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> there's also a lot more bikers in the Netherlands, so it's easier to justify spending money on rebuilding roads instead of retrofitting there. And a reason f
by unicornporn 10y ago
> there's also a lot more bikers in the Netherlands, so it's easier to justify spending money on rebuilding roads instead of retrofitting there.
And a reason for that could be that the infrastructure for riding bikes is so excellent?
- Coincoin 10y agoChicken or egg. I'm pretty sure they went iteratively until the demand matched the offer.
- Steltek 10y agoIt was an aggressive campaign for road safety stretching back to the 70's. The demand, in some form, was always there but it took a while for the road designs and technology to catch up.
- henrikschroder 10y agoIt's more likely that it's flat enough. Denmark is the same, it's really flat (highest mountain: 150m), which makes biking to work or the store less work, so you don't arrive in a sweaty mess. It's easy to bike, so more people do it, so there's more demand and infrastructure for it. Denmark also has an incredibly high spot-tax on cars, which makes biking even more attractive. I have a bunch of friends in Stockholm though who bought electric-assisted cargo bikes, which make it easy enough to take the kids to school or get to work or go grocery shopping, so that might make biking more attractive overall.