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'Mode': TO
Category: Bicycle
Getting TO/AROUND: According to a recent Gallup the Dutch feel very positive about cars (86%) and bicycles (84%). They are only 26% to feel positive about public transport.
Cycling is cheap, reliable (arriving on time). The problems are the bad weather (rain and wind) and the parking difficulties (look around the stations!) and bad driving cyclists.
In 2005 all Dutch drove 14 milliard (billion) Km. The Netherlands produced 967 thousand bicycles in 2006.
From my recent 5 day stay in Amsterdam it seems to me that their positive look at bicycles is forced by the politics imposing a ban on car traffic in this city. Walking in the residential area around the Museum Kwartier, which is not in the centre, I saw that parking on the street costs about 3 €/hour, about 25 € for 24 hours, even at night you have to pay for the parking! The residents pay a quarterly fee of 80 € I was told.
With such anti car tolls it is understandable that the Amsterdammers favour cycling.
What surprised me is that they don't wear protection helmets, fluorescent jackets or even anti rain clothes. I must say they are very skilful drivers, I saw no incident at all.
They don't mind about the rain for themselves or for their bikes which are parked outside day and night. Most bikes are somewhat rusty and you won't see expensive sport models. Interesting are the "bakfietsen = cargo bikes" with a large wooden box at the front wheel. This box is loaded with children and shopping.
A good point of all that biking is that there are no fat Amsterdammers, they are all slim and have muscled legs.
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septem Tue Jun 2, 2009 19:25 UTC
Great pages, great tips and great photos. Juliana | LoriPori Tue Apr 14, 2009 17:03 UTC
Hans and I love Amsterdam and you did a marvelous page on this wonderful city. I bet you were in museum heaven here esp. the Rijksmuseum. Enjoyed your updates. | TheWanderingCamel Sun Feb 22, 2009 06:36 UTC
I knew I'd enjoy this page! Thanks. leyle | CALSF Wed Dec 3, 2008 13:46 UTC
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