Ahhh - The absolute BEAUTY of a separate Bike/Pedestrian 'road' , no Cars on this section.
Did you know that around Copenhagen, and throughout Denmark this is the common construct. Basically there is a separate bike route between most cities/towns. Mostly alongside the regular car roads ( like at M7) , but often completely different routes..
Wanna know more? check out: https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/things-do/cycling
If only Australia was a bit Smaller we could have that too. MASA !