I live in the Netherlands and biked (in almost any weather) to school for about 4km every day from ~8 years old.
But I wouldn't dare bike to work in most places in the world... Even in Belgium I would hesitate to do this in the big cities.
But I wouldn't dare bike to work in most places in the world... Even in Belgium I would hesitate to do this in the big cities.
In rural areas you may have less traffic, but it will be travelling much faster, and not every driver may be paying attention and looking out for cyclists.