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hippieflavor:

“According to a Rutgers study, 27 percent of trips in the Netherlands are made by bicycle. That’s a huge distinction from the U.S., where bike commuters make up just one percent of the population.”

Rush Hour in the Netherlands | Wend Blog

(via hilker)

I would guess that the U.K. figure is about the same as the U.S. figure. I know I don’t contribute much to the bike-riding cause (cue flashback to a steep hill, boyish endeavour, sharp brakes and a lot of blood), but I’d like to see more of this.