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Is 2.5km a day really hardly biking at all? When you consider the fact that Dutch cities are so compact and densely populated, 2.5km of biking gets you a whole
by briga 7y ago
Is 2.5km a day really hardly biking at all? When you consider the fact that Dutch cities are so compact and densely populated, 2.5km of biking gets you a whole lot further than it would in the US, where there is little bike infrastructure and you might need to drive 20 minutes just to get to the grocery store.
I wonder what other national biking averages are? Probably much lower than the Dutch national average.
- pkulak 7y agoI think you somewhat restated the thesis of the article.
- kokx 7y agoI probably bike around 2.5km a day as well. I live in the Netherlands, and I don't even own a car. My bike gets me to most of my regular and daily destinations faster than a car would. Partially because I can take faster routes as a cyclists, and partially because in a car I would have to wait for traffic lights more often and be stuck in busy traffic during peak hours. The only reason why I would use a car, is to get to family that lives further away. But even that stays within 50km. So the dutch public transport system fully satisfies that need for me as well.
- btrettel 7y agoAustin cyclist here. My daily commute is about 4-5 km in total. When I get groceries I'd probably travel about twice that distance in a day.
- ferkad 7y agoMany people consider it a walking distance. If you go on foot both ways but sit 8h at work you can still find it dificult to hit 10k steps per day (WHO recomendation IIRC).
- JohnFen 7y agoI'd consider it walking distance. Unless I was planning on carrying enough stuff to warrant the use of a bike trailer, I wouldn't bother getting my bike out for a trip that short.