6:30 Yeah, so awesome that you considered it! Next step is to email you councillor and ask them to build more bike infrastructure for all ages and abilities 😊
11:20 OMG yes my city in New Zealand is so frustrating as we had the option to build out a system similar to OV feits but the instead went with Lime bikes and scooters! 😔
One thing to note, (and I don’t have any concrete evidence on this) but when you say that most new bike sales are ebikes, I would point out that it’s similar to how most new cars sales are electric (in some countries) yet we still see plenty of ICE cars on the road, simply because there were so many before hand. This would be the same as bikes in the Netherlands, lots of people already have a normal pedal bicycle and they don’t just disappear. Another thing to consider is that many Dutch will have a beat up old bike they use to get to work or the train station that they leave on the street (because they don’t care if it does get stolen) and they will keep their expensive bikes inside or for trips where they won’t be leaving it outside all day or all night long. Those older bikes are what you predominantly see parked everywhere.
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6:30 Yeah, so awesome that you considered it! Next step is to email you councillor and ask them to build more bike infrastructure for all ages and abilities 😊
11:20 OMG yes my city in New Zealand is so frustrating as we had the option to build out a system similar to OV feits but the instead went with Lime bikes and scooters! 😔
One thing to note, (and I don’t have any concrete evidence on this) but when you say that most new bike sales are ebikes, I would point out that it’s similar to how most new cars sales are electric (in some countries) yet we still see plenty of ICE cars on the road, simply because there were so many before hand. This would be the same as bikes in the Netherlands, lots of people already have a normal pedal bicycle and they don’t just disappear.
Another thing to consider is that many Dutch will have a beat up old bike they use to get to work or the train station that they leave on the street (because they don’t care if it does get stolen) and they will keep their expensive bikes inside or for trips where they won’t be leaving it outside all day or all night long. Those older bikes are what you predominantly see parked everywhere.
good point -- thanks for adding your notes.
I’ve recently finished reading Curbing Traffic the human case for fewer cars in our lives by the same authors. Have you read this one too?
I haven't read Curbing Traffic, but I'll add it to my list. Thanks!