Amsterdam - the city of bicycles
No city like Amsterdam can boast of being the world capital of cycling. Bicycle lanes have appeared here about 50 years earlier than many other cities.The bike is the ideal way to move anywhere, often the fastest. In the 60s of last century, a movement called the Provos extolled the environmental benefits and logistics of this means of locomotion by providing all the hundreds of white-to-use bike and left in place,
Since 2005 there is a special map, prepared by the municipality of Amsterdam, for the use of bicycles in the city and its surroundings. The places open and passable in security and speed are shown in green. The sites a bit ‘less safe are indicated in pink.
Some years ago there were over 400,000 bike for about 724,000 inhabitants. With its miles of canals crossed by bridges, its flat configuration, cycle paths well-plotted and well-regulated movement, the city lends itself beautifully to this means of transport.