Dutch Cycling Culture

Netherlands doesn't count, it's a place where cars respect bikes and vice versa. Try riding a bicycle in a country where there's hostility between the two.

that's probably because the streets in the Netherlands are much safer. they often have cycle lanes segregated from traffic. and there is less congestion than other major cities. so bikes come into direct contact with cars far less often

looks great! however when I lived in the Netherlands (Den Haag and Amsterdam) there were a number of issues I encountered that were not so apparent:- trams are pedestrian killers and bike accident machines. and they move through city centers, where density is huge. as such trams would constantly hit people. i had my bicycle wheels stuck in tram lines countless times, every single time i got stuck i fell on the pavement. and the pavement was usually a brick road, which hurt me twice as much as

In the Netherlands, bikes don’t care

Its a combination of reasons:- Netherlands is compact (10km from town to town, bikable)- Netherlands is flat- Cities are old, and are not easy to navigate with cars- Cars are expensive- Infrastructure is in place (everywhere!)- Bikes are cheap- Biking is healthy- Biking is often faster in cities for Note: If you want bikelanes in your city/country: Just start biking, the more and more people are bik

Not really. Cycling is everpresent in the Netherlands (at least in Amsterdam); drivers are very aware of cyclists. Not at all true in the States.

Quite a good insight. The Dutch design for the motorist last. Hence cycling is prevalent.

Here in The Netherlands we use bikes. They're great; so much faster than driving for short distances. It helps that housing is for the vast majority of people within 10-15 mins cycle and the land being flat.

Good. The Netherlands is so flat that there's no legitimate reason not to just use a shitty, beat-up, stealable bicycle like everybody else ;-)

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