If You Build It, the Dutch Will Pedal (2017)
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If You Build It, the Dutch Will Pedal (2017)
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#2*Petal
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#3Can we flag paywalls?
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#4Outline: https://outline.com/unsh8n
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#5In an alienated society where everyone lives in his own bubble, biking and not having a car is an easy proposition. No need to drive your sick parents to the hospital, no need to help a friend with moving the furniture, putting your child on the backseat of a bike on a rainy day is not frowned upon. Almost every aspect of social life is handled by a company in the private sector or by a public institution.
The majority of people in the world do not share those views of the Dutch and the Scandinavians, so it might not work elsewhere.
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#6As someone who bikes to work most days and thinks cycling infrastructure like this is great, what do the people profiled in this article do when it rains?
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#7As someone who bikes to work most days and thinks cycling infrastructure like this is great, what do the people profiled in this article do when it rains?
Bike through it :) It's certainly quite rainy and windy some days, though.
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#8In an alienated society where everyone lives in his own bubble, biking and not having a car is an easy proposition. No need to drive your sick parents to the hospital, no need to help a friend with moving the furniture, putting your child on the backseat of a bike on a rainy day is not frowned upon. Almost every aspect of social life is handled by a company in the private sector or by a public institution. The majori…
> putting your child on the backseat of a bike on a rainy day is not frowned upon
This is the best thing you can do for your child.
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#9As someone who bikes to work most days and thinks cycling infrastructure like this is great, what do the people profiled in this article do when it rains?
If your bike has fenders and you dress as you normally would in the rain, it's not that bad!
http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2014/11/its-raining-its-p...
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#10In an alienated society where everyone lives in his own bubble, biking and not having a car is an easy proposition. No need to drive your sick parents to the hospital, no need to help a friend with moving the furniture, putting your child on the backseat of a bike on a rainy day is not frowned upon. Almost every aspect of social life is handled by a company in the private sector or by a public institution. The majori…
> putting your child on the backseat of a bike on a rainy day is not frowned upon This is the best thing you can do for your child.
Also, recommended: “The Happiest Kids in the World: Bringing up Children the Dutch Way” https://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Kids-World-Bringing-Children...