Cycling like a Dutchman - an aspirational message

[Jim Baross]

I hope that you can access/read this New Yorker article about an American family's experience with bicycling "like a Dutchman." Learning to use a bicycle as though Bikes and Bicyclists Belong.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/how-i-learned-to-cycle-like-a-dutchman

Jim Baross

Board Member, League of American Bicyclists

President, Calif. Assoc. of Bicycling Organizations

Board Member, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

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02/07/24, 02:17:55 PM

[Jim Baross]

Quoted from the story -

"Since returning home, I’ve made a conscious decision to ride differently on American streets. I pedal like a Dutchman: confidently, with no helmet, and taking up my fair share of the street. I’ve spent many an afternoon trundling along the quieter parts of my suburban neighborhood, a couple of cars lining up behind me as I approach an intersection. I enjoy playing big on the road, and making drivers recognize that I belong in that space just as much as they do. (If I’m lucky, none of them will hit me.)"

Jim Baross

Board Member, League of American Bicyclists

President, Calif. Assoc. of Bicycling Organizations

Board Member, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

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02/07/24, 02:39:19 PM