TIL Amsterdam became an infamous bike haven after protests where hundreds of cycling residents blocked the roads near the prime minister's house by riding around.

Stop de Kindermoord

Alt: hundreds of cyclists filling a huge road in Amsterdam by lying down with their bikes. Old timey photo from the 1970s.

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