Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 10/29/2018 7:59 AM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
John B. Slocomb wrote:

Excepting the government intervention the
saga from feet to bicycles to autos has
occurred in just about every developing Asian
country. Even Japan, after WW II went through
somewhat the same evolution.

Has it returned from autos to bicycles in any
single country yet?

Supposedly, Amsterdam was moving away from bicycles and into automobiles
in the 1950s and 1960s. There were even plans to redesign the beautiful
old city center neighborhoods to allow easy car traffic. After increased
traffic deaths (especially of kids) protests in the early 1970s changed
that plan. Motoring was structurally discouraged and bikes were promoted.

We just returned from Amsterdam as well as a few other European cities,
and we did ride bikes (and walk) to get around. Bikes are absolutely the
best way to get around the old parts of Amsterdam, but riding there is
far from the relaxed, idyllic experience people might think. I can
report if people like.


I was in both Rome and Amsterdam recently as a pedestrian. In Rome you
worry about the cars killing you. In Amsterdam you worry about the bikes
killing you.

In Rome I eventually determined that the cars weren't purposely trying to
kill you. I wasn't in Amsterdam long enough to reach a similar conclusion
with respect to the bicycles.