On Going Dutch, Cherry-Picking & Confusion  27/10/2011 16:14 by
Amsterdamize  Fall Warning: this is going to be a long post.
Why? Because this subject deserves all the space it needs. It
deals with our neighbors just across the channel, a short
distance away but light years apart when it comes to cycling.
Which in itself is odd enough. A week ago I was approached by
Matthew Wright, contributor for the Guardian Bike Blog:  Dear
Marc, Hello, I am a journalist from London. I have enjoyed your
site and have enjoyed cycling in the Netherlands many times. I
am writing an article for the cycling column (The Bike Blog) in
the British newspaper The Guardian about the differences in
cycling culture between Britain and the Netherlands, and I would
be very grateful for your brief thoughts about the topic. Most
British cyclists think the Netherlands is heaven. I understand
why. Thereâ€™s no doubt that, overall, the facilities in the
Netherlands are much better. But I think cycling in the
Netherlands is also much more tigh