Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6 kilometres each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, the study suggests, annual global carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.
Yeah, I’m riding a massive hundred pound steel behemoth. It’s fun and carries 200 pounds of kitty litter, but I am not moving that thing faster than 7mph uphill under my own power