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They don’t. You see elderly people on bikes all the time here. They just happen to have fewer places to go after retirement.
by superice 5y ago
They don’t. You see elderly people on bikes all the time here. They just happen to have fewer places to go after retirement.
- treve 5y agoOf course many people get too old to bike. My grandmother is 97 and it's probably been over a decade.
- superice 5y agoSure, some people get too frail, but in general being in physical shape is NOT a requirement to cycling as a means of transport (as opposed to a sport) in the Netherlands. Especially e-bikes are helping out a lot in that regard. The question is a little ridiculous to me to begin with: you are too old once you can’t get the pedals round. If you can move a bike forwards you can participate in Dutch cycling traffic. There is no distinction between the two. EDIT - But just to clarify: many people cycle well into retirement. We’re talking 60-70+ stopping ages over here, easily. EDIT 2 - Here, have some governmental data: https://www.government.nl/binaries/government/documents/reports/2018/04/01/cycling-facts-2018/Cycling+facts+2018.pdf https://www.government.nl/binaries/government/documents/repo.... It doesn’t say anything on bicycle use in older age, but it does show you that average speed goes down by age. Average trip length does not however. In general it’s just an interesting read though.