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Railway platform style bus stop arranged conveniently near the bike path. If you play the video you'll see the cycle parking provided for the bus stop.
"Cycle and ride" is quite a popular way of commuting. You'll see that even on this cold Sunday afternoon (note that no shops are open on Sunday, so less need than in the UK to travel) there are bikes in the parking here. Also note how nice this bike path is in the middle of nowhere... The width of the path vs. the main road is evident from the aerial photography.
I took the photo on a 25 km ride between towns entirely on excellent cycle path. You can see a video of this ride split into two parts here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cN5xa7w_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZTLLv_Kak
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