Comparison of Non-motorized Transport Mode Use Between the UK and the Netherlands

Non-motorized transport(NMT) mode is considered to be ecological and sustainable for the advantages of environmental protection,health,low consumption and releasing traffic congestion.In recent years the governments of the UK and the Netherlands have involved a series of policies and strengthened the education level for transport security to reduce the motorized transport speed and promote the development of non-motorized transport modes.Meanwhile,the facility provision such as cycling networks and the cooperation level between NMT use and the other modes in the UK were not developed as good as that in the Netherlands,which contributed to the balanced development of transport system in the Netherland.It was concluded that non-motorized transport mode could only play an important role in short-distance journey.From the above experience we get that it is extremely significant to develop non-motorized transport facilities and integrate this mode with the public transport mode in China to establish a sustainable transport system.