Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
So about 3x the distance of the average dutch bike trip, no cycle paths, no bike-signals, and no separation at all. By this criteria my commute on a 19 lb plastic crotch rocket in completely abnormal clothes with elastene (no koch lycra) is also pretty much a Dutch commute.
Why the snark? She is right on target for the travelling speed (maybe not so much average speed), distance, terrain, bike type (within reason), and clothing style. Yeah, the separation is an issue, but her course to work is pretty good on that for traffic patterns. She only has two traffic lights, and both are somewhat bike-friendly. They have cameras for detection, rather that in-road wire loops.