A 2-1 road (2-minus-1 road) is a type of road with extra wide

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, and a smaller single two-way lane in the middle for vehicles. The shoulders are to be used by pedestrians and cyclists, and if necessary by meeting vehicles. The purpose of the road is to give more space to pedestrians and cyclists and thereby avoid constructing new dedicated pedestrian and bicycle paths, especially in areas where new constructions are to be avoided or not possible. The road-type is popular in

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where a third of all

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have at least one stretch of this type of road. Together with other

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measures these roads have lowered traffic accidents with about 25%. Sweden started building this type of road in 2006 and is there called ''"bymiljöväg",'' or in

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''"village environment road"'', as it often goes through and between different

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s. There the roads have been met by critique from both residents and the

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as they believe it will lead to more accidents. Drivers' behavior have also been criticized.{{Cite web, url=https://www.hd.se/2017-07-28/fortsatt-for-hoga-hastigheter-pa-bygdevagarna-da-tar-manga-bilen-istallet-for-cykeln, title=Fortsatt för höga hastigheter på bygdevägarna – "då tar många bilen istället för cykeln", last=Bowers, first=Isaak, date=2017-07-28, website=Helsingborgs Dagblad, language=Swedish, trans-title=Continued high speeds on 2-1 roads - "many takes car instead of bicycle", archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729213314/https://www.hd.se/2017-07-28/fortsatt-for-hoga-hastigheter-pa-bygdevagarna-da-tar-manga-bilen-istallet-for-cykeln, archive-date=2017-07-29, url-status=live, access-date=2018-12-21

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Roads in Denmark Roads in Sweden

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