Timelapse of rush hour in Amsterdam shows how much more efficient biking is than driving

Rush hour makes driving hell. 

Unless you're in Amsterdam, where bikes — not cars — clog the roads. A viral video shows that in the most cyclist-friendly city in the world, it's bikers lining up at traffic lights. Even with the congestion, the timelapse shows how efficient biking is compared to driving in the city.

"If those bikes were all cars we would never get anywhere," the video's description says.

According to a 2013 report in the New York Times, the government estimates that bikes outnumber cars in the city 4:1. The city's website says there are 881,000 bikes in Amsterdam — the city's population is only 821,752.  Read more...

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