There's a magnificent video doing the rounds called 'How the Dutch got their cycle paths'. Created by Mark Wagenbuur, a cycling enthusiast Dutchman, it's really inspiring stuff, especially the conclusion: The Netherlands' problems were and are not unique; their solutions shouldn't be that either. I love the narrator! In fact, I think he has become my second favourite Dutchman. (No-one's knocking number 1 off the top spot.)
London's True Colours:
a film for the London Cycle Map Campaign
London's True Colours (above) is a new film showing what the London Cycle Map Campaign is all about. It was animated by Stuart France.
Our campaign and associated petition promises to change the capital forever, by giving more people the confidence to cycle and to do so in safety.
The big idea is to create a single London Cycle Map that’s clear and easy to use and corresponds to a unified network of signed cycle routes throughout Greater London: the cycling equivalent of the London Underground Map.
Take a look at Simon Parker's fantastic London Cycle Map design here (as drawn by KOLB), and find out more about the London Cycle Map Campaign here.
Sign the London Cycle Map Campaign Petition here.
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The video you refer to was
The video you refer to was not created by the Dutch Cycling Embassy. Rather, it was made by Mark Wagenbuur - an enthusiastic Dutchman who has made a large number of videos explaining a lot about cycling in the Netherlands.
Mark wrote a blog post about the video including more information.
I included a link to the blog
I included a link to the blog post in the last comment, but your comment system edits them out. The blog post can be found here:
http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-dutch-got-their-cycling.html
Hi David,
Many thanks for the correction. I have edited the blog entry accordingly.