This article argues that mopeds played an ambivalent but ultimately positive role in the long-term success of Dutch cycling. Unlike in many other countries, Dutch cycling levels dropped but remained significant throughout the 1950s and 1960s, partly because cycling infrastructure continued to be constructed. One underexplored factor explaining this is the role of mopeds in the 1950s. The Netherlands constructed a significant network of cycle paths before the 1950s. When mopeds became popular, the existence of this network raised the question of where they should ride. Engineers and politicians classified mopeds as bicycles, assigning them to the cycle path. As a result, engineers decided to build more and wider cycle paths. Despite the danger and discomfort of sharing cycling paths, cyclists therefore also benefited in the long run from the decision to reframe cycle paths as cycle-and-moped paths.

本文认为，轻便摩托车在荷兰自行车的长期成功中起着矛盾但最终起到的积极作用。与许多其他国家不同，荷兰的自行车运动水平有所下降，但在整个1950年代和1960年代仍然很重要，部分原因是自行车基础设施继续得到建设。一个解释不足的因素是助力车在1950年代的作用。荷兰在1950年代之前建立了重要的自行车道网络。当轻便摩托车流行时，这个网络的存在提出了他们应该骑在哪里的问题。工程师和政客将轻便摩托车归类为自行车，并将其分配给自行车道。结果，工程师决定建立更多和更宽的循环路径。尽管共享单车径有危险和不适，