Editing Transport in the Netherlands (section)

==Cycling==
[[File:Fietsstraat.jpg|thumb|A [[Cycling in the Netherlands#Fietsstraat (cycle street)|''fietsstraat'']] (cycle street) where cyclists have priority and cars are "guests" and must yield.]]
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Cycling is a ubiquitous mode of transport in the Netherlands. 27% of all trips are by bicycle<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Cycling in the Netherlands |url=http://www.fietsberaad.nl/library/repository/bestanden/CyclingintheNetherlands2009.pdf |location=The Netherlands |publisher=Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management |agency=Fietsberaad (Expertise Centre for Cycling Policy) |date=2009 |access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref> - the highest [[modal share]] of any country in the world.<ref>{{Cite CiteSeerX|title=A fair modal share for cycling: twenty percent by 2020 in Orlando |last=Sommer, Ed. D. |first=Elisabeth |year=2003 |citeseerx = 10.1.1.94.2788}}</ref> Moreover: 36% of the Dutch list the bike as their most frequent mode of transport on a typical day.<ref>{{Cite report|date=December 2014 |title=Quality of Transport report |url=http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_422a_en.pdf |publisher=[[European Commission]] |page=11 |access-date=29 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908145406/http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_422a_en.pdf |archive-date=8 September 2015 }}</ref>{{#tag:ref| Up from 31% naming the bike their main mode of transport for daily activities in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23587916 |title=Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands? |work=[[BBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307050642/http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23587916 |archive-date=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report|date=March 2011 |title=Future of Transport report |url=http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_312_en.pdf |publisher=[[European Commission]] |page=8 |access-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307050642/http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_312_en.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2014 }}</ref>|group="nb"}} Some 85% of the people own at least one bicycle. All in all the Dutch are estimated to have at least 18 million functioning bikes,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollandtrade.com/media/features/feature-stories/?bstnum=4960|title = Home &#124; NL Platform}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-page/survival-kit/cycling/general-information|title=Cycling in the Netherlands - General information|work=iamexpat.nl}}</ref> which makes more than one per capita, and much more than the 11.3 million motor vehicles registered on the road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/en/dataset/82044ENG/table?ts=1535032002017 |title=CBS StatLine – Motor vehicles; type, age class, 1 January (registrations)| date=31 January 2018 |work=cbs.nl |publisher=[[Statistics Netherlands]]}}</ref> Almost as many passenger kilometres are covered by bicycle as by train.<ref name="OECD-ITF"/>

[[Cycling infrastructure]] is comprehensive, and public policy, [[urban planning]] & laws are bike-friendly. Most roads except for motorways support cyclists, and bikeways are clearly signposted, well maintained and well lit. [[Cycle track|Dedicated cycle tracks]] are common on busy roads - some 35,000&nbsp;km of track has been physically segregated from motor traffic,<ref name="fietsberaad">{{cite web|url=http://www.fietsberaad.nl/index.cfm?lang=nl&section=nieuws&mode=newsArticle&repository=The+Netherlands+boast+almost+35.000+km+of+cycling+paths|title=The Netherlands boast almost 35.000 km of cycling paths|work=fietsberaad.nl}}</ref> equal to a quarter of the country's entire road network. Busy junctions often give priority to cyclists, or they are equipped with cycle-specific traffic lights.

There are large bicycle parking facilities, particularly in city centres and at train stations. Since the start of the 21st century, parking spaces for 450,000 bicycles were built and modernized at over 400 train stations, and Dutch railways organizations [[ProRail]] and [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|NS]] are calling for an expansion by another 250,000 by 2027.<ref name=NLTbikerail>{{cite web| url = http://nltimes.nl/2017/06/16/dutch-railways-want-bike-parking-train-stations-public-bike-share-struggles-meet-demand| title = Dutch railways want more bike parking at train stations; Public bike share struggles to meet demand — NL Times}}</ref> Already half of all Dutch train travelers cycle to the railway station, amounting to half a million cyclists daily.<ref name=NLTbikerail/>

In 2013, the [[European Cyclists' Federation]] ranked the Netherlands, together with [[Denmark]] as the most bike-friendly country in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecf.com/news/the-first-eu-wide-ecf-cycling-barometer-launched/|title=European Cyclists' Federation – The first EU wide ECF Cycling Barometer launched|work=ecf.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151023/http://www.ecf.com/news/the-first-eu-wide-ecf-cycling-barometer-launched/|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>