Cargo bikes are transforming urban logistics in Europe, offering a sustainable alternative to delivery vans.

The surge in online shopping, accelerated by COVID-19, has driven up the demand for package deliveries, and that demand continues to rise.

As traditional delivery methods contribute to urban traffic congestion and pollution, cargo bikes - a staple of bike-friendly countries like Denmark and the Netherlands - are becoming a common sight in cities across Europe as a sustainable and efficient alternative to vans.

These larger, typically electric bikes with separate carriers can transport a wide range of loads, from small parcels to larger items, making them ideal for urban deliveries.

In Europe, it is estimated that up to 50 per cent of motorised trips involving the transport of goods in cities could be made by cargo bikes and bicycles, according to a recent study.

  • VonRepostiEnglish
    171·
    3 months ago

    Are you high? I live in Denmark, a country that has a high amount of bikes, and I see tons of those cargo bikes on the bike lanes each day. Parents bringing their kids to daycare, postal workers bringing letters and parcels, landlords bringing all their tools between apartment complexes around the city. Possibilities are endless.

    • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
      17·
      3 months ago

      Are you high?

      no. is that a requirement for talking to you?

      I see tons of those cargo bikes on the bike lanes each day. Parents bringing their kids to daycare, postal workers bringing letters and parcels, landlords bringing all their tools between apartment complexes around the city.

      oh i would like to see your face when all goods that is being transported in vans would suddenly start clogging these bike lanes.

      fortunately for everyone it is not going to happen, so you can dream on and fly to tell other pigeons you have won this discussion. 😂

      • VonRepostiEnglish
        61·
        3 months ago

        You need to get out if your basement, mate. They are right now transporting lots of stuff on bikes. The fact that you can’t be arsed to even look up pictures from other parts of the world and still stubbornly reject other realities than your own says more about you than me.

        So, dream on, your car-centric “utopia” doesn’t exist.

        • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
          14·
          3 months ago

          So, dream on, your car-centric “utopia” doesn’t exist.

          oh the car-centric dystopia definitely exists, unlike your cargo-bike one.

          you see, there is not necessarily cult on the other side that fights with your cult just because you have another flag. maybe the other side commented on your thoughts because they see a problem in them and that is how you can improve. you will see that, when you get out of your basement one day.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        oh i would like to see your face when all goods that is being transported in vans would suddenly start clogging these bike lanes.

        Already happened here, vans aren’t even allowed to stop here. It works and the city is less congested.