Strikingly, bicycle commuting works even through the snowy Scandinavian winters. There is an old Viking saying that keeps them motivated: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.” In Copenhagen, when it snows, bike paths are cleared first, before the roads. As a result, three out of four Copenhagen residents continue to use their bikes in winter. In that city, the administrators estimate that the community saves 23 cents for every bike-kilometer traveled and loses 16 cents for every car-kilometer.
