Hundreds of Bicycles parked in front of Amsterdam's Central Station
Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly large cities in the world and is a centre of bicycle culture with good facilities for cyclists such as bike paths and bike racks, and several guarded bike storage garages (fietsenstalling) which can be used. According to the most recent figures published by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2015 the households ( residents) in Amsterdam together owned bicycles – bicycle per household. Previously, wildly different figures were arrived at using a Wisdom of the crowd approach. Theft is widespread—in 2011, about 83,000 bicycles were stolen in Amsterdam. Bicycles are used by all socio-economic groups because of their convenience, Amsterdam's small size, the 400 kilometres (249 miles) of bike paths, the flat terrain, and the inconvenience of driving an automobile.
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Location: Amsterdam Centraal Station, Amsterdam
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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