Comment by mmjaa

You simply cannot compare the scale of the Netherlands' use of bicycles with Australia. The nations are so far apart - literally - on the scales of distances involved, that its just not sensible. The Dutch are used to living within 20 minutes of everything - Australians have vastly greater distances to scale. A Dutch city was made for humans, a few hundred years ago - most Australian cities were made for automobiles, within the last 100 years.