Why Americans Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can) - Not Just Bikes

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When talking about bicycle infrastructure, the number one excuse I hear is "winter." Many Canadians see the cold and snow as a fundamental barrier to year round cycling. But one city, Oulu in Finland, with winter weather worse than most North American cities, shows that winter cycling has nothing to do with the weather, and everything to do with safe cycling infrastructure.

Want to learn more about winter cycling? Every February, the Winter Cycling Federation holds a Winter Cycling Congress where experts and advocates get together and talk about best practices in cycling infrastructure and maintenance. More information is here at https://wintercycling.org/

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Why Americans Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can) - Not Just Bikes

MoBikeFed comment: Click through to watch the video from Not Just Bikes showing how much bicycling happens in a city with good bicycle infrastructure, and that does a good job clearing snow from the bicycle path network - even when there is a ton of snow and very cold temperatures.