StreetLife in Amsterdam, City of Cyclists.
HOW MANY BICYCLES ARE THERE IN AMSTERDAM?
According to the most recent figures, the 850.000 residents (442.693 households) of Amsterdam together own 847.000 bicycles. That represents 1.91 bicyles per household. 78% of people 12 years and older owns at least one bike. Bonus fact: each year between 12,000 and 15,000 bikes are fished up from city’s canals.- amsterdamfaq.com
You’d gather from those figures that Amsterdam is full of cyclists and that takes a bit of getting used to. It’s not so much the cars you need to look out for when crossing the road – it’s the (literally) hundreds of bicycles that come charging towards you when the traffic lights change. It’s truly remarkable sight and one to be appreciated once you’ve got safely to the other side of the street.
Amsterdammers cycle TWO MILLION kilometres every day.
But it’s not all busy, busy, busy, as these pictures show:
AMSTERDAM:Family watching Balloon Man ©HelenBushe
AMSTERDAM: Man’s Best Friend ©HelenBushe
AMSTERDAM: Pedal Power in Vondelpark ©HelenBushe
AMSTERDAM: Flower Power ©HelenBushe
There are more fun facts about cycling in Amsterdam on the website awesomeamsterdam.com.
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9 Comments
Leah · 8 October 2017 at 14:19
The Dutch have a great deal to teach us about people powered transportation (not to mention excellent bike lanes and respect for cyclists).
HMB · 9 October 2017 at 20:44
Yes, the Dutch do seem to have a lot of things sorted. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Sayanti aka Shine · 7 October 2017 at 02:27
Beautiful pictures and very well processed monochrome.
HMB · 7 October 2017 at 07:25
Thank you.
HMB · 12 October 2017 at 20:41
Thank you
paulfraser11 · 4 October 2017 at 12:00
That’s a lot of cycles Helen, I just love your selection of images
HMB · 4 October 2017 at 21:39
Thanks Paul.
Laurie Graves · 1 October 2017 at 15:45
Wowsah! That’s a lot of bicycles.
HMB · 1 October 2017 at 16:35
It sure is! It has to be seen to be believed. And they’re all old upright bikes too. A lot of them are rusty.