I travelled to Holland with my partner last weekend and in a commuter centre between Amsterdam Centraal Station and Schipol Airport I saw a park and ride which was about 2 Euro per day. The ironic thing was that it was only about a quarter full of cars on a weekday.
Unlike this, the cycle storage facilities were vast, well used and in good condition. Why is this? Well, in my opinion the modern, clean public transport is the reason with commuter trains like this:
How ironic that it's the same organisation, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, which operates these trains and some of the shocking commuter stock in the UK under the brand "Abellio" (Northern & Merseyrail are joint ventures with Serco and Greater Anglia).
The Dutch have the mindset and the infrastructure to provide and use good quality public transport, whilst the UK, having minimal cycle facilities and few segregated cycle lanes, view bikes as a dangerous and risky option.
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