Editing Netherlands (section)

=== Cycling ===
{{Main|Cycling in the Netherlands}}
[[File:Bike entrance Rotterdam Central Station.jpg|thumb|right|Bike passage at [[Rotterdam Centraal station]]]]

[[Cycling in the Netherlands|Cycling]] is a ubiquitous mode of transport. Almost as many kilometres are covered by bicycle as by train.<ref name="OECD-ITF"/> The Dutch are estimated to have at least 18 million bicycles,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollandtrade.com/media/features/feature-stories/?bstnum=4960|title=Holland Publications|first=Netherlands Enterprise Agency|last=(RVO)|work=hollandtrade.com|access-date=26 August 2016|date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031010/http://www.hollandtrade.com/media/features/feature-stories/?bstnum=4960|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.iamexpat.nl/lifestyle/cycling-netherlands|title=Cycling in the Netherlands|newspaper=Iamexpat |author1=Wedia}}</ref> which makes more than one per capita, and twice as many as the circa 9 million motor vehicles on the road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/|title=CBS Statline|website=opendata.cbs.nl}}</ref> In 2013, the [[European Cyclists' Federation]] ranked the Netherlands and [[Denmark]] as the most bike-friendly countries in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecf.com/news/the-first-eu-wide-ecf-cycling-barometer-launched/ |title=European Cyclists' Federation – The first EU wide ECF Cycling Barometer launched |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151023/http://www.ecf.com/news/the-first-eu-wide-ecf-cycling-barometer-launched/ |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> [[Cycling infrastructure]] is extensive. Busy roads have received some 35,000&nbsp;km of [[Segregated cycle facilities|dedicated cycle tracks]], physically segregated from motorised traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fietsberaad.nl/index.cfm?lang=nl&section=nieuws&mode=newsArticle&repository=The+Netherlands+boast+almost+35.000+km+of+cycling+paths|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717230921/http://www.fietsberaad.nl/index.cfm?lang=nl&section=nieuws&mode=newsArticle&repository=The+Netherlands+boast+almost+35.000+km+of+cycling+paths|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2014|title=CROW Fietsberaad|website=Fietsberaad.nl|access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> Busy junctions are often equipped with bicycle-specific traffic lights. There are large bicycle parking facilities, particularly in city centres and train stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/how-the-dutch-investment-in-bike-parking-paid-off|title=How the Dutch Mastered Bike Parking at Train Stations|date=20 April 2023|website=Bloomberg}}</ref>