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Originally Posted by tuscanyswe
Funny how everyone raves about copenhagen.
Personally i think its way to much cyclists. Its not my mecca at all.
Is it better than millions of cars who wont recognize anything but other cars as legitimate roadusers? Yes of course but thats a comparison with the usa i guess
I much prefer to ride on roads with less cyclists amongst cars but with drivers who pay attention and respect cyclists.
Problem with to much cyclists for me is that there is to large a span of preferred speed. That span of preference does not happen with cars unless you get on highways and such and id rather not bike on those regardless..
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A couple of years ago we did a family trip to Stockholm and Copenhagen. Both cities have wonderful public transportation, of course, as well as the well developed bike cultures. It seemed to me the mass transit in Stockholm was better developed and more convenient. Flatter topography and I would imagine somewhat milder winters are more conducive to the Danish bike habit.
Anyway I was struck by several bike friendly features in Copenhagen. Things like a metal rail along the side of steps down to the subway so you could roll your bike down the steps. I saw pedestrian and bike only bridges across canals, including a new drawbridge in Christianshavn. We stayed near the metro stop pictured in the article and in the summer, easily twice as many bikes then as shown in that picture.