Wintercycling in the Netherlands

Winter Cycling in the Netherlands. Angela van der Kloof & Quen;n Dumont-‐Freixo

www.kaartje2go.nl

Riding bikes in winter in NL hAp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2rETLfzQrIw

Our biggest challenges are

1.  Slippery roads

2.  Darkness

3.  Cold / windchill / humidity

4.  Snow

Bicycle use in wintermonths •  Bicycle use per month,

compared to other modes

•  Number of bikes counted per month on 18 loca;ons (Province of Friesland)

•  Accidents involving cyclists (City of Breda)

•  Monthly varia;on of bicycle parking demand, City of ‘s Hertogenbosch

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Opinions on cycling in wintermonths

•  Preparing the bicycle for winter

•  Dressing for winter cycling

•  Condi;ons of the road

From: www.bikearlington.com

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I make sure the ligh@ng of my bicycle works

“I try to do this, but unfortunately I some;mes forget it.” “or I make sure I have loose lamps.”

“otherwise it is just dangerous and stupid.”

In winter, I use special tyres on my bicycle

“I think I do not replace these tyres.” “ A real Dutch person even bikes on wooden tyres ;)” “Does that exist?” “Tyre pressure a bit lower and lowering the saddle is enough up to now.”

“I have never thought about this. I make sure there is enough profile on the tyres, and that is it.”

“oh nooooo, I did without it for years, why should I now suddenly…..”

I check my bicycle yearly before winter

“not really, only when condi;ons are very slippery.” “a good bike does not need this, some;mes a repair.”

“Ha Ha” “Bicycles (and especially e-‐bikes) suffer from winter condi;ons. That is why I plan the yearly check in spring. So aker winter!” “one check aker winter.”

I have special clothes to ride in winter

“I wear warm clothes in winter but nothing special” “I ride with the same clothes as the clothes that I walk outside with. So no extra special clothing for cycling.” “Does that exist?”

“Scarf, gloves and miAen” “Well, warm clothes, gloves and when needed a hat”

In the case of snow, snow removal for cyclists is done properly

“In the last 2 winters I’ve seen several situa;ons of cyclists star;ng to either walk their bikes or ride with car traffic because of the snow on the cycle tracks.” “Especially at the borders of municipali;es the snow is not being removed.”

“Unfortunately I have fallen off my bike several ;mes because I could not see the curb with all the snow.”

In the case of slippery roads, sal@ng for cyclists is done properly

“There is not enough sal;ng near schools.” “I think this is not needed, just always pay aAen;on and falling on your face some ;mes is just part of it.” “Roads can be slippery all of a sudden. You have to stay alert.”

“In the case of snow I always take the bus, because cycling is too dangerous.” “In my municipality there has been an improvement over the last years.”

Conclusions

•  The trend that ci;es start the conversa;on about cycling condi;ons in winter is a good thing. We should look into it in more detail and improve it further.

•  Ci;es and regions focus on road condi;ons, but there may also be some poten;al in broadening the image of what cycling can be; to expand the exis;ng posi;ve image of cycling.

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