Cyclability is the degree of ease of bicycle circulation.[4]​ A greater degree of cyclability in cities is related, among others, to benefits for people's health, lower levels of atmospheric and noise pollution, improved traffic flow or greater productivity.[5]​[6][7]​.

Contenido

Entre los factores que afectan a la ciclabilidad se encuentran:[8]​[9]​[10]​[11]​[12]​[13]​[14]​.

Security

The safety of bicycle paths is a requirement for high cyclability:

• - The safest roads are those that are segregated from motorized traffic (bike lanes), followed by cycle streets in which cyclists have priority and, finally, cycle lanes, in which bicycles circulate alongside motorized vehicles on roads with several lanes in each direction.

• - The width of the cycle paths must be sufficient so that two bikes can pass each other or pass each other safely.

• - The visibility of the road must make it possible to anticipate possible braking and intersections, avoiding curves at right angles.

• - Intersections must, in turn, be well signposted for both cyclists and motorized traffic.

• - The roads must avoid having obstacles, such as streetlights or benches. Also avoid requiring carrying, such as on stairs, in which case bicycle ramps can be incorporated.

• - The surface must be smooth, with lowered obstacles such as curbs, with materials that do not offer too much resistance, that drain and at the same time are not slippery when it rains.

Coherence

A coherent cycling network "Permeability (transport)") implies:.

• - Cycle routes must cover the entire length of the city, so that bicycles can be used to reach as many destinations as possible. Ideally, there should be a cycle path within 250 meters of any point in the city.

• - They have to be connected to each other continuously.

• - There must be secure parking spaces both at the origin and destination of the routes.