The Netherlands is a small country whose area is approximately equal to the land of the Egyptian Delta, but its lands are flat and the distances between its villages and cities are so close that it is possible to travel between them on bicycles.
Especially with the presence of dedicated bicycle roads with automatic traffic lights throughout the Kingdom
With large free garages under and around bus and train stations with bicycle rental shops for tourists visiting the Netherlands.
Surprisingly, the number of tourists who visit the Netherlands per year and the number of bicycles in it are more than its population of 18 million, making it the second most cycling country in the world after China.
It is a wonderful initiative to encourage practicing sports and using bicycles to preserve the environment
The Municipality of Amsterdam distributed 3,250 refurbished bicycles to city residents and social relief organizations
These bikes come from the many bike depots located throughout the city
Which has become very full beyond its carrying capacity.
Most bicycles are given to foreign refugees and new asylum seekers in the Netherlands who have had no experience riding bicycles before.
Amsterdam plans to use bicycles to teach more children how to ride bicycles, and this is not the first time this initiative has been implemented after the city previously implemented a pilot program to distribute about 300 bicycles, which achieved great success. This encouraged the program to be run on a larger scale.
Many organizations are distributing bikes, and new partners can still sign up to receive this free bike. This initiative also works to reduce another problem.
According to Dutch newspaper Het Parool, tens of thousands of abandoned bikes are filling bike warehouses beyond their capacity, where improperly parked and abandoned bikes are stored.
Culture does not come in a vacuum. Nor is it eternal. Rather, it is built on the infrastructure we build in cities. That could change quickly
Case in point: immigrants like us who adapt very quickly to cycling in the Netherlands
In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted June 3rd annually as World Bicycle Day due to its advantages and versatility, as it is a simple, affordable, clean and suitable means of sustainable transportation for preserving the environment from the pollution of car exhausts.
According to research, 42 percent of bicycle use in the country is for entertainment
16 percent goes to work, 13 percent goes to school, 23 percent goes shopping, and 6 percent goes for other purposes.
The Netherlands has a special infrastructure for cycling, and the length of bicycle paths is 37 thousand kilometers, as well as the geographical structure of the country suitable for cycling.
There are about 24 million bicycles in the Netherlands, which has a population of 18 million people, with an average of 3 bicycles per family. Thus, the Netherlands is known as the “land of bicycles” and the land of windmills as well.

Followed and prepared by writer Mustafa Kamal Al-Amir