This is morning rush hour just outside of the city center of Utrecht, NL.

About 60% of people enter center city #Utrecht by bike, 17% by walking, 14% by transit, and the smallest fraction by car.

It's an important reason why the city works well for everyone.

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Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, March 27th!

Thanks for joining our cycle-chat. Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

Our intro and Q from my kid:

Q1. Where are you posting from today? If you needed any motivation, what's something that motivated you to ride this week?

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New tool day! Got two useful new bicycle (well, tricycle here) tools: a Y-hex tool for bolts, and a hazelnut tree log to defuse a %#*!!# disc brake system. Super happy with both

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Not everyone knows this but you can ride your bike and check it in on many of the long distance trains. They check in the bicycle on bike racks at the front of the train.

Not every train or stop has this, but the major ones along the west coast do (California Zephyr, Coast Starlight). When I was going to Reno a lot (long story) I used to take my bike on BART, cycle from West Oakland to Emeryville, check it in on the train, get out in Reno and cycle away.

Of course you’ve got to figure out an easy luggage situation (something easily detached) but I only ever had a small bag with me so it was fine.

I just saw a bunch of people checking their bikes. They’re taking the train to Santa Barbara with their bikes. It’s a $20 one way add-on

Bike policy here: amtrak.com/bring-your-bicycle-…

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Cars in SF are mowing over people and killing people all over. But yep the city decides to ticket.. cyclists

reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comm…

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Okay, I give up, who here in the Fediverse has a link to the 1970's "gas crisis" commercial featuring someone bicycling beer back from the store in the snow? I can't find it, need to just capture and save it.

UPDATE: found it among my old posts.

youtube.com/watch?v=kLl5y9RZI7…

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