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.
“I also modified the engine to run richer and added smoke stacks so I can gun the engine and blast smoke and vaporized diesel into the faces of cyclists.”