Cycling Friendly Cities
BackThis is a lo-res version of a 15-minute movie that's available in hi-res on iTunes
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The film features lots of happy cyclists from the Netherlands, Denmark and Colombia, and shows how creating a bicycle-friendly city is the civilised thing to do.
Scripted by Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá and the poster-child for city-wide bicycle advocacy, the movie was produced by the Netherlands-based Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE).
It was made in 2004 and received a financial contribution from the Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS). Shimano sponsored the CD distribution of the movie. These CDs are handed out at global cycle campaigning events.
www.Quickrelease.tv received permission to broadcast the film from I-CE. www.cycling.nl
Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: April 30, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Author: carltonreid
Length: 00:16:03
Rating: 4.80
Views: 38021
Tags: amsterdam denmark cycling bogota bicycle netherlands penalosa
Video Comments:
rukind72 (October 25, 2008 at 2:05 am)
I have to say I've met Danish and Dutch people who are living in the US won't even venture riding in suburban America. You have to be a little brave to bike commute in the US. I've been riding to work since 1997 and 2 years of that was in snowy Vermont now in Albuquerque. I have to say the LA commuters are probably the bravest. I've ridden NYC and Chicago but chickened out in most of LA.
geoffreygonzales (November 4, 2008 at 6:44 pm)
Thankyou
TRUMPHENT (October 22, 2008 at 8:10 pm)
The credits say the movie is "scripted" by Enrique Penelosa, former mayor of Bogota. If, he is the narrator, his English is excellent. I suspect there are more than one language the narrator can speak.
markikoy18 (September 29, 2008 at 7:52 am)
im currently uploading a 16 min. video that i made using windows movie maker it's actually a bday present...unfortuantely, i can't process coz the video is too long according to youtube...how can it be??? i need help pls...i really need to upload this coz my friend is in japan and i'm in manila...someone help me pls...
urbanmanc (October 19, 2008 at 6:58 am)
The max you can upload is 10minutes , some people can upload longer clips, I'm not sure why. Why not split you video into 2 parts.
bikeyellow (September 20, 2008 at 10:30 am)
awesome video
GeorgeFlush322 (September 11, 2008 at 1:59 pm)
bikes have the same rights as cars, i.e. right over left, etc.
and people are more caring for each other in europe than in the US.
and people are more caring for each other in europe than in the US.
merijn21 (September 12, 2008 at 4:04 am)
Yeah I know, I live in the Netherlands, but I was replying to ahda81. This couragous dude rides his bike in the U.S., which seems dangerous to me.
arandunagusimm (October 24, 2008 at 10:40 pm)
I've been riding bikes in the US for over 40 years. You have to keep your wits about you, but it's not particularly dangerous. In my experience, pedestrians are more dangerous than cars.
urbanmanc (October 19, 2008 at 7:00 am)
Not in all european countries.