How the Dutch got their cycle paths

The Netherlands is well known for its excellent cycling infrastructure. How did the Dutch get this network of bicycle paths?
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[agnesderooij]

Are there also subtitles in Spanish? Are you willing to upload if we translate it in Spanish? We want to show it at a training in Central America.

[markenlei]

Yes, there are subtitles in Spanish. Click to subtitle button to be able to see them.

[Richard Rabinowitz]

They're in the maps all right. Click on the down arrow on the lower tab on right, and then click again on the same down arrow after it reveals a short list of options. This second click reveals a longer list of options, including "Transit" and "Bicycling". Click on "Bicycling". Trails or paths should show up in bright green, dedicated lanes in dark green, and streets known to be friendly to bicycles show up as green dashed lines.

[oxfords1]

I wish we had this in the United States, we have a dedicated painted line alongside traffic and you have to pray some idiot whose texting, or talking on the phone doesn't run you over.

[BleedingSunday]

like u do now: between cars

[BleedingSunday]

wrong, that amount of km in is ONE CITY (copenhagen)

did you just pull that out of your (america's) hat?

[BleedingSunday]

well, lemme help you since i got that data

this year 35k death on us roads, vs 661 (hasnt been this high in years, due to bad winter and increased amount of cycling elderly) deaths in the netherlands

Yes it is.

[BleedingSunday]

are you saying china, at some point, had over 1.5 BILLION bicycles?!

[BleedingSunday]

mmmh so in about a week ive traveled on EVERY SINGLE bikepath in canada..

OUCH!

[BleedingSunday]

people are egocentric all around the world; in a car they dont want to give way to cyclist (but most will, manners and legal action will be taken if they dont) and when cycling they enjoy the priority. its just MORE people cycle so they would be shooting themselves in the foot

[BleedingSunday]

most of the us is flat too.

and neither do we see less cyclists in Limburg (the dutch "mountain"), better yet; it has a HIGHER amount of cyclist

[BleedingSunday]

ignorant.

BECAUSE its a small country, people live on 1 side of the country and work in the other, so they stil require a long commute, we simple take the bicycle when we cant, whereas america only takes a bike when gotten a dui

[BleedingSunday]

im hoping youre a girl ;)

[TVismyopiate]

Get your rear end over there again, then. I recommend the cycling from a touring perspective. It's very pleasant.