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>Entirely a question of infrastructure maintenance and entirely not a question >of geography. Cars only work in the winter because of the high amount of money >
by ThinkBeat 5y ago
>Entirely a question of infrastructure maintenance and entirely not a question >of geography. Cars only work in the winter because of the high amount of money >spent on making roads accommodate winter driving, and the same is not done for >bicycle infrastructure.
Have you ever lived in a place that has -real- winters?
Show me a city that has real winters with real cold,
real snow, real ice which lasts months where the city has accomplished
what you mention.
Even more fun when there are a lot of hills.
- occz 5y agoYes, I have lived in a place that has real winters, unless you don't think the northern part of Sweden qualifies. For a city that does winter cycling properly, refer to Oulu in Finland. Winter cycling is common, because the infrastructure is well-maintained, and hence not an issue.
- ThinkBeat 5y agoThat was interesting to read about. 1) Its fairly flat. 2) It is unique in that it stays consistently below 0 for extended periods. Avoiding problems with ice, rain and so on. 3. The median age is young. (but growing consistently older) During the summer in Oulu bikes account for 19% of travel. During the winter it is about 9%. During the winter in Helsinki its 7% So they do use their bikes a lot. And a lot more than Oslo. But over 90% travel by car or bus in the wintertime. Based on: Sykkelplanlegging i tre nordiske byer https://www.toi.no/getfile.php?mmfileid=52136 https://www.toi.no/getfile.php?mmfileid=52136