Cycling is a ubiquitous mode of transport in the Netherlands, with 31.2% of the people listing the bike as their main mode of transport for daily activities (as opposed to the car by 48.5% and public transport by 11%).[1][2] Cycling has a modal share of 27% of all trips (urban and rural) nationwide.[3] In cities this is even higher, such as Amsterdam which has 38%,[4] though the smaller Dutch cities well exceed that: for instance Zwolle (pop. ~123,000) has 46%[5] and the university town of Groningen (pop. ~198,000) has 31%.[6][7] This high modal share for bicycle travel is enabled by excellent cycling infrastructure such as cycle paths, cycle tracks, protected intersections, ubiquitous bicycle parking and by making cycling routes shorter, quicker and more direct than car routes.