The fresh Yellow Backie scheme encourages locals to offer tourists a ride on their bike racks – and indicate them the city beyond the cliches Tourists don’t have the best reputation when it comes to cycling around Amsterdam. The stereotype is a 10-rider convoy,probably stoned, stopping in the middle of a busy junction to check their city map en route to the Sex Museum. In a city populated with lifelong cyclists, and it’s common to hear grumbling about visitors wobbling absent-mindedly on already congested cycle lanes. Related: Capital transfer: a cycling trip from London to Amsterdam Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com