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Cycling[edit]
Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly large cities in the world and is a centre of bicycle culture with good facilities for cyclists such as bike paths and bike racks, and several guarded bike storage garages (fietsenstalling) which can be used.
In 2013, there were about 1,200,000 bicycles in Amsterdam outnumbering the amount of citizens in the city.[1] Theft is widespread—in 2011, about 83,000 bicycles were stolen in Amsterdam.[2] Bicycles are used by all socio-economic groups because of their convenience, Amsterdam's small size, the 400 kilometres (249 miles) of bike paths,[3] the flat terrain, and the inconvenience of driving an automobile.[4]
- ^ Research and Statistics Division. "Introduction". Traffic and Infrastructure (in Dutch). City of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ^ Research and Statistics Division. "Core Numbers in Graphics: Fewer Bicycle Thefts". Safety and Nuissance (in Dutch). City of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ^ "Cycling in Amsterdam". amsterdamtips.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Tagliabue, John (20 June 2013). "The Dutch Prize Their Pedal Power, but a Sea of Bikes Swamps Their Capital". The New York Times.