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Yet there is Oulu (city in middle of Finland with year long, studded tyres on snow and ice cycling culture), hilly Oslo, rainy Copenhagen, windy Amsterdam and now fair but unpredictable London and Paris are joining the mix.

Bicycle commuting is extremely safe if cyclists are accounted for by the infrastructure designers. It’s a statistical fact that’s true across the world, even the USA. BTW, check what’s the leading cause of children death in the States.