Brent ToderianNov 6, 2022
A global study reveals that Dutch residents are the most physically active on earth, getting 12.8 hours of exercise each week. The key—designing activity into daily life. The average #Dutch person cycles about 1,098 kilometers per year. https://www.ipsos.com/en/global-views-to-sports-2021 #cityplanning #bikes #mobility #transportation #healthycities #urbanplanning #cities
Show threadTom Lips
@BrentToderian they must be wrong. Yes, cycling is the most popular means of transportation in NL, but more than half of the new bikes sold in this country are e-bikes.
Nov 15, 2022 at 2:39pmWeb
Show threadShippersNov 25, 2022

@Tomasso @BrentToderian

I suspect most of those are pedal assist. I think it’s been shown pedelecs encourage more cycle use, so even though pedalling is assisted at lower speeds, distances and hours used are greater. It encourages use instead of the car over that critical 5 mile/8km local journey. So people are getting some physical exercise at lower level instead of just sitting in a car.

Show threadTom LipsNov 25, 2022
@BrentToderian @shippers I’m not sure about the net effect. If young people replace their traditional bike for a pedal assist, they get less exercise..
Show threadMJ RayNov 25, 2022
@Tomasso @BrentToderian e-bikers get more exercise than you may think. Still have to pedal them, normally.
Show threadTom LipsNov 25, 2022
@mjr @BrentToderian I have ridden on e-biikes and they require a lot less effort.