Immigrant on biking
From a reader in Howard County:
I loved reading your article regarding bicycling as a means of transportation. As a Danish immigrant I'm very familiar with that concept. In Denmark a significant portion of the infrastructure supports the use of bicycles. Everywhere you will find bike paths that separate bikers from motorized traffic. These paths are well maintained and marked, often with their own traffic signals. Perhaps that is why (despite the bad weather) Copenhagen is one of the cities in the world with the highest percentage of the population using bicycles as a mode of regular transportation.It would be wonderful if our politicians would use the Danish system as a model for our traffic system. Instead of spending untold amounts of money and resources building new roads, we ought to be investing money in public transportation and support of bicyclists. We can hope that if more people begin to heed your advice, this change will occur.Helene Harbom
