modacitylife

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.