How do you say this in Japanese? Bicycle friendly

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@naoitk Doesn't what you wrote mean "bike friend"? I meant bike friendly as in this bicycle friendly: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle-friendly

For example, bicycle friendly cities are cities in which there are (relatively) safe bicycle lanes for cyclists to get around. On the other hand, cities that are not bike friendly don't have any bike lanes; and force cyclists to ride on the road with cars, which is dangerous.

Amsterdam is known to be very bicycle friendly, for example.

@naoitk Thanks for the answer!


How would you ask something like "Is Japan bicycle friendly" then? 「日本では、自転車に乗るのが便利ですか？」maybe? My Japanese is bad so I don't expect it to be good. I wish to hear what you think.

@naoitk Thank you for your reply! It was very interesting to read.

I enjoy cycling, and I like it especially for commuting. However, my city isn't really bicycle friendly. I only know of one very short bicycle road near a library, but unfortunately many pedestrians don't abide it; despite clear signs saying it's a road for bicycle. And it's also the other way around there - cyclists driving on the sidewalk, where pedestrians are also walking. It makes this road somewhat obsolete.
There's also a promenade with a wide road for bicycles and pedestrians, and it's actually not bad, but it's mostly for sports rather than commuting.
Cyclists in my city must drive on the road next to cars then, when trying to get from place to place; which is significantly more dangerous. And it seems to cause many unfortunate accidents. It's quite dangerous by itself, but sadly some drivers can be quite reckless. My father got badly injured when cycling because a taxi driver opened a door to let a passenger out in the middle of the road, and my father crashed into the door. My friend in elementary school lost his grandfather in a bicycle accident as well.
Because of that, I don't cycle anymore, but I used to go to school by bicycle in middle school. I faced some different problems back then. I once prepared to take my bike after a school day, and found my seat perforated. It was so frustrating, because it felt like it had absolutely no purpose. Other than that, I had some bicycle parts stolen a few times.
Another problem I faced, which isn't as bad as the others, but just affected me personally: it was hard to find affordable bicycles for my size. I'm 187 centimeters tall (when I used to cycle I was shorter, but still significantly taller than average), so I needed a big bicycle. There were some available, but they were very expensive. We ended up getting a used bicycle for cheaper.

Sorry for making it so long, but you said "I cannot actually compare the case with that of the other countries because I do not know what it is in the countries.", so I ended up writing how it is where I live (Nahariya). Also, I just counted, and I wrote bicycle nine times haha. And now it went up to ten.

And thanks for the feedback on my Japanese! I'm still learning, so I really appreciate it.

@naoitk By the way, I forgot asking in my previous comment: do you think your experiences are specific to Tokyo? You said you live near 東京都道253号保谷狭山自然公園自転車道線, so that's why I wonder.

@naoitk Thanks for the reply! Once again, it was quite interesting to read.

I didn't really understand your question here: "I happen to remember the word "eco-friendly". Is it a Japanese-English?".
By Japanese-English, do you mean to ask if the term is derived from Japanese, like karaoke and sushi? If so, I don't think so.

And regarding your commute, do you ride to your location on bicycle lanes?
Moreover, you mentioned there are some people who hurry on their way, and they endanger others. That made me wonder, are there any laws for bicycle lanes? It seems those who ride roughly put others in danger, so I'm curious to know if they're presumably driving lawfully or not.

@naoitk Hi there! I'm mostly doing well, and you?

I wasn't familiar with 和製英語 before, it's very interesting. Thanks for teaching me!

Also, thanks for telling me about your commute. It sounds really nice that people are generally very polite. I wish tailgating won't grow to be too big of an issue though.