Even in the Ukraine & Romania.!

Protection for pedestrians and cyclists in the Ukraine
 


                                           

This example in Romania, the cyclist have chosen to ride in the road, but there is not a lot of traffic about.    

These two pictures were poached from a video of cycle touring made by one Daren Alff (hence the poor quality).  I recommend his series of touring videos, I am sure they will encourage enthusiastic cyclists to get out there and see the world.  If you can, go ahead before it you are retired it starts to get a bit too late in life.
              Go go go.

A10.

Some correctly applied safety/crash barriers were seen near Froxton on the A10 south west of Cambridge.  I wasn't able to take a picture myself. 

Barriers in Germany June 2017.

Pictures of safety Barriers in Germany
                                
Photographed from the passenger seat of a Right-Hand-Drive vehicle.

Barriers are positioned with the intention of preventing vehicles leaving the road and crashing off the bridge down into the valley. Unlike most UK barriers, they also prevent motor vehicles from hitting and cyclists or pedestrians that may also be crossing the bridge. 
     Providing that bit of extra protection (than they do in the UK) doesn't cost any more.  So why don't they do it?

   This Bundestrasser has a cycle/pedestrian way running for many kilometres along side it (as can be identified on the right of the picture).   A crash barrier has been installed, so that any vehicle out of control should be stopped by the barrier, before it crosses the cycleway.   This example also has a hand rail for pedestrians and cyclists. 

                                    Another good example of how it should be done.

Better still, let us have more routes that away from Main Roads.

Crash barriers in Romania.

Crash barriers on a semi-dual carriageway in Romania.