Groningen Cycling City video

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  • October 11, 2013 at 1:50 am #914308
    Ellen
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    I found this video about Groningen, Netherlands. It makes me wish we could do this with DC, or Arlington. I noticed that it doesn’t show anyone cycling in bad weather.

    http://vimeo.com/76207227

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  • October 11, 2013 at 3:25 am #983390
    vvill
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    Very idyllic. I was actually surprised that only 50% of trips were done by bike given the quality of infrastructure. I guess plain old walking would be a big percentage too.

    It also doesn’t show any hills (actually there is one ramp/overpass around 13:30 where people are walking alongside their bikes). Cargo carrying would be a lot easier on flatlands!

    October 11, 2013 at 1:10 pm #983405
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @vvill 66420 wrote:

    It also doesn’t show any hills (actually there is one ramp/overpass around 13:30 where people are walking alongside their bikes). Cargo carrying would be a lot easier on flatlands!

    Ooooooh, but the WIND!

    [video=youtube_share;8j_tb5_v31Y]http://youtu.be/8j_tb5_v31Y[/video]

    October 11, 2013 at 4:25 pm #983444
    Mike
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    It also appears to be the city where absolutely nobody wears a helmet. You’d think that at least the babies and toddlers would be required to wear one……..

    October 11, 2013 at 5:02 pm #983447
    consularrider
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    @Mike 66476 wrote:

    It also appears to be the city where absolutely nobody wears a helmet. You’d think that at least the babies and toddlers would be required to wear one……..

    When I was in Richmond last weekend there was 100% helmet usage for the Tour of Richmond and a 0% usage anywhere else in the city. There were lots of people on bikes later in the day in the VCU campus area and I only saw one helmet, hanging from the handlebars of a young woman’s bike as she was walking it on a sidewalk.

    October 11, 2013 at 5:09 pm #983448
    dasgeh
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    @Mike 66476 wrote:

    It also appears to be the city where absolutely nobody wears a helmet. You’d think that at least the babies and toddlers would be required to wear one……..

    When you bike like you walk (relatively slowly, in generally protected areas), you don’t need a helmet.

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