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Colin’s Explore Magazine Column on Common-Sense Cycling

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Colin’s Explore Magazine Column on Common-Sense Cycling

Colin’s Explore Magazine Column on Common-Sense Cycling

May 4, 2017 Posted by Julie Media 1 Comment

If you’re an Explore magazine reader, you’ve probably already read the Spring issue and Colin’s article on Common-Sense Cycling.  As you may have guessed we’re cycling advocates, not only as a great way to get around but also as a way of staying fit.

As Colin notes, there is only one country in the world where people are getting skinnier, and it’s the Netherlands.  Now he’s not saying cycling is the cause but it is one of the world’s cycling hotspots with a quarter of the population using bikes to get to work.  Compare that to Canada, where only a paltry 1.3% pedal to their job.

There are reasons why cycling is so embraced by the Dutch and a lot of it has to do with having the appropriate infrastructure and removing obstacles to cycling, which can include wearing a helmet.  It’s an interesting debate and he looks at research which offers valuable insights into how our communities can be made more bike friendly and why we should care about that.

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  • paul colburn
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    May 9, 2017 at 10:30 PM

    just read angus’ excellent column in explore magazine and would like to make a couple of points about cycling in holland that everybody seems to miss ,while working in Liege Belgium for around three years i was a frequent visitor to holland as it was only forty minutes or so away. When i first mentioned that i was thinking of driving to holland i was told by my colleagues ,do not under any circumstances hit or even graze a cyclist ,as a cyclist myself there was some laughter and then i was told if i am in a situation where i can only hit either a policeman or a cyclist go for the policeman as i will be in a lot less trouble ,cyclist there often are not that separated and often crossed the road i was driving on without the need for them to signal or stop, it was law for me to yield. Hitting cyclists in holland is a very serious business unlike many other cities and has serious repercussions which is a good thing ,this i think makes a big difference. the other thing that never gets mentioned is that holland is flat ,very flat ,so encouraging unfit people to start cycling in a flat area is a lot easier ,after three commutes to work and back they would probably be fit enough to do it in their stride. this is not an easy task anywhere hilly and people are quickly put of the idea i am sure because of the physical effort needed initially.

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