Bicycle culture

Cyclists in Copenhagen travel a total of 1.2 million kilometers by bike every day. This is the equivalent of cycling to the moon and back -- twice!In Denmark bicycling is not a matter of age or social status, but a common and often preferred use of transportation among the population.

[@twilwel]

Cycling in the city has many benefits. I live in Groningen (Netherlands) and I see no need to own a car at all. Very economic, healthy and I can get everywhere. While drivers are still looking for a parking space, I can park my bike right outside the shop.

[@RosovaEva]

Danish people ride bike in every weather - snow, rain, hot, cold...

[@yesenialopez7952]

I love Denmark!! I would like to go there!!

[@chillywilly7299]

I love this place ! I want to move there.

[@drewsteps]

Nope, I'm American but I've lived in 4 continents and been to every Western European country except Portugal, Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland, and USA is NOT rich. A country isn't rich when all the poor own cars, a rich country is where the wealthy bike or take public transport. If the States were rich, there wouldn't be so many cars and the trains would be cleaner and world-class. That's my spiel.

[@111-k4d9m]

Absolutely. Greetings from Switzerland. Come and live in central Europe.

[@drewsteps]

Lived in Japan for 2 years without a car and only a bike and subway/train ticket year-pass. Biking is ubiquitous in Japan I admit, I witnessed it, but it is not like the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia where they have an infrastructure devoted to bicycles, in Japan you have to bike on narrow sidewalks everywhere.

[@alertarya5449]

I love ❤️ Denmark 🇩🇰

[@wolfdar2009]

Pretty nice when you live on flat land and don't have a 40 to 50km drive to work.

[@Zoza15]

Just like us Dutch people.. This is basically pretty much the same like us.

[@bhishmaprasadthakur9741]

I like the country.

[@BoynamedMagnus183]

What other Danish cities are good at cycling?

[@ObnoxiousPelican]

I live in Australia, so when I went to the UK it was quite good compared to what I am used too.

[@DasBeatz]

The only people who claim it to be "Shangri-La" are people who've never lived here or are from third world countries. It's far from that, but not having a car in the US is occupational suicide. Places like Philly, San Diego, and New York can get away with bikes transportation but not anywhere else. For example: It's 101 degrees outside right now. I would burn or dehydrate on a bike.

[@CondalitarTube]

What manner of futuristic science fiction is this?

[@c15688]

We need this ideas in El Salvador.

[@twilwel]

@TheNickjan what law is broken then.... and who needs a helmet when you participate in the safest way of transport there is. A ladder is way more dangerous, but nobody would think of wearing a helmet then right? It makes more sense to wear a helmet in a car.

[@Skrintha]

God bless Danmark!

[@rogeriojunior9459]

I wanna be a part of this

[@arlovalen]

What a lovely bicycle culture. Foot rest on traffic lights and free city bicycles!

[@Antiw123]

Well, in Denmark and Netherlands for instance, we can have very bad weather any day, all around the year, but i still see ALOT of people using bikes to travel, including myself.

[@Mat_cp]

you should master the sound !!

[@johnerlingjeelaniurdunewse9277]

Great state Great nations danish well come

[@liontri7]

Very similar to the Dutch culture.

[@steffensparvath]

@TheNickjan same thing at 3:22

[@millsathn]

Saying European is even a little to generous unfortunately. The UK is terrible when it comes to cycling.

[@drewsteps]

I've biked in 105, but it was 50% humidity, and hardly broke a sweat. Why? It was just to the pool a mile away, so if cities were built more compact so you didn't have to bike more than 2 miles on level terrain, biking would be feasible in ANY environment. Cities in America should center population around rail lines. You bike to the rail station and use the train to get around further and rent a bike at the station you get out at. It would take decades of redevelopment, but it's feasible.

[@drewsteps]

LOL not an excuse. For American to be the "Shangri-La" people claim it to be, there would be a more Danish lifestyle.

[@Jrhynie]

No wonder so many people in the UK look over weight and unhealthy. Very few adults cycle.

[@DasBeatz]

Well, most US cities have shitty weather which really makes a car useful.

[@mathieugoedhart8656]

Don't you think that Denmark, the netherlands has bad weather aswel..?

[@xdreamful]

Denmark have s shitty weather!!:O

[@ObnoxiousPelican]

Should be like this everywhere. Unfortunately European countries are the only ones smart enough catch on.

[@geraldsiahaan5991]

I think Denmark is the best place for European, not Asian

[@MrSEKHDUDE]

the guy at 1:00 looks like a woman at first!!

[@signalfire6]

Wow! Nobody's fat! This will never catch on in most US cities until the oil runs out and then most will just scream about that. It's way too sensible for Americans who feel entitled to a life of oil burning and religious stupidity.