of Timisoara - there's really no sense in banning cycling here.
Romanian roadworks - never any thought for pedestrians or others.
Fancy new paving in Timisoara - and cycling has been banned here.
If they insist on banning cycling on Timisoara's main north-south pedestrian access then parallel links like this need to be improved.
Excellent - cycle racks on top of the former road into the Hotel Timisoara car park.
Odd mix of red and green cycle lane markings.
Cut-through in Timisoara - I think the No Entry sign refers to the car park exit.
Pedestrianisation past Timisoara's synagogue - cycling has now been banned on the north-south pedestrian axis.
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