Author: Rob Ainsley

Copenhagen is a superb city for real cycling – for getting from A to B on two wheels. In fact, most Copenhageners say they cycle because it’s quick and easy, not for environmental or health reasons (though they’re pleasing by-products). That happens to reflect my view, too. The Danish capital will be in the media…

Copenhagen’s cyclists have a hand signal I’d not seen before. It consists of raising one hand level with the head, the palm flat and facing outwards, as if acknowledging a friend (right). At first you think people are just being sociable and waving to each other, but then you realise it’s a hand signal with…

Cargo bikes are a much more common site in Copenhagen than in London. Denmark’s postal service for instance is keener on delivering mail by bike than Britain’s Royal Mail, which is discouraging the use of bicycles. (And, in the current round of strikes, the use of their own service altogether – though as Bike Radar…

London’s forthcoming cycle superhighways are clearly inspired, at least in part, by Copenhagen’s splendid cycle lanes. They will incorporate many of their features. On the right is a short section of blue lane in the Danish capital, just in front of the main square. They use these blue strips to mark out cycling territory at…

Copenhagen is a model cycling capital, as readers of the excellent Copenhagenize blog will be aware. I was there last month, and this week I’ll be making a few comparisons between there and London. The first thing that strikes you as you stroll out from Copenhagen railway station into the city centre is the sheer…