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The Age: In the land of the Dutch Black, the cyclist is king of the road - Debra Mayrhofer (February 11, 2008) http://tinyurl.com/2d6kld *** The Age yet again continuing a theme of positive cycling articles with a pleasant overview on utility cycling in Amsterdam. The closest I could think of in regards to "Dutch Black" is Fitzroy Safety Black worn by locals, which is fortunately is becoming slightly more uncommon, as people discover other lovely colours of the rainbow & decent lights. -- cfsmtb |
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On 2008-02-10, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: The Age: In the land of the Dutch Black, the cyclist is king of the road - Debra Mayrhofer (February 11, 2008) http://tinyurl.com/2d6kld *** The Age yet again continuing a theme of positive cycling articles with a pleasant overview on utility cycling in Amsterdam. The closest I could think of in regards to "Dutch Black" is Fitzroy Safety Black worn by locals, which is fortunately is becoming slightly more uncommon, as people discover other lovely colours of the rainbow & decent lights. Despite the lack of helmets, cycling in the Netherlands is safer than in any other country, and the Dutch have one-third the number of cycling fatalities (per 100,000 people) that Australia has. Euan will look this up in a flash -- that means *per 100,000 people*, and not per 100,000 riders, doesn't it? I can't be bothered looking up the CIA factsheet (darnit, I was meant to be in bed 1.5 hours ago!) for the population of Holland, but that would seem about right, which means, if the number of cycling trips is about 2% of the overall number of trips in Australia, then their real rate of injuries resulting when on the bike, is about 1/150th that of Australia's. -- TimC As a computer, I find your faith in technology amusing. |
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TimC Wrote: I can't be bothered looking up the CIA factsheet (darnit, I was meant to be in bed 1.5 hours ago!) for the population of Holland, but that would seem about right, which means, if the number of cycling trips is about 2% of the overall number of trips in Australia, then their real rate of injuries resulting when on the bike, is about 1/150th that of Australia's.Slide 6: Bike share of local trips, although this is based upon 2001 Aus. census figures http://tinyurl.com/yt3euu In regards to fatalities, peruse slide 27: http://tinyurl.com/yt3euu -- cfsmtb |
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