It’s early in morning when I find myself in a big traffic – bicycle traffic. People go to work, it’s a dynamic motion. The city junctions are full of bikes, the diversity is big – urban bikes, three wheels bikes, road bikes. The riders are also quite different – elegant ladies in high heels, businesspeople, sports men and women, students, pupils, elderly citizens. The stoplight turns green, there is a slight commotion, the riders begin a competition. I have the feeling that a sudden crash is going to happen. It seems like a big chaos, but only for an observer who finds himself for the first time in Copenhagen.
The bicycle lanes are perfect, very smooth and large. There are stop lights and signs only for bikes.
Norrebrogade boulevard is the bigest bike artery in the city. Few yars ago after a referendum, the citizens of Copenhagen decided to limit the motor vehicles and to enlarge the biking area. Now 50 percent of the road is а “bike highway”.
Unna Ditleu / 47 / 10 km per day
Viktor Kofoed / 11 / goes to school by bike accompanied by his parents
Robert Kofoed / 7 / goes to school by bike accompanied by his parents
Jannich Grade / 57 / journalist / 10 km per day
Marian Orlovsky / 33 / Chech Republic – has lived in Copenhagen for 12 years / antique seller / 20 km per day
David / 21 / bike mechanics / 12 km per day
Sarah – Rannva / 35 / artist and body therapist / 15 -30 km per day
Anne-Marie Christina Thoft / 33 / inovation consultant / 5 months pregnant / 15 km per day
Jorgen Nguyen / 32 / journalist and photographer / 18 km per day
Madhat Kuddoura / 44 / restaurant assistant/ 12-15 km per day
Nora / 33 / Bulgaria / has lived in Copenhagen for 7 years / physician / 15 – 20 km per day
Sofi / 27 / journalist / 10 km per day
Peter Schmidt / 27 / physiotherapist / 15 km per day
Angel / 28 / learns Danish / 5-10 km per day
Alma / 14 / student / 3 km per day
Cleo / 14 / student /2 km per day
Paul Daugbjerg / 64 / managing therapist / 12 km per day
Klara Enevoldsen / 9 / goes to school by bike accompanied by her parents
Asta Enevoldsen / 7 / goes to school by bike accompanied by her parents
Tina Enevoldsen / 45 / 8-10 km per day
Marta / 25 / Spain / student – master in biotechnology / 10 km per day
Luybo / 26 / Bulgaria / student – master in biotechnology / 25 km per day
Luybo / 26 / Bulgaria / student – master in biotechnology / 25 km per day
Luybo / 26 / Bulgaria / student – master in biotechnology / 25 km per day
Lith Frifelt / 29 / physician / 20 km per day
Anne Sorensen / 29 / consultant / 6 months pregnant / 5 km per day
Kenneth / 49 / postman / 25 km per day
Kenneth / 49 / postman / 25 km per day
Copenhagen, random portrait
Copenhagen, random portrait
The bike roads length in Copenhagen is 400 kilometers.
The bike roads length in Copenhagen is 400 kilometers.
More than 50 percent of the citizens of Copenhagen go to work, school and university by bike.
Most of the members of the parliament go to work by bike
Copenhagen is the European Green Capital of 2014
There are more bikes in Copenhagen than registered citizens
The city is a bike paradise.
Copenhagen has the perfect bike infrastructure, the motor vihacles are not attractive. Riding bike is practical and it brings a lot of fun.
The whole material is published in Bulgarian sport magazine – 360
