Bicycles crossing in the early morning at one traffic light change. Such traffic crossed time after time.
With the import tax on cars being from 100-180% in Denmark, car ownership is low and bicycle use is high. It is such that in Copenhagen there are more bicycles than people. Thus cycling is the most popular means of transport with 1.2 million kilometres covered daily by cyclists in the city, where cycle tracks are an integrated part of the traffic design (see below).
When talking to one enthusiastic rider, she said she was proud of the fact that she has ridden to work everyday, including winter, for the last two years without resorting to using The Metro. Below are some recent photographs of cycling in Copenhagen.
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| Bikes in Copenhagen (photos by Julie May) |
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| Left: Footpaths and bike lanes are wide. Right: Road lanes L to R: pedestrians, bikes, vehicles, vehicles, bikes, pedestrians (J May) |
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| Left: Small traffic lights for bikes. Right: RH turning lane for bikes and riders use hand signals. (J May)
See also in this blog:
Berlin’s e-cargo bike subsidy exhausted in one day. Electric car-sharing in Copenhagen. |
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