Visitors to the Netherlands want to do these three things: first, see the windmill; Second, satisfy their curiosity and visit the girl in the window; Third, rent a bicycle, integrate into the local bicycle army and feel the street culture of the city.
The Netherlands has the largest number of bicycles per capita in the world, with more than 23 million bicycles nationwide, while the population of the Netherlands is only 6.5438+0.728 million, which is a country with more bicycles than people. In daily life, bicycles bear 70% of the traffic volume, and 90% of students go to school by bike.
The key to the popularity of bicycles in Holland is culture.
In 1950s and 1960s, the number of cars in the Netherlands increased rapidly, but it also brought many negative effects to Dutch cities.
As the Netherlands is a low-lying country, the urban land is very tight and the streets are relatively narrow. Once a car with a large space appears, it will accelerate the congestion of the city.
The appearance of cars not only increased the pressure of urban traffic, but also brought serious traffic accidents. At that time, at least two people died in traffic accidents every week in the Netherlands, causing thousands of deaths a year, many of them children.
Frequent traffic accidents made more and more parents oppose cars, which also laid the groundwork for the reappearance of bicycles in the Netherlands.
In the 1980s, due to the decrease in oil imports, the Netherlands fell into an oil crisis, and many cars became scrap metal.
Only then did people realize that a car without oil was a pile of useless scrap iron.
A bicycle can turn as long as it is stepped on.
Under this social background, the Netherlands has re-planned urban transportation, specifically, re-planned the urban transportation network with bicycles as the mainstay.
Take the car out and welcome the bike back.
As an important economic industry of a country, cars involve complex interests, and it is impossible for the Netherlands to declare a ban on the sale of cars.
However, through a series of restrictive measures, cars have become a very ineffective existence in the Netherlands, even more troublesome.
After the bicycle lane is re-planned, the road surface is spacious and the signs are clear.
It can meet the needs of many people riding side by side, and it also uses red and green asphalt as markers to distinguish different lanes.
Security has been done to the extreme. Bicycle lanes and motor vehicle lanes are completely separated. Even if some main roads are paved by people and cars, cars can only follow bicycles, and bicycles have absolute priority.
Although motor vehicles will not be banned in a good way, the Netherlands has demolished a large number of car parking lots and even transformed them into bicycle parking lots.
This car is very convenient, but finding a parking space will drive the owner crazy. Over time, people prefer to ride bicycles when they go out.
Why is it still popular today?
Healthy cycling life consciousness, convenient cycling traffic and educational influence.
Health and environmental awareness
Automobile emission pollution has always been a concern in Europe and other countries.
For the Dutch, cycling is the best way to protect the environment.
In addition, in daily life, going out to ride more is also a good way to keep fit, so the Dutch prefer to travel by bike compared with the Germans.
Of course, the reason why the Dutch like cycling is also related to the relatively low terrain in the Netherlands, which is one of the most suitable countries for cycling in the world.
Perfect riding environment
There is not only a huge bicycle traffic network here, but also the biggest parking problem in cycling, which has been well solved in the Netherlands.
Up and down the overpass, shopping malls, office areas, schools and other public places have very large parking lots, so pedestrians basically don't have to worry about finding a bicycle space when they go out.
And there are certain requirements for placement. If you park your bike in a designated place, the relevant staff have the right to confiscate it, and pedestrians will have to pay a fine of 25 euros if they want to redeem it.
In addition, there are also very strict disciplinary measures for disorderly riding and not obeying traffic lights.
Even if you hit someone, although there is insurance to bear the cost, the perpetrator will also bear half of the compensation.
Equestrian education and training
The Netherlands may be the first country in the world to train children to ride horses. Before they walk, parents will take their baby out for a walk in a stroller.
After entering the classroom, the school also has special teaching, so there are almost no people in Holland who can't ride bicycles.
After school, I go to school by bike. After graduation, I used to ride a bike to work, live and even go out on dates.
Why does * * * like cycling, but it hasn't developed in Holland?
Since there is such a long cycling culture, can Lecycling quickly occupy the Dutch market? The answer is: failure.
Dutch people prefer nostalgia to new bicycles and expensive bicycles. In people's eyes, a bicycle is not only a means of transportation, but also a companion to accompany their lives. How can it be ugly and old?
So in Amsterdam, new bicycles are generally tourists, and old bicycles are mainly local residents.
The history of some bicycles cannot be changed from adolescence to middle age. If they are broken, they will be repaired by a special repair shop.
This is the cycling culture in Holland. Although it is also riding, it is two different concepts for us.
This is also the reason why * * * enjoys riding, and now it has become a big failure.
Major cities spare no effort to build bicycle lanes but adult lanes, and those air bicycle lanes are basically vacant.
Without cycling culture and perfect system, running is too difficult!