"The bike is to have fun and it grills the red lights. It’s cultural. It will never work in France. ” "Bike is dangerous!" Who better to dismantle these misconceptions than a Dutchman installed in France? Few know that the Netherlands, recognized as the paradise of the bicycle, were themselves a "country of the car" in the 1970s, before the population triggered a spectacular bicycle revolution. Like what the pedal revolution is above all a civic and political will.

With a formidable humor, Stein Van Oosteren explains why we must make the country of the Tour de France cycle: because it is good for health, morale, children's autonomy, neighborhood life, the planet ... He Disassesses the multiple brakes on cycling, whether political or often located "between our two ears". Because for this author experienced in debates with the elected officials, it is time to ask the right questions about transport. For example, not how many cars can circulate on a street, but rather how many people? A cycle path passing seven times more people than a track for cars, the calculation is quickly done!

To believe in change, you have to live it. Failing to be able to take you to the Netherlands, Stein Van Oosteren invites you to revisit the public space with his Dutch look. From this trip, you will come back happy and amazed, as you come back from a stay in the Kingdom of the bicycle: why pas the bicycle, indeed?