As like most places, you cannot generalise a country. Netherlands has bike lanes _everywhere_. People use it. The cities (Randstad) encourages bike commute fo

As like most places, you cannot generalise a country. Netherlands has bike lanes _everywhere_. People use it. The cities (Randstad) encourages bike commute for everything. Driving a car around is almost cumbersome. Traffic, parking etc. Bikes are easier. The countryside, life in farms and farmhouses are obviously more car friendly and in need of a car for better quality of life. Food in the Netherlands has both extremes. Fried food, and pre-processed food? Check. However, you can also find healthy option almost everywhere including vegetarian/vegan options, non alcoholic beverages everywhere, and portion sizes are normal compared to American sizes. I used to live in the US, and now in Netherlands and do own a car for those weekend trips and occasional long drives across Europe. I would not categorise NL as a car country. Majority of the times, one does not need a car to get groceries.