You said: > So roads are as narrow as possible and congested, which in itself is not great for bikes but also makes bike lanes near impossible. They replied:

You said: > So roads are as narrow as possible and congested, which in itself is not great for bikes but also makes bike lanes near impossible. They replied: > Do you think the centre of Amsterdam has wide roads? It does not. That is the relationship with your comment. The centre of Amsterdam does not tend to have wide roads (with a handful of exceptions) and yet has bikes. Indeed, it is possible to drive down most of those roads, however the city has put a lot of effort into discouraging it which reduces the congestion and makes biking nicer. Now, newly built areas tend to have wider streets, but there are plenty of old city centres in the Netherlands that are bike friendly, despite their being as narrow as possible. Congestion can be dealt with much more easily.