Holland hasn’t always been the country it is today with separate bike paths and lanes in cities throughout. It was what a lot of cities around the world are like today; streets and infrastructure designed around the automobile with high incidents of traffic accidents and fatalities. The people of Holland wanted a different direction which forced the government to make vast changes in the 1970’s. Today, Holland is a place where the majority of transport is done via the bicycle. Everyone is not a cyclist but rather are just people who are going to or from work, school, the grocery store, picking up their kids.

British Cycling produced this fantastic video going into a bit more detail. A lot of cities around the world are beginning to adopt the same approach Holland took some 40 years ago. It won’t happen over night but it starts with everyday people, not just cyclists, wanting change to ease traffic congestion, which is an issue practically everywhere that has any sort of population, lower pollution levels, lower accident rates, lower taxes, and a better overall way of life. Enjoy this video and pass the thought along about changing the way your city looks at transportation.