Michael San Francisco does a lot for its cyclists, almost absurdly much by American standards. You might remember the old issue (Rundbrief 08/1999) where I mentioned the Wiggle, a wiggly bike route through San Francisco, promoted by a club of radical cyclists.
As you know, in our city, there are sometimes steep hills that get in the way when you want to ride your bicycle from one neighborhood to another. The Wiggle route winds slowly in a zigzag pattern from Market Street through the "Lower Haight" and "Panhandle" neighborhoods to Golden Gate Park. It manages the feat of never demanding more than a 6% incline from cyclists. Anyone who knows that we have streets with up to a 30% incline, and who may have tried to cycle up them in first gear and feared tipping over, will appreciate the Wiggle.
Recently, I noticed that the city administration now painted huge markers on the asphalt at the turning points. This way, even inexperienced cyclists immediately know how to follow the twists and turns of the Wiggle.