Also, If roads are safe enough, even elderly people and kids can safely cycle, for instance to school or shops. If all mums and dads cycle their kids to school, or even better, if the kids can bicycle all by themselves, look at what an enormous amount of car traffic movements are saved!!!
That's why investing in cycling infrastructure is cheaper than not doing so.
For all of you who want this at home: take the example the Dutch set in the 1970s (watch 'How the Dutch got their cycle paths') and take action for child safety. There it all started with the protests under the name of 'stop the child murder!' That is such a strong point that there's no arguing about that. And you cyclists who are against separate cycle paths and lanes: stop being selfish; not everyone is male, under thirty, fit and endorfine-addicted.
Here in Australia in the cities few people ride because even though it's usually safe and there are often bike lanes, our public transport can't handle bikes (can't take them on busses or trains). We would need to be able to do this because Australian cities are sprawled like American cities, not like European ones. You couldn't possibly ride so far every day.
@Freshbott2 Copenhagen actually has lots of suburbs. When I was staying with my friends in the suburb of Hvidovre, we would bike to the center of the city, which was almost 8 km in distance one way. By no means am I discounting distance as a factor, but it's only one of many. The more important one is that it's safe; there was a segregated path all the way into the city. Trains there allow you to take bikes on, but buses do not because they couldn't possibly handle the volume of bikes.
@tetrabee Yeah safety has got to be pretty important. It's also the mentality of the public though. In Australia most people hate cyclists, 'cause they're often such idiots. They ride on the road even when there's a path or bike track, and with our traffic (and the traffic in many American and European cities) that's pretty stupid.
@guzel85 so go get on one. Anyone can ride with a little practice. Once you get the hang of it, you never really lose it either, even after more than a decade hiatus. I wasn't born with the ability to ride and had to start from the beginning once upon a time.
@guzel85 I can understand where you're coming from. The state where I reside has the highest cyclist deaths in the entire US, and just a very bad driving accident track record in general. My city of Tallahassee isn't a great place to bike. At best we have fragmented bike lanes that are full of broken glass and debris and drivers don't like sharing the road. It's not pleasant, but until more people ride things aren't going to change for the better. That's unfortunately reality in NA.
Unfortunately it's not going to happen in the USA until there is a commitment by the government to treat bikes as a legitimate form of transportation. That means good infrastructure with protected separate bike paths that actually go where people want to go. A very few cities are moving in that direction as in Portland and to a smaller extent NYC, but we in the USA have a long way to go to get off the insane car-centric marry-go-round.
They fail to mention the real reason why they bike. Look up the cost of a new car in Denmark and what fees and taxes you pay afterwards and you'll see why they bike.
@shufflemoomin Only partly true. It's correct that the prices for cars and the car taxes are very high here in Denmark, but many of the people in Copenhagen who ride their bike in the city also own a car when going about in Copenhagen. The reason they choose to ride their bike within the city is that it's actually faster and you don't have to find a parking lot, which is often quite difficult and time consuming. I know that myself from experience. So you see, it's not as simple as you claim.
Also, If roads are safe enough, even elderly people and kids can safely cycle, for instance to school or shops. If all mums and dads cycle their kids to school, or even better, if the kids can bicycle all by themselves, look at what an enormous amount of car traffic movements are saved!!!
That's why investing in cycling infrastructure is cheaper than not doing so.
09conrado 1 month ago
For all of you who want this at home: take the example the Dutch set in the 1970s (watch 'How the Dutch got their cycle paths') and take action for child safety. There it all started with the protests under the name of 'stop the child murder!' That is such a strong point that there's no arguing about that. And you cyclists who are against separate cycle paths and lanes: stop being selfish; not everyone is male, under thirty, fit and endorfine-addicted.
09conrado 1 month ago
Here in Australia in the cities few people ride because even though it's usually safe and there are often bike lanes, our public transport can't handle bikes (can't take them on busses or trains). We would need to be able to do this because Australian cities are sprawled like American cities, not like European ones. You couldn't possibly ride so far every day.
Freshbott2 4 months ago
@Freshbott2 Copenhagen actually has lots of suburbs. When I was staying with my friends in the suburb of Hvidovre, we would bike to the center of the city, which was almost 8 km in distance one way. By no means am I discounting distance as a factor, but it's only one of many. The more important one is that it's safe; there was a segregated path all the way into the city. Trains there allow you to take bikes on, but buses do not because they couldn't possibly handle the volume of bikes.
tetrabee 3 months ago
@tetrabee Yeah safety has got to be pretty important. It's also the mentality of the public though. In Australia most people hate cyclists, 'cause they're often such idiots. They ride on the road even when there's a path or bike track, and with our traffic (and the traffic in many American and European cities) that's pretty stupid.
Freshbott2 3 months ago
i want to cry!! i dont know how to ride a bike.
guzel85 4 months ago
@guzel85 so go get on one. Anyone can ride with a little practice. Once you get the hang of it, you never really lose it either, even after more than a decade hiatus. I wasn't born with the ability to ride and had to start from the beginning once upon a time.
tetrabee 4 months ago
@tetrabee Uhhhh but here in México i cant ride a bike because the street is very dangeous. Here is not like Denmark.
guzel85 4 months ago
@guzel85 I can understand where you're coming from. The state where I reside has the highest cyclist deaths in the entire US, and just a very bad driving accident track record in general. My city of Tallahassee isn't a great place to bike. At best we have fragmented bike lanes that are full of broken glass and debris and drivers don't like sharing the road. It's not pleasant, but until more people ride things aren't going to change for the better. That's unfortunately reality in NA.
tetrabee 4 months ago
Unfortunately it's not going to happen in the USA until there is a commitment by the government to treat bikes as a legitimate form of transportation. That means good infrastructure with protected separate bike paths that actually go where people want to go. A very few cities are moving in that direction as in Portland and to a smaller extent NYC, but we in the USA have a long way to go to get off the insane car-centric marry-go-round.
AlSelk 9 months ago 6
They fail to mention the real reason why they bike. Look up the cost of a new car in Denmark and what fees and taxes you pay afterwards and you'll see why they bike.
shufflemoomin 9 months ago
@shufflemoomin Only partly true. It's correct that the prices for cars and the car taxes are very high here in Denmark, but many of the people in Copenhagen who ride their bike in the city also own a car when going about in Copenhagen. The reason they choose to ride their bike within the city is that it's actually faster and you don't have to find a parking lot, which is often quite difficult and time consuming. I know that myself from experience. So you see, it's not as simple as you claim.
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@shufflemoomin
and they are also the happiest people in the world, while we in the US are among the unhappiest.
glogirl7099 5 months ago
obesity a universal problem? Haha, false.
ttobyg 1 year ago
My brother lives in CPH, and they ride their bikes in the winter as well. Rain or shine, nothing can stop a true biker!
pitpackinheat 1 year ago
in my town of dayton ohio
nearly everyone who lives in the city limits
rides bikes to work and every where else they go.
TheElefaunt 2 years ago
Buncha health freaks....all using their bodies/muscles n stuff....WTH! What, are they trying to bankrupt the health "industry"? FINE THEM!!!!!
SuckersTillTheEnd 2 years ago
Looks like fun, but what do they do for winter periods?
millgiass 2 years ago
they ride there bikes
letoffer1 2 years ago
@millgiass They still ride, in the snow
KrunchyJD 1 year ago