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modacitylife, 10 months ago to random

“0.5% of Dutch cyclists wear helmets, and that’s really just sport cyclists.

They’ve ultimately decided that it’s far more important to build this culture of everyday cycling, and to build safe streets, instead of requiring people to protect themselves.”

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/28/17789510/bike-cycling-netherlands-dutch-infrastructure

A women rides a bicycle with a young child sitting on the handlebars while another rides next to her on a cycle path in Amsterdam.
A man cycles with a woman sitting on his rear rack while carrying a large handbag and checking her phone on an Amsterdam cycle path.
Two young girls ride side by side along a protected cycle path on a busy shopping street in Utrecht. One has her hand on the other’s shoulder.

EU_Commission, 11 months ago to random

We are one in fighting climate change.

Our latest special Eurobarometer survey shows it:

• 93% believe climate change is a serious problem facing the world.

• 93% of Europeans have already taken individual climate actions and made sustainable choices.

• 87% think it is important that we set ambitious targets to increase renewable energy.

Our #EUGreenDeal is all about it.

Let's build this future together.

Discover all the results: https://europa.eu/!GCRF7d

#ClimateChange #Europe

A visual with a key figure from the latest special Eurobarometer on climate change. In the bottom-right corner, the photo of a radiator knob. On the rest of the visual, the text: “93% are already taking individual climate actions and consciously making sustainable choices.”
A visual with a key figure from the latest special Eurobarometer on climate change. In the top-right corner, the photo of a person wearing a helmet at a photovoltaic power station. In the bottom-left corner, the image of a person from a climate demonstration. On the rest of the visual, the text: “88% of European agree that greenhouse gas emission should be reduced to a minimum.”
A visual with a key figure from the latest special Eurobarometer on climate change. In the top-right corner, the photo of a man and a woman wearing a helmet at a photovoltaic power station. On the rest of the visual, the text: “87% of Europeans think it’s important that the EU sets ambitious targets to increase renewable energy use.”