Cycling Culture in Copenhagen

Rubber bike holders on
the train  (also, notice the
fold-down overflow seating)

Textured steel tire rail
for rolling your bike
up and down the stairs

Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle happy places I've ever been.  There are bike lanes (separate from auto lanes and pedestrian lanes), bike signals (miniature stop lights with a bike symbol at the top), and plenty of cyclists to use them.  The stairs in the train stations are equipped with bike rails for rolling your bike up or down, and the trains are equipped with bike holders (and free internet too).  Cyclists are required to obey all traffic rules and, for the most part, citizens are pretty good about obeying them.  I learned from Gerda and Finn that there's no "right on red" at signals (oops!) and that it applies to bikes as well!  There's a company in Copenhagen making really cool three wheeled cycles that seem to be extremely popular for transporting children.  I've noticed that drivers are quite attentive of bike lane traffic at intersections.  When a car turns right, it crosses the bike lane where bikes might be charging through the intersection at full speed.  I was told several cyclists have been killed in this situation when cars failed to yield.  Despite the challenges, the Danes are figuring out how to accomidate and integrate cycling into their infrastructure.

Different lanes and different levels
Cars - Bikes - Pedestrians

kids even have a windshield!

Lots of bikes commuters,
as evidenced by this scene at the train station!