This year, Prague plans a test project of a physically protected bike lane in the area of Prague 6. The measure is to be implemented on the adjacent streets Na Petřinách and Střešovická, where a designated bicycle lane already exists today.
Under the new design, the bike lane will be separated by black flexible bollards. Most of the section will have spacing of approximately 8 meters, while in the vicinity of the Central Military Hospital (ÚVN) the spacing will be about 16 meters. The aim is to prevent illegal car entries into the bike lane and to increase both the perceived and actual safety of cyclists. So-called “klemfixes” (also known as “bumps” or “armadillos”) will not be used, so that in the event of an emergency response by integrated rescue services, drivers can temporarily enter the bike lane to make way.
The planned measure was announced by Prague’s councillor for transport, Ondřej Matěj Hrubeš (ODS), in the Dopravní 6 podcast. The measure responds to high volumes of car traffic and calls for greater segregation of bike lanes. It is also located on an uphill section, where the speed difference between cars and cyclists is greatest.
If the pilot proves successful, it could set a precedent for further bike lanes across the capital city.
The editorial team of Městem na kole apologizes for the misunderstanding caused by a previously published photomontage showing a visualization of the bollards. As stated in the article, the bollards will be spaced 8 and 16 meters apart; in the photomontage, the spacing was smaller, which may have been misleading.
This is an adjusted machine translation using ChatGPT of this article: https://mestemnakole.cz/2026/01/praha-letos-otestuje-prvni-fyzicky-chraneny-cyklopruh/
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