Mention the "bicycle kingdom" concept, people can think of is that China and the Netherlands, two countries. China has the absolute number of bike certainly deserved ranking first in the world. However, the proportion of per capita number of bicycles and cycling trips, the Netherlands is far more than China.
The Netherlands has 16 million population, but they have 18 million bicycles. The whole of the Netherlands is flat, especially for bicycle riding.
Dutch-intensive countries belonging to the population, the government to alleviate the traffic pressure, but also actively guide people to try to choose a bicycle travel. Over the years, the Dutch government adopted a number of measures in the construction of bike lanes, the development of traffic rules and road management, to further promote the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Europe's bike.
Originally I thought that the Dutch bicycle and ultimately "Made in China", but did not expect that a closer look at the Netherlands many times, and did not find a car made in China.
Dutch bicycle is very expensive, about 10 times the domestic bicycle, the Dutch still rush to buy domestic products. The reason is not Dutch patriotic, but the quality of the people is very good bike.It is said that the Netherlands produced a bike for two years only need to hit the gas, if necessary to boost the morale of three months, indicating something wrong with the car, it should be sent for repair.Our bike one week hit a gas even good.
Do not think that only the Chinese love lost bike. Holland seems to have a joke is to say, if you are on the street shouted: "!! Stop your car ride is my" street guarantee half of the people abandoned the vehicle and fled the rider. This is a joke to say that car theft is rampant in the Netherlands, but also from another angle, reflecting the popularity of bicycles in the Netherlands, the Netherlands is also known as "Bicycle Capital of Europe."
Dutch level regardless of wealth or social status, are very fond of bicycles. Queen Beatrix soft spot for cyclists, the royal family, and many government officials are the Dutch cycling "leaders." In the holidays, the family will be traveling to the Queen's scenic countryside, put bike, one full of energy, chasing to a "Yu Jia foreign crusades." The government cabinet ministers or Members of Congress work in The Hague often ride a bike to work.
Under the guidance of government officials, people living with the bike, "karma" is even more closer. Housewife ride to go shopping, working-class cycling to work, and even the police bike patrol in the Netherlands are very common thing. In many families, the bicycle is the means of transport they travel.
"Cycling is very healthy" is the Dutch universal mantra. Chinese people are often forced to ride a bike, there is an opportunity, it is replaced with a car as soon as possible. Therefore, China is undoubtedly the big country bike, but the "bicycle kingdom" is the title, the Netherlands deserved!
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