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Wintercycling in the Netherlands

Aug 19, 2014

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February 2014 I attended the Winter Cycling Congress in Winnipeg, Canada. Together with my colleague Quentin Dumont-Freixo I gathered data about cycling in winter in the Netherlands and conducted a survey amongst 303 Dutch respondents, asking about their use of the bicycle in winter and their opinions on topics like lighting, special tyres and clothes in winter.
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Winter  Cycling  in  the  Netherlands.  Angela  van  der  Kloof  &  Quen;n  Dumont-­‐Freixo  

www.kaartje2go.nl

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Riding  bikes  in  winter  in  NL  hAp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2rETLfzQrIw    

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Our  biggest  challenges  are  

1.  Slippery  roads  

2.  Darkness  

3.  Cold  /  windchill  /  humidity  

4.  Snow  

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Bicycle  use  in  wintermonths  •  Bicycle  use  per  month,  

compared  to  other  modes  

•  Number  of  bikes  counted  per  month  on  18  loca;ons  (Province  of  Friesland)  

•  Accidents  involving  cyclists  (City  of  Breda)  

•  Monthly  varia;on  of  bicycle  parking  demand,  City  of  ‘s  Hertogenbosch  

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Modal  split  per  month  for  bicycles,  compared  to  other  modes  

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Bikes  counted  per  month  on  18  loca@ons    in  Friesland  

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Bikes  counted  per  month  on  18  loca@ons    

Loca@ons  in  Leeuwarden  Monthly  share  of  cyclists  counted  over  a  year  

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Average  

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Accidents  involving  cyclists  in  the  City  of  Breda  total  of  2001  -­‐  2012  

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Hospitaliza;ons  

Light  injuries  

Material  damage  

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Monthly  varia@on  of  bicycle  parking  demand,  City  of  ‘s  Hertogenbosch  

0  

10000  

20000  

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40000  

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June   July   August    September  

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Wolvenhoek  2012   Wolvenhoek  2013   Kerkstraat  2012   Kerkstraat  2013   Loeffplein  2012   Loeffplein  2013  

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Winter  Cycling  Measures  by  ci@es  and  regions  (1)  

 

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Winter  Cycling  Measures  by  ci@es  and  regions  (2)  

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Winter  Cycling  Measures  by  ci@es  and  regions  (3)  

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Suppor@ng  service  for  Winter  Cycling  Measures  by  ci@es  and  regions  

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What  people  say  about  their  bicycle  use  in  wintermonths  Online  survey    303  respondents    152  men  /  151  women          <18:  38  resp.  18-­‐24:  22  resp.  25-­‐54:  177  resp.        >55:  67  resp.  

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In  winter  I  cycle  

48,5%  

32,7%  

5,0%  

10,6%  

3,3%  

every  day   more  than  once  a  week   once  per  week   a  few  ;mes  per  month   never  

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In  winter  I  cycle  

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In  winter  I  cycle  

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Purpose  of  bike  trips  in  winter  

•  4  grafieken  (per  leekijdsgroep)  knippen  en  plakken  

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Opinions  on  cycling  in  wintermonths  

•  Preparing  the  bicycle  for  winter  

 •  Dressing  for  winter  cycling  

•  Condi;ons  of  the  road  

From:  www.bikearlington.com    

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Opinions  average  scores,  a  high  score  means  disagree  (max  =  5)    

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I  make  sure  the  ligh@ng  of  my  bicycle  works  

“I  try  to  do  this,  but  unfortunately  I  some;mes  forget  it.”    “or  I  make  sure  I  have  loose  lamps.”    

   “otherwise  it  is  just  dangerous  and  stupid.”  

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In  winter,  I  use  special  tyres  on  my  bicycle    

“I  think  I  do  not  replace  these  tyres.”    “  A  real  Dutch  person  even  bikes  on  wooden  tyres  ;)”      “Does  that  exist?”    “Tyre  pressure  a  bit  lower  and  lowering  the  saddle  is  enough  up  to  now.”  

“I  have  never  thought  about  this.  I  make  sure  there  is  enough  profile  on  the  tyres,  and  that  is  it.”  

“oh  nooooo,  I  did  without  it  for  years,  why  should  I  now  suddenly…..”  

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I  check  my  bicycle  yearly  before  winter  

“not  really,  only  when  condi;ons  are  very  slippery.”    “a  good  bike  does  not  need  this,  some;mes  a  repair.”  

“Ha  Ha”    “Bicycles  (and  especially  e-­‐bikes)  suffer  from  winter  condi;ons.  That  is  why  I  plan  the  yearly  check  in  spring.  So  aker  winter!”    “one  check  aker  winter.”  

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I  have  special  clothes  to  ride  in  winter  

“I  wear  warm  clothes  in  winter  but  nothing  special”    “I  ride  with  the  same  clothes  as  the  clothes  that  I  walk  outside  with.  So  no  extra  special  clothing  for  cycling.”    “Does  that  exist?”  

“Scarf,  gloves  and  miAen”          “Well,  warm  clothes,  gloves  and  when  needed  a  hat”  

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In  the  case  of  snow,  snow  removal  for  cyclists  is  done  properly  

“In  the  last  2  winters  I’ve  seen  several  situa;ons  of  cyclists  star;ng  to  either  walk  their  bikes  or  ride  with  car  traffic  because  of  the  snow  on  the  cycle  tracks.”    “Especially  at  the  borders  of  municipali;es  the  snow  is  not  being  removed.”    

“Unfortunately  I  have  fallen  off  my  bike  several  ;mes  because  I  could  not  see  the  curb  with  all  the  snow.”  

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In  the  case  of  slippery  roads,  sal@ng  for  cyclists  is  done  properly  

“There  is  not  enough  sal;ng  near  schools.”    “I  think  this  is  not  needed,  just  always  pay  aAen;on  and  falling  on  your  face  some  ;mes  is  just  part  of  it.”    “Roads  can  be  slippery  all  of  a  sudden.  You  have  to  stay  alert.”    

“In  the  case  of  snow  I  always  take  the  bus,  because  cycling  is  too  dangerous.”    “In  my  municipality  there  has  been  an  improvement  over  the  last  years.”  

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Conclusions  

•  The  trend  that  ci;es  start  the  conversa;on  about  cycling  condi;ons  in  winter  is  a  good  thing.  We  should  look  into  it  in  more  detail  and  improve  it  further.  

•  Ci;es  and  regions  focus  on  road  condi;ons,  but  there  may  also  be  some  poten;al  in  broadening  the  image  of  what  cycling  can  be;  to  expand  the  exis;ng  posi;ve  image  of  cycling.  

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