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@markstos @bloomington_in on the other side, bike routing likely gets better too
@DemonHusky @markstos @bloomington_in Bike routes will get more direct, but "better" may not be applicable, since the more direct routes also encourage drivers to speed
That said cities tend to add bike lanes only after people get annoyed with bike traffic, so maybe down the road it might add some lane miles
@pleaseclap @DemonHusky @bloomington_in I can’t see how any routes will become more direct for anyone, because no new more direct paths are being added.
Tagging a slow speed limit is a signal that cars may want to take a less direct route on streets with faster speed limits, while tagging a high speed limit is a signal for bike routing that cyclists may be less safe and may themselves prefer a less direct but safer route.
@markstos @pleaseclap @bloomington_in without knowing the local area, I was thinking not that there might be basically parallel routes with different speed limits, and car routing would choose the higher limit option, while bike routing chooses the lower limit option. But with the assumption that the limits reflect something else about the road condition and how comfortable biking is, the routing algorithm now has a better signal to choose the better route