Comments on: Cycling Copenhagen, Through North American Eyes

By: Poul Madsen

Poul Madsen — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Like Edward, I am sorry to hear about your accidents. I grant you there are many bikes in Copenhagen and even cyclist idiots as well - of course there are... unfortunately. The number of idiots however compared to the number of considerate cyclists is small, fortunately, and I'd rather see them on a bike than driving a car. Judging from your name and location you could be from Ireland. I used to ride a bike in Dublin between the north west and the city centre and I didn't fancy the narrow gap between cars and cyclists. Cyclists in Dublin don't think that trafic rules apply to them, and my Irish girl friend used to give out hell to them.
Not sure a helmet should be compulsary for many reasons.

By: Poul Madsen

Poul Madsen — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:05:00 +0000

I've seen this video sooo many times and it makes me amazed and proud. So thanks a million! I grew up in a small town north of Copenhagen and went to school by bike in the late sixties and early seventies. The elevated cycle tracks that they mention in the video has always been there. I never thought of them as something special. I always took them for granted, so I am amazed to learn how the North Americans see them in the video. Wow!

Thanks a million for sharing... I think I'll watch the video one more time... or two....

By: Gilles

Gilles — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:32:00 +0000

You are marvelously beautiful.
You very included/understood.
From France I envy you.

By: Edward

Edward — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:08:00 +0000

I am sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she gets well soon. It sounds as if her injuries were caused by someone falling over at a traffic light,
A helmet probably would not have made a great deal of difference to her foot and knee injuries. You will have seen that a number of people in Copenhagen choose to wear a helmet. That is a matter for them. If you check the figures, you will find that Denmark has a let fewer injuries than less friendly American, Australian and UK cities. It has nothing to do with helmets and everything to do with proper design.

By: Mariewalshkilmurry

Mariewalshkilmurry — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:28:00 +0000

Just saw your video and am just back from the hospital in Copenhagan which changed the way I looked at the attitude of many cyclists in the city , they are too many bikes on very narrow pathways and no slow lanes, very few helmets, and some people think they are in for the cycling olympics .
My daughter is after a very bad cycling accident broken knee and crushed foot two large bikes and a lady fell onto her leg at the traffic lights ;It should be compulsary to wear helmits.
Its great to have cycling and so many people cycling but what about the people who rule the cycle paths at speeds which are completly off the wall in tight cycling paths .
Has anyone done a study of the accidents from bikes in Copenhagan ? how many people die from head injuries .My daughter is in a wheelchair for three months and she is studying the Danish health system right now .

By: Asymptote

Asymptote — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:43:00 +0000

I want a Copenhagen for Christmas!

By: USbike

USbike — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:37:00 +0000

They do stress safety in many ways, hence the developed system that exist presently. Helmets are just not the primary way used to achieve this. The biggest threat are the cars, and helmets have very limited protection against being run over anyway. Get the infrastructure built and the safety in numbers. Then add the little details like turn pockets, advance stop lines, advanced green signals for bikes, clearly marked road signals, etc. and that should be all you need to become like Cph. Take a look at videos of cyclists in Holland, the most advanced cycling country in the western world (perhaps the entire world). Virtually no one wears a helmet, yet they have the safest road system for cyclists.

By: Fisher5051

Fisher5051 — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:39:00 +0000

I enjoyed the video and the concept of bike traffic co-habitating with autos on busy streets without a lot of expense. U.S. cities need to take a serious look at a bike environment. However, it seemed a minority of the cyclists wear helmets and am wondering why safety would not be stressed more.

By: Teri Iverson

Teri Iverson — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:20:00 +0000

I loved watching this video.. cyclists riding and talking on a cell phone, sleeping child leaning back towards his mother as she pedals peacefully along. Cargo bikes with children smiling and happy (or we could say cars here with children fighting in theback seat.They move quickly, with total cooperaion and courtesy with the vehicle traffic. They seem to be a city that is friendly and "alive". Not only would this sort of transportation, especially in the larger cities be a challenge for those of us here, it would promote a healthier lifestyle, which would also help with much of our physical problems. Also noted, few wore helmets!

By: Julie Hardee

Julie Hardee — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:22:00 +0000

This video is like bike porn. They are living the dream. I'm so jealous and at the same time hopeful.

By: Tallycyclist

Tallycyclist — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:21:00 +0000

This website has some statistics about what you were asking:
http://www.cycling-embassy.dk/2010/03/08/cycling-statistics-from-denmark/. If you take into consideration how many people and trips are made by bikes, it is very safe to cycle in Denmark. Holland, with it's considerably better infrastructure, is even safer for cyclists despite their being a lot more in comparison. I have personally been to Copenhagen twice and cycled in the downtown and surrounding suburb areas. It is very relaxing and feels very safe and the vast majority of drivers watch out for cyclists.

Here's an excellent site about cycling in Holland:
http://hembrow.blogspot.com/

By: Phurley

Phurley — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Although the video is very positive about riding bikes. I would also like to see information on how many accidents there are between bike riders and cars. How many bikes are stolen each year.

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By: Tallycyclist

Tallycyclist — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:58:00 +0000

On the flatness, true, much of Denmark is flat. But there are places like Aarhus that have considerable hills (at least to the average commuting citizen who only cares about getting around by bike and not about fitness, etc.). I don't know how the weather is where you live, but Denmark is quite cold, windy and/or rainy throughout the year, so fair-weather cyclist would not do well there. Geography and climate do matter, don't get me wrong, but their importance is way over-exaggerated and very often becomes a dubious excuse as to why people aren't cycling and to also hinder any development for improving conditions for cycling. There are many cities that are flat and have way better weather (San Diego is a great example) than the average climate in Denmark, but have way lower rates of cycling. I personally have no problems with an e-bike itself. If it's a significant help to people who have some sort of disadvantage, by all means they use it. Still better than cars. But I can just see e-bikes being over-marketed, at the expense of regular bikes, and then people who don't really need it may be more attracted to them, and all those lithium batteries have to come from somewhere. Much like the way so many people have been enticed into getting a car, courtesy of the very successful marketing by car companies. They should be made available for people who need them, but it would be quite a problem if half of the world's cyclist suddenly want e-bikes. It won't be our backyards being dug up to get the resources for these batteries, but we're not going to be able to shift our externalities to others (in this case South America), without it coming back to bite us, forever.

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