ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel - but ride

摘要

Apologies to Eddy Merckx - the legendary (Belgian) professional cyclist, the most successful competitive racer in history, and winner of the Tour de France on no less than five occasions - for using his words in the title. But he nicely summarises the priority for transport planning in the Netherlands -the promotion of cycling as the key means of travel within urban areas. Contrast the provision of cycling in the Netherlands with that in the UK, and it seems very odd that it is so tortuous to build high-quality cycle networks and facilities in the UK. The argument for cycling is so strong, yet still implementation proves difficult.