>>Certainly flatness is a big incentive. Our reaction, however, is against the comment "There is only one, and one reason: their country is flat." >That's simp

>>Certainly flatness is a big incentive. Our reaction, however, is against the comment "There is only one, and one reason: their country is flat." >That's simply not true. As the article points out, the Netherlands, like other countries, had a large decrease in the use of bicycles in favor of the car. It wasn't until political protests of the 70s and 80s that that trend reversed itself. Ah yes, I see. I was too vague and biased, my mistake. I chose the wrong approach. Where I live we are often told "why don't ride like the dutchs ?" and after a while it becomes tiresome to explain why we don't.