Cycling Friendly Cities

nice video... I ride in Calgary which is not quite as cold as "Winterpeg" but riding in winter is possible. The infastructure here seems to be geared around recreational multi use paths... :(

They need to step it up a few notches and the car is costing us too much in many ways (health care, repairs/maintenance of roads)

I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and it's not practical to really use a bike. Everything is spaced out, there's not really and path paths and drivers don't really respect biker also vice- versa too. People don't really bike because winters are not great at all, and summers are hot, but kind of humid. It's not a bad city just the climate isn't too bike friendly, cars do rule the road. It's a smaller city though so driving and traffic is really bad, it's kind of quick when it's not rush hour!

Im dutch and I just love my bike. I pick op my children from school and do my groceries, everything, even when it rains or snows. I wouldn't want to live anywhere where biking isn't possible.

10:50 cycling in snow ..wow!! how committed they are..Indians too need to learn from them..though we do have enough cyclists..Lots need to be improved and encouraged

used to ride 400 miles a week for a hobby.cars suck.the US needs to do this.

2) Everything is so far apart! The cities are so large and (at least where I live) there are no real city centers. The roads are designed mostly for cars with very limited (and dysfunctional) bike lanes.

3) The U.S. is so HUGE! It seems almost impossible to get the whole U.S. to change their car needing ways, so I guess we'll just have to go state by state...This is going to take forever. :(

As long as we get started city by city, we will be fine. Remember, The Netherlands is a small country and they don't bike from city to city either. Amsterdam to Rotterdam for example. I think they are talking about for commuting within the towns. Erie Pa believe it or not is really bike friendly.

Bacabu30 and MewFushisDad,
I live in the United States (Florida) and I completely agree with you. It's awful trying to get around by bike. In the last year I have been hit by a car once and almost hit more times than I can count on my fingers and toes. I can identify three main problems in regards to cycling: 1) Most people have a "car first" attitude. Cars are supreme and no other mode of transportation is valid or deserves rights on the road. I am running out of room so see my next comment. :)

hmmm...that is odd. Since when I got knocked off my bike in Portland OR by a crazy mad hit and run driver(it was actually a purposeful assault as he was calling me names as he did it) as I rode safely and legally .. Even though I had FOUR adult witnesses ; an excellent description of the driver; and his license plate number...the cops refused to do anything about it! So I went to the deputy D.A's office and they would not pursue it either. I still ride a lot, but, 'Friendly bike town' my ass.

I've been to the Netherlands a few times, the bike lanes are always seperated from car traffic. This gives the rider a great sense of safety. I'm assuming that in Colombia, just like here in New York City; most bike lanes are shared with cars. This is probably why more people decide to wear a helmet.