The Cyclist’s Bucket List

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Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The beauty of the world’s bike commuting epicenter—where 60 percent of urban trips occur by bike, on separated pathways with cycling-specific traffic signals—is that most Dutch don’t cycle specifically to lose weight or make an environmental statement. They ride because cycling is the city’s quickest, most convenient, and safest form of transportation. They ride because it’s just…normal. Here, bikes rule. But it wasn’t always this way.

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