alt Hacker NewsBicycling is part of the mobility culture of Montreal, but whether Montreal is actually friendly to bicyclists is open to heated debate.
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100%. Only a North American could consider Montreal bike friendly.
> 'Bicycling is part of the mobility culture'
That's a very {Plateau,reddit,no-kids}-centric view.
Montreal's city leaders might be friendly. Its climate is not. Once the snow falls, the number of bicycle commuters plummets towards zero. Paris, vancouver, the netherlands ... they have stable climates condusive to bike use. At -10 it isnt the cars that will cause a crash, it is the physics of a two rubber wheels trying to navigate on ice.
Also, Quebec is not a city. The city is called "Quebec City" just as how New York and New York City are very different places.
I really enjoy biking in Quebec city. I don't have as much experience with Montreal, but I can see how QC is a top spot.