Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic.
an exemplary cycle infrastructure: cycle paths all over the place, cycle traffic lights in abundance, and “cycle highways” emerging (Skov-Petersen et al., 2017; Liu et al., 2019; Cabral Dias and Gomes Ribeiro, 2020).* At the sa...
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| description | an exemplary cycle infrastructure: cycle paths all over the place, cycle traffic lights in abundance, and “cycle highways” emerging (Skov-Petersen et al., 2017; Liu et al., 2019; Cabral Dias and Gomes Ribeiro, 2020).* At the same time, the micro-managed infrastructure does not always cater to a variety of cycle styles, speeds, and distances. This does not automatically render the paradisiacal image of cycling in the Netherlands as an example for cycling elsewhere. What makes long-distance cycling so different and difficult in a country with so many cyclists? The title “cyclists dismount” symbolically illustrates the failed match of policy versus use(s): “cyclists dismount (and walk)” has no equivalent for car drivers and therewith represents a systematic priority for motorized users of public road space. This reversal is the impetus for an exploration of long-distance cycling as active mobility (AM) in order to contribute to the notion of long-distance cycling as a sustainable alternative to passive (motorized) mobility (PM).*The original title of this article was ‘Cyclists, Descend’, the direct translation in Dutch. Apparently, in English, cycling language/discourse is heavily influenced by equestrian culture (with thanks to Peter Cox for pointing this out). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b197c055b8b74e8da2f244ed75eb134a2022-12-22T03:47:41ZengUniversity of Westminster PressActive Travel Studies2732-41842022-05-012210.16997/ats.1083Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic.Ida Sabelis0Vrije Universiteit an exemplary cycle infrastructure: cycle paths all over the place, cycle traffic lights in abundance, and “cycle highways” emerging (Skov-Petersen et al., 2017; Liu et al., 2019; Cabral Dias and Gomes Ribeiro, 2020).* At the same time, the micro-managed infrastructure does not always cater to a variety of cycle styles, speeds, and distances. This does not automatically render the paradisiacal image of cycling in the Netherlands as an example for cycling elsewhere. What makes long-distance cycling so different and difficult in a country with so many cyclists? The title “cyclists dismount” symbolically illustrates the failed match of policy versus use(s): “cyclists dismount (and walk)” has no equivalent for car drivers and therewith represents a systematic priority for motorized users of public road space. This reversal is the impetus for an exploration of long-distance cycling as active mobility (AM) in order to contribute to the notion of long-distance cycling as a sustainable alternative to passive (motorized) mobility (PM).*The original title of this article was ‘Cyclists, Descend’, the direct translation in Dutch. Apparently, in English, cycling language/discourse is heavily influenced by equestrian culture (with thanks to Peter Cox for pointing this out).https://activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1083/active mobility (AM) passive mobility (PM)long-distance cyclingVelomobilesensescapeinfrastructureplanning |
| spellingShingle | Ida Sabelis Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic. Active Travel Studies active mobility (AM) passive mobility (PM) long-distance cycling Velomobile sensescape infrastructure planning |
| title | Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic. |
| title_full | Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic. |
| title_fullStr | Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic. |
| title_short | Cyclists, dismount – car drivers, get out and push? An (auto)ethnographic account of long-distance commuting, joy, speed, and unexpected hurdles in Dutch traffic. |
| title_sort | cyclists dismount car drivers get out and push an auto ethnographic account of long distance commuting joy speed and unexpected hurdles in dutch traffic |
| topic | active mobility (AM) passive mobility (PM) long-distance cycling Velomobile sensescape infrastructure planning |
| url | https://activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1083/ |
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