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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Change People’s Commuting Behavior by ido on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @11:40AM (#21873149)
Cylcling is very popular in many Western European cities.
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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Change People’s Commuting Behavior by rayiner on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @01:31PM (#21873944)
Even in Western Europe it’s uncommon. The average German commute is 10 miles: https://www.dw.com/en/record-number-of-germans-commute-to-wo.... 80% of Germans don’t even bike weekly, much less daily.
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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Change People’s Commuting Behavior by analog31 on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @07:02PM (#21875784)
Indeed, this article suggests that distance is a key factor:

https://peopleforbikes.org/blog/best-kept-secret-dutch-bikin...

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