I live in a German city that is very bike friendly. The priority goes like this:
- tram
- bike
- pedestrian
- car
If you are driving and arrive at a T- junction for example, you need to give way to pedestrians and bicycles on the primary route, and then check for other vehicles.
Coming from the UK, this was a shock to the system. We were used to pedestrians giving way to us, unless there was a proper zebra style crossing, and even then that was somewhat voluntary. This switch around of priority is important in calming traffic and subscribes to the moto of "go at the pace of the slowest". It works rather well in my opinion.
- tram
- bike
- pedestrian
- car
If you are driving and arrive at a T- junction for example, you need to give way to pedestrians and bicycles on the primary route, and then check for other vehicles.
Coming from the UK, this was a shock to the system. We were used to pedestrians giving way to us, unless there was a proper zebra style crossing, and even then that was somewhat voluntary. This switch around of priority is important in calming traffic and subscribes to the moto of "go at the pace of the slowest". It works rather well in my opinion.