What has a pedestrian friendly street to do with "Dutch cycling lifestyle"? To me, the lifestyle (!) of a Dutch cyclist starts with taking a cold shower in the

What has a pedestrian friendly street to do with "Dutch cycling lifestyle"? To me, the lifestyle (!) of a Dutch cyclist starts with taking a cold shower in the winter mornings because that way cycling to work doesn't feel so cold. And the kind of pedestrian friendly alleys you see in the images are usually forbidden for cyclists anyway.