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    Exploring Copenhagen by Bike – An American Perspective



    We had a brief layover in Copenhagen on our way to Eurobike in Germany. It was our first time in Copenhagen so I was just talking through what we were seeing as we rode through the cities infrastructure.

    I was really impressed and although we were only here for a brief time the impact on my perspective was quite dramatic. Copenhagen is clearly a setting a trend for other cities to follow.

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    2. Sneppe Sjansen on

      Great informational video – Just a tip from a Dane: The scooter drivers HAVE to wear bike helmets otherwise it's a fine. Doesn't matter if they ride in the bike lane or not 🙂

      The difference is our scooters either only can drive 30 km/h or 45 km/h. If you have a 30 km/h "inhibitor" placed in your scooter only THEN can it ride the bike lanes (because of the 30 km/h set speed limit).

    3. Andreas Rasmussen on

      You should have been riding during rush hour.

      You acterly getting stuck at some of the intersections, because of the amount of bike.. at least if you ride

      faster
      than average.

    6. vimk_dk on

      The helmet part is wrong (Iam from Denmark). The scooter if they can not go faster than 30 km/h have to drive on the bicycle lanes. If a scooter can go 45 or more km/h they have to drive in the bike lanes.

    7. Tobias Terman Olsen on

      People in CPH simple bikes because it's faster and cheaper than public transportation. taxes on cars here in DK is somewhere around 120-180%. Scoters there are limited to 30 km/h goes on the bike lanes and they need to wear a helmet. Red light means stop, also for bikes. The biggest problem when you cycle in CPH is the tourist, they don't know the laws and create many dangerous situations

    10. Buller Anse on

      You went the wrong way from the central station, if you wanted to see Copenhagen. 😁 -You went to the artificial island, Amager. Also, the taxes on cars are 95 % for smaller vehicles and 150 % for luxury and more polluting cars. Nice video👍

    11. rabbitt oil on

      Haha, I think your friend from holland got something wrong, that sounds fairly messed up! In Denmark the 30 km/h scooters can go in the bike lanes, and scooter 45 km/t and over has to go on the roads with the cars. – Helmets are always required when writing a motorised vehicle ( except from e bikes )

    15. Miriam on

      Scooters vs motorbikes – from what I've been told
      Scooters are allowed on bike lanes because they're typically only allowed to go 30km/h, hence why it's quite safe.
      Also, going straight in the turn lane is attroceous xP
      Also also, please wear a helmet. Although they're not required they are recommended for your own safety and it's idiotic not wearing one.
      If you ever want to bike in DK again I'd also recommend looking into how you indicate turning and stopping. Not many bicyclists do it and it's annoying af

    18. RichardV on

      Ehhhh ….. sorry lovely danish people, but Copenhagen does not come close being the best bike city to every single dutch city or village.

    19. mafiapanda on

      2:08 Registration fee for factory-new cars is 150%, but once paid, it's paid, meaning second-hand cars are relatively normal priced. Cars are definitely affordable for everyone with a job, but if you live in a big city with scarce parking, but great biking infrastructure, why would you buy a car?

    27. Joliie on

      revisited this one and noticed on 3:05 the scooter in the bike lane, we have 2 types, 30km/h and 45km/h, the 30's can ride both road and in the bikelanes by law. The 45's must ride the road.

    29. EX0stasis on

      “The registration tax applied to new cars in Denmark is value-based and amounts to 85% of the car's taxable value up to DKK 197,700 (€26,500), and 150% for the value above, according to the ACEA 2020 Tax Guide.”
      Source: Auto Vista Group

    30. Your Favourite Mayor on

      Grew up there and currently live in London. I must profess, whenever I visit I feel eerily depressed by the quietness and lack of bustle you get from London. As far as bicycle/bikes are concerned, it is a dirty word in Britain.

    34. Troye Akb on

      Europe has that kind of culture where health is given the utmost importance
      Therefore u can see many cities in Europe which have separate lanes for bikes
      It's really wonderful tbh

    35. kubiekemeester on

      I can see from an North American perspective, that the bike infrastructure in Copenhagen looks great. But that might be because Copenhagen still looks quite car centric and therefore kind of familiar of North American infrastructure.

      Because I feel that Dutch bike infrastructure in The Netherlands is way better. Especially the intersections. Like shown in your video with Jason of Not Just Bikes. With the smart traffic lights and such.
      Bike infrastructure gets actually even better outside the city centers/ cities.

    41. M A X X on

      As an Indian I like to have an evening ride on my bike🏍️ every day..💥I feel so disappointed about the bicycle culture there.

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