As countries face pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, many climate experts recommend the promotion of cycling as an easy way to cut emissions.What can they learn from the Netherlands?
BBC Netherlands correspondent Anna Holligan is on the cycle path to share some tips from the Dutch Cycling Embassy.
Note , they all have warning bells, isn't the Netherlands pretty flat anyway? ..suggest all cyclist have to wear identification tabards
The Lycra boys would still be on the road, head down expecting everyone else to do the road care.
We are not the Netherlands nor do we want to be.
As a keen cyclist in the past, would I cycle the length of the UK I did NO. God half the idiots have no insurance and license. Drivers do not stop unless forced to do so. No at (67) I thought my retirement would be freedom, not paydom.
Showers at work
Giving everyone a good free bike, would be a good start.
You makes sure it's all at sea level
All existing jets are destroying the beautiful sky and depriving the birds of their sense of direction. God and I will annihilate the virgin category.
People living in the city can live on foot with bicycles and public transportation as in the Netherlands. The city is so convenient. Instead, we shouldn't fly large jets anymore.
Yeah find somewhere flat to live!
Build a psychopath
It’s flat
Interesting tips!
So it involves a full frontal lobotomy and a massive injection of a false sense of importance who have thought that
Flatten out the hills of Wales.
kavcp Great idea, let's hire some bulldozers , flatten the entire UK and legalise cannabis to make everyone chill out a bit.
Flatten out all the hills. It is so obvious.
To build a nation of cyclists where I'm from you have to bomb it for years until it becomes flat if you want to see a kid with an 80 year old cycling side by side. Also flat means room to build cycle paths where on hairpins and villages mostly on hills....
gw_emily You build real, separate, planned cycle lanes (not just lines painted on the road where cars & trucks can run over you).
Just do it and stop shilly shallying basically.
Bobmc40
A tip from the Netherlands how to deal with the virus 🦠
Have a flat country with fewer people in it and better weather.
We’re fine thanks
Do they block the roads so cars can't get past like in the UK?
You can start by making them pay for it.
Live in a tiny flat country?
I think if they are on the road they should be insured and go through a basic course at least. So many prick just eats and delivery thinking they are it on the road
Stop the rain and cold.
Do they have any tips on not having a biased government mouthpiece for a news outlet?
Let's start by stopping the prats in the UK who ride on the pavements
Stop the massive push for people to wear helmets - in fact, advertise that they aren't necessary. Don't think I saw a single one in that video. I've tried very hard to get my son to cycle, but he won't because he says they look like dweebs.
Have no hills for a start.
Tip number 1: make your country as flat as possible.
Have a small country?
More bike friendly paths....!
Tip 1 , get rid of them and replace with 5 litre cars…..
PattyArquette First to have a nation of cycling, you must first make sure u have a nation, otherwise you just have a bunch of brainless mummified slaves dancing on the tombs of the Gods
It’s a flat country for a start that’s always a bonus. But it’s about time cyclist took a proficiency test and had insurance
Live in a flat country
Its fantastic over there for cycling you feel very safe and their road surfaces on back lanes are 100% better than our main roads.
Flattening the hills would be a good start
Different culture, mainly because they value and respect their country and it’s traditions. We have none.
First you need a country with no mountains.🤪
1. Start from scratch. 2. Chill the fuck out.
Be a small flat country & ban Lycra. Never saw Dutch cyclists racing around streets as if on Tour de France; they have more empathy with pedestrians & other road users.
Surely there's no good ideas in the EU.
Having a very flat country helps🚴♀️
No hills, no rain, no summer heat, some safety standards?
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Way to go for reducing carbon foot prints
I'm a 1000 feet above Manchester. Cycling down great. Cycling back up. No fucking chance
Just riding to and from work I climbed more hills than if I cycled from one side of Holland to the other.
Make sure it never rains...?
Be flat?
Make the country flat
Don’t have any hills.
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