Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)

When talking about bicycle infrastructure in Canada, the number one excuse I hear is "winter." Many Canadians see the cold and snow as a fundamental barrier to year round cycling. But one city, Oulu in Finland, with winter weather worse than most Canadian cities, shows that winter cycling has nothing to do with the weather, and everything to do with safe cycling infrastructure.

Want to learn more about winter cycling? Every February, the Winter Cycling Federation holds a Winter Cycling Congress where experts and advocates get together and talk about best practices in cycling infrastructure and maintenance. More information is here at https://wintercycling.org/

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This video would not have been possible without contributions from:
* Pekka Tahkola: https://twitter.com/pekkatahkola
* Anders Swanson: https://twitter.com/SwansonAnders
* CycleYYZ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHinhHYjd7k_K7d2lEmC73w
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* Joonas Olli: https://twitter.com/O_Joonas
* Vélo d'hiver - Montréal: https://www.facebook.com/groups/velodhiver/about
* My Brother
* Wimpy snowflake Canadian who can't handle a little bit of cold
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Winter cycling study (in Finnish):
TALVIPYÖRÄILYLAAJUUSMOTIIVIT JA ESTEETTERVEYSVAIKUTUKSET
https://docplayer.fi/7216725-Talvipyoraily-laajuus-motiivit-ja-esteet-terveysvaikutukset.html

Map of bicycle underpasses in Oulu and the surrounding area:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1rMd5XedFvMJFgbqF9ZdAYnICBG8&ll=65.00256878332665%2C25.457461452295682&z=12

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