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Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany
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This article shows how the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have made bicycling a safe, convenient and practical way to get around their cities. The analysis relies on national aggregate data as well as case studies of large and small cities in each country. The key to achieving high levels of cycling appears to be the provision of separate cycling facilities along heavily travelled roads and at intersections, combined with traffic calming of most residential neighbourhoods. Extensive cycling rights of way in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are complemented by ample bike parking, full integration with public transport, comprehensive traffic education and training of both cyclists and motorists, and a wide range of promotional events intended to generate enthusiasm and wide public support for cycling. In addition to their many pro‐bike policies and programmes, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany make driving expensive as well as inconvenient in central cities through a host of taxes and restrictions on car ownership, use and parking. Moreover, strict land‐use policies foster compact, mixed‐use developments that generate shorter and thus more bikeable trips. It is the coordinated implementation of this multi‐faceted, mutually reinforcing set of policies that best explains the success of these three countries in promoting cycling. For comparison, the article portrays the marginal status of cycling in the UK and the USA, where only about 1% of trips are by bike.
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“…likely to lead to cycling adoption (Aldred and Jungnickel 2014; Castillo-Manzano, L opez-Valpuesta, and S anchez-Braza 2016; Heinen et al. 2013; Pucher and Buehler 2008; Pasha et al. 2016; Handy, van Wee, and Kroesen 2014; Pojani et al. 2017; Hull and O’Holleran 2014; Spencer et al. 2013;…”
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Schepers, P., Helbich, M., Hagenzieker, M., de Geus, B., Dozza, M., Agerholm, N., Niska, A., Airaksinen, N. K., Papon, F., Gerike, R., et al. (2020) · European journal of transport and infrastructure research · doi:10.18757/ejtir.2021.21.2.5411 · Cited by 26
“Europe also differs from the US where bicycle infrastructure is rare and low-density sprawl is common (Pucher & Buehler, 2008).”
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“A few European countries however, such as Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands represent the main exception to this pattern, with women making up for more than 45% of all cyclists in these areas already in 2005 [11].”
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“Although cycling in much of the industrialized world is seen as a marginal mode of transport that is occasionally used for recreational purposes, in the Netherlands cycling is a mainstream mode of transport (Pucher & Buehler, 2008).”
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Evaluation of contributory factors’ effects on bicycle-car crash risk at signalized intersections
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“Given that cyclists are among the most vulnerable road users due to the nature of cycling, a series of cycling safety improvement measures, e.g., the construction of cycling facilities, have been adopted in the countries with high bicycle modal shares (Pucher & Buehler, 2008).”
BackgroundSustainable Transport that Works: Lessons from Germany
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“Additionally, previous studies have found cycling for transport can be increased by increasing traffic safety through reducing the speed of motorized traffic [57, 58] and by increasing the speed of cyclists compared to the speed of cars [48, 59].”
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de Sá, T. H., Duran, A. C., Tainio, M., Monteiro, C. A., & Woodcock, J. (2016) · Preventive Medicine Reports · doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.10.001 · Cited by 27
“In Europe, a broader range of social groups bicycle for transportation, (Bassett et al., 2008; Pucher and Buehler, 2008) however figures are different in South (Hino et al.”
BackgroundResultAssociations Between Changes in Cycling and All-Cause Mortality Risk
Østergaard, L. J., Jensen, M. K., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A. M., & Grøntved, A. (2018) · American Journal of Preventive Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.009 · Cited by 26
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“As such, it is often presented as an almost uniquely benevolent transport mode bringing only positive changes for everyone (Cupples and Ridley 2008; John and Buehler 2008).”
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“Thus, our findings suggest that bike sharing can have an important role to play in reducing the gender gap between male and female cyclists registered in cities with low cycling shares (Pucher and Buehler, 2008), as BSS may potentially attract women to take up cycling who otherwise would not cycle.”
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“Pucher and Buehler (2008) managed to compare the proportions of walking and cycling trips between six countries (USA, Germany, Netherlands, France, UK and Denmark) as far as was possible over the period from the mid 1970s until 2008/9.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pucher, J., & Buehler, R.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pucher, John
- Venue
- Transport Reviews
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 495-528
- ISSN
- 0144-1647 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-5327
- OpenAlex
- W2164133872
- Cited by
- 1,591
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 58 · 2025: 83 · 2024: 78 · 2023: 85 · 2022: 104 · 2021: 134 · 2020: 109 · 2019: 122 · 2018: 111 · 2017: 100 · 2016: 77 · 2015: 119 · 2014: 94 · 2013: 94 · 2012: 75
- FWCI
- 135.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Transport Reviews (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Railways and European Transport Policy
- Keywords
- cycling promotion, cycling infrastructure, traffic calming, bicycle parking, public transport integration, road safety education, motor vehicle tax, parking restrictions, land use policy, urban travel behavior, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, United States
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