For most people, the bicycles are the first new or different thing they notice about the Netherlands, from three year olds to ninety three year olds, everyone is on a bicycle! The Dutch began this obsession in the 1970’s in the hopes of moving away from a car centric approach to safer and more liveable […]
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1. Bicycles are a Safer Alternative to Cars. In 1971, the amount of traffic in the Netherlands rose significantly, the roads belonged to the cars, not the people, and the rate of accidents had increased dramatically. 400 children were k.i.l.l.e.d in that year with casualties in road accidents reaching a high of 3300. The people […]
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In Amsterdam there are literally more bicycles than people. Here is a list of the top ten bikes. Narrowing down a number to just ten in a city with over a million bikes is of course subjective. There are dozens of brands and just about every kind of style imaginable. However this is not a […]
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9 Things to Know About the Dutch and their Bicycles For most people, the bicycles are the first new or different thing they notice about the Netherlands, from three year olds to ninety three year olds, everyone is on a bicycle! The Dutch began this obsession in the 1970’s in the hopes of moving away […]
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