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How the Dutch got their cycle paths (EU)

This video, produced in October 2011, looks at the social motivations for the development of the Dutch Cycling Network. It traces the citizens' reaction to increasing road fatalities, especially the death of children by motor vehicles, the oil embargo in the 70s and the demolition of old cities to accommodate motor vehicle traffic. Public outrage and protests for change prompted policies to focus from car centric to bike centric planning and development.