So says cycling contact Simon Johnson, and watching the video that he pointed me in the direction of, it’s not difficult to see why. It’s one of those ‘watch and weep’ videos I’m afraid from the perspective of anyone who lives in the UK… I must add it to the list of places to visit; it’s not far from the Rhine. Footfall in the centre of Freiburg doesn’t seem too low. Au contraire! (Zermatt also gets a mention in the video! I have been there – it’s a car-free town in the Swiss Alps – and I mention it to anyone who claims we can’t remove cars from British towns and cities…)
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As bad as the UK is for cycling, you haven’t lived until you’ve sampled the delights of cycling in the Worcester area. 30 to 40 years behind the rest of the country.