Bicycle Culture in Copenhagen

Based on the Eurobarometer, Danes travel an average 958 km a year on their bikes. The North American result is 70km/year. So it is no surprise that Copenhagen is one of the leading bicycling cities in the world and I managed to experience it 2 summers in a row!

The bike planning allows for safe bicycle paths where you can ride without hands or drink café latte on the go.

Even at night, the bicycles are used to go to parties - Drinking and driving on bicycles is much safer than in cars!

There is always a place to park your bicycle. You just have to be able to find it afterwards and try not to make all the others fall down when you pull yours out. But when a bike that does not belong to you falls down, you leave it that way and merrily go along your way.

Parking at the front of Central Station is a challenge.

Parking at the back is even more daunting unless you think you can get your bike out of the two level parking rack.

And so I put my bike nicely against the side (note the red bike in the foreground of the photo), but by the end of the day, this is what I found.

There are also many other styles of bicycles to suit all your cargo needs -

Famous Christiania bike in the forergound

But you still have to be careful or you might find your bike one day looking like this...

For a great 5 episode podcast of cycling in Copenhagen, go to this link.