[ThomasBb]

I can barely describe how foreign all of this is to a Dutch person. Pre-school and school drop-off is with a bike by default - Parents today use every type of cargo bike, but traditionally you’d see just a parent with two bike seats (on front, one rear) until the kids are 4 and able to bike themselves.

This youtube channel does a great job exploring what infrastructure exists to enable this lifestyle: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes

[wjnc]

As an extra set of info: from about 8-9 years old children are often allowed to cycle alone to friends within the neighborhood to play. Around 11-12 years old middle school starts and you are expected to have your kids ready to cycle the city. School has a cycling exam as well. That means getting them to learn the city, know the difference between where separated cycling paths are (safest) and knowing what are the most dangerous situations (in NED: dead angles of trucks and forcing your right of way going straight on a motorist). It quite amazing that this cycling culture is at least 60 years old.

[Doxin]

This does exist in the Netherlands, though I've only seen it in one neighborhood. They had signs throughout the whole neighborhood stating "fietsbus 8:30". "Bike bus 8:30". The schedule was fixed to the point they could just put up signs with at what time the bus would be at that place.

It's definitely not a common thing at all though. For most schools people just cycle individually.

[j7ake]

How young can infants go on bike in Netherlands?

Are they literally biking home from hospital after birth?

[grefbhtrd]

Not in Netherlands but I put my newborn in my cargo bike in his bassinet from 1 month. Why should he care, no different from a car.