The Netherlands Bike Montage Megamix
Over the past five years, I’ve visited several great cities for cycling in the Netherlands. One thing you’ll notice if you go to places like Amsterdam, Groningen, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Nijmegen is that there are a lot of kids biking.
Contrary to what advice columnist and bike lane opponent Amy Alkon has been spouting on Twitter, there’s no evidence that biking with kids in the U.S. is more of a hazard than driving with kids. And if you’re really concerned about children’s safety, you shouldn’t be trying to put a stop to bike infrastructure in your neighborhood.
I hope this short “Netherlands Megamix” montage, culled from some of my favorite shots and including some never-before-seen footage, helps bring home the idea that in countries with sane transportation policies, the goal is to make cities safe for people of all ages to bike, not to banish parents from cycling with their kids.
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