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Cartoon from 1892. "The Holy Antonius' Last and Greatest Temptation". The Cycling Girl. Reading a brilliant book from 1947 about the dawn of bicycle culture in Copenhagen and Denmark. Chock full of go...

ADDENDUM: I felt the need to bump this blogpost up today. After the latest series of articles here on Copenhagenize about how many traffic safety campaigns blame the victims and place undue responsibi...

I think it's safe to say that we have a pressing need for marketing cycling positively if we're to encourage people to ride bicycles and begin the transformation of our cities into more liveable place...

It's no secret that we're big fans of helmet campaigns for motorists. It would do wonders for reducing car traffic and encouraging people to ride bicycles.We've previously blogged about the first Mot...

The Danish national election is in full swing. Campaigning is ceaseless. I'm constantly trying out new wisecracks when someone tries to pawn off an election brochure on me as I go about my business in...

Thanks to our reader, Aaron, for sending us the link to this photo. As he wrote in the email, "If you ever need a photo illustrating "Ignoring the Bull, here it is". Indeed.Perfectly illustrated. Fen...

Thanks to John for sending us this link to a current Dutch campaign for bike lights. The Dutch do so many things right regarding promoting cycling positively. This campaign is no exception.The reason ...

Here in Denmark, the summer's silly season is replaced by scary season. As the air gradually cools and the leaves fade to yellow, the people who produce "safety" campaigns start firing up their stoves...