Why not a bike? Want a cycling-friendly France?
Ecosociety| N° d'inventaire | 23414 |
| Format | 14 x 21 |
| Détails | 200 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Montreal, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782897197131 |
"Cycling is for fun and it runs red lights. It's cultural. It will never work in France." "Cycling is dangerous!" Who better to dispel these preconceived ideas than a Dutchman living in France? Few people know that the Netherlands, renowned as a cycling paradise, was itself a "car country" in the 1970s, before the population triggered a spectacular cycling revolution.
This proves that the pedal revolution is, above all, a matter of civic and political will. With formidable humor, Stein van Oosteren explains why we must make the country of the Tour de France cycle-friendly: because it's good for health, morale, children's autonomy, neighborhood life, the planet... He dismantles the many obstacles to cycling, whether political or often located "between our two ears."
Because for this author, well-versed in debates with municipal officials, it's time to ask the right questions about transportation. For example, not how many cars can circulate on a street, but rather how many people? A bike lane carries seven times more people than a car lane, so the math is easy! To believe in change, you have to experience it.
Unable to take you to the Netherlands, Stein van Oosteren invites you to revisit public spaces with his Dutch perspective. You'll return from this trip happy and amazed, just as you'd return from a stay in the kingdom of cycling: why not cycling, indeed?
"Cycling is for fun and it runs red lights. It's cultural. It will never work in France." "Cycling is dangerous!" Who better to dispel these preconceived ideas than a Dutchman living in France? Few people know that the Netherlands, renowned as a cycling paradise, was itself a "car country" in the 1970s, before the population triggered a spectacular cycling revolution.
This proves that the pedal revolution is, above all, a matter of civic and political will. With formidable humor, Stein van Oosteren explains why we must make the country of the Tour de France cycle-friendly: because it's good for health, morale, children's autonomy, neighborhood life, the planet... He dismantles the many obstacles to cycling, whether political or often located "between our two ears."
Because for this author, well-versed in debates with municipal officials, it's time to ask the right questions about transportation. For example, not how many cars can circulate on a street, but rather how many people? A bike lane carries seven times more people than a car lane, so the math is easy! To believe in change, you have to experience it.
Unable to take you to the Netherlands, Stein van Oosteren invites you to revisit public spaces with his Dutch perspective. You'll return from this trip happy and amazed, just as you'd return from a stay in the kingdom of cycling: why not cycling, indeed?