Comments on: Biking in the Netherlands https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/06/05/biking-in-the-netherlands/ a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:46:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/06/05/biking-in-the-netherlands/#comment-2281 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:46:36 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=1725#comment-2281 In reply to mamasmilesblog@gmail.com.

Could you tell which are the cities – or places (also small towns) – where bike-riding is not only considered a sport in the US? I read somewhere (a few years ago) that in New York there were more than 200,000 people biking every day. I don’t know how it is today and if anything changed?

]]> By: mamasmilesblog@gmail.com https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/06/05/biking-in-the-netherlands/#comment-2280 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:36:26 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=1725#comment-2280 I wish there were more of a bike-riding culture in the United States!

]]> By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/06/05/biking-in-the-netherlands/#comment-2263 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:48:08 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=1725#comment-2263 Misirlou, your daughter was very lucky. We’ve also “personalized” our bikes in order to recognize easier – also on the parkings! – and up to now no bike had been stolen yet (fingers crossed). I hope you’ll be able to go for a ride soon and enjoy the weather (without pollen!).

]]> By: Misirlou https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/06/05/biking-in-the-netherlands/#comment-2262 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:44:50 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=1725#comment-2262 “If your bike gets stolen, don’t expect the police doing something about it. The percentage of stolen bicycles in the Netherlands is 5%|”

My friend’s daughter had her bike stolen last year. By strange coincidence, they saw the stolen bike in town on a Thursday night. So they kicked the lock and stole the (uniquely painted) bike back..

Just cleaned mine up after all the bad weather. Thinking of taking her out for a spin later– but the pollen count is deadly on this side of the Ijssel at the moment, so that might just remain a thought.

]]> By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/06/05/biking-in-the-netherlands/#comment-2256 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:34:15 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=1725#comment-2256 In reply to ZJShen-PSimon.

Oh yes, this is an important addition too. I forgot the commuters who often have foldable bikes.

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