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Heating a cycle path with a pipe system: it seems to be a good solution against slipperiness and falls with the bicycle. Experiments with it were conducted between Poeldijk and The Hague, but the system could not withstand last week’s frost.
Part of the N211 county road between The Hague and Hook of Holland is a testing ground for all kinds of traffic experiments. A heated pipe system was installed under part of the roadside bike path last year, he writes Transmission in the West.
Energy generation from automobiles
The friction of automobile tires generates energy to heat the water in the inner tubes. Last week in severe frost, the system could only be tested correctly.
The road surface is not resistant to freezing cold. There are now countless potholes and bumps in the asphalt. The white heating pipes are exposed.
The province of South Holland, operator of the cycle path, does not want to stop at this. “The province has instructed the asphalt supplier to immediately launch an investigation into the cause of the problem,” spokesman Menno Zijlstra told the broadcaster. WOS extension. “Depending on the outcome of that investigation, the asphalt will either be repaired or completely replaced.”
Solar cycle path
The first heated cycle path in the Netherlands was opened in Ede in 2017. The path consists partly of solar panels. This heated bike lane also caused problems: the solar panels on the road surface became too slippery when it rained. Part of the bike path was temporarily closed in 2020. The non-slip coating on the solar panels wore out faster than expected and needed to be replaced.