Sarah Goodyear, writing for The Atlantic Cities, contrasts cycling in the Netherlands with the adversarial environment of the U.S.:
Bicycling is such an integral part of life in the Netherlands, you might think that Dutch people are born knowing how to cycle.
They aren’t, of course. What’s kind of wonderful is the way that they learn.
The agency that funds my Ph.D. is based in Den Haag and I have been fortunate to visit the Netherlands several times. The cycling environment is every bit as delightful as Goodyear describes. Cyclists are treated to large and distinct bike lanes and traffic that doesn’t despise them. I wish the U.S. would follow suit.