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.
You can buy an €8k bakfiets or long tail that’s a full car replacement and it’s still cheaper than just the price of owning a car for a single year. Even top end bikes are dirt cheap compared to cars.