This is a great read:
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/...zIwMzc0Wj.html
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This is a great read:
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/...zIwMzc0Wj.html
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I love this!
Amsterdam and Copenhagen are generally safer for bikers than the U.S. because high car taxes and gasoline prices tend to keep sport-utility vehicles off the road. In Denmark, the tax for buying a new car is as high as 180%. Drivers must be over 18 to get a license, and the tests are so hard that most people fail the first few times. Both cities have worked to train truck drivers to look out for bikers when they turn right at intersections, and changed mirrors on vehicles and at traffic corners so they're positioned for viewing cyclists.
I wish our country could be this way.
Please Dow Jones, don't sell out to Rupert Murdoch... Please???
I loved the article too, thanks for sharing!
I grew up in Holland, and yes, bikes are part of everyday transportation. I have fond memories of the freedom & independence it gave us kids (as well as not-so-fond memories of biking through the rain & wind, and sitting through half the schoolday in wet jeans..).Quote:
Originally Posted by nicole309
But keep in mind that much of the country is very densely populated (16.3 million people in 16,485 sq miles), and the places we had to bike to tended to be much closer together. [I live in Utah where everything is quite spread out.] And Holland is flat! There are certainly areas in the US that lend themselves to increased use of bikes for routine transportation, and we should encourage & support that, but it's not a one-size-fits-all solution either.
When I went to read the article the page had an ad for the Infinity QX56 "Full Size Luxury SUV". Oh the irony :eek:
Only in America....Quote:
Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
Very intersting article Lisa. I was impressed with the pics of all the bikes outside the train station and all the racks were filled..That would be utopia for sure..