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* that Copenhagen statistics conveniently omits the "all trips" figures and only talk about the more impressive figures for [[Bicycle commuting|commuting]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hembrow|first=David|title=The truth about Copenhagen|url=http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2009/12/truth-about-copenhagen.html|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref>
Another criticism directed towards the cycling culture of Copenhagen is that the city's singular focus on bicycles has nourished a culture of bad behavior among the city's cyclists, Mr Mikael le Dous, chairman of the small ''Dansk Fodgænger Forbund'' (Danish Pedestrian Association) went so far as to call cyclists the "''plague of the pavement"'', while another member claimed that the 'Cyclist has taken over everything'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tagliabue|first=John|title=In City of Cyclists, Pedestrians Feel the Squeeze|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/world/europe/in-copenhagen-pedestrians-feel-squeezed-out-by-cyclists.html|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=23 July 2012}}</ref> In an article series on the subject run by Danish tabloid ''[[Ekstra Bladet]]'', anthe operative leader in the Danish[[Police of Denmark|Copenhagen Police's]] traffic policedivision called Copenhagen cyclists 'egoistic' and called for a change in the cycle culture.,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rohde-Brøndum|first=Jakob|title=Politi: Cyklister lever deres eget liv|url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article1786117.ece|publisher=Ekstrabladet}}</ref> and in another he named them the '[[wikt:cuckoo|cuckoos]] of traffic'.<ref name=cuckoo>{{cite web| last=Prasz| first=Line|title=Københavns Politi: Cyklister er trafikkens gøgeunge| url=http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE1786998/koebenhavns-politi-cyklister-er-trafikkens-goegeunge/}}</ref> According to a survey done by the municipality of Copenhagen in 2010, 55% of the non-cycling Copenhageners, found that more consideration towards other from the cyclists, would make the streets more safe, while the same number for automobiles was 27%. Among the cyclists themselves 35% would like more consideration from other cyclists.<ref name="cuckoo" />.
Contrary a number of international observers have noted that when comparing to other countries, Copenhagen cyclists are very well behaved<ref>{{cite web|last=Larsen|first=Jesper Braarud|title=Cykel-lobbyen: Cyklisterne er civiliserede|url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article1786173.ece|publisher=Ekstrabladet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Colville-Andersen|first=Mikael|title=Desire Lines of 16536 Bicycle Users|url=http://www.copenhagenize.com/2012/09/desire-lines-of-16536-bicycle-users.html|publisher=Copenhagenize Consulting}}</ref> and in a survey done by the Dutch ''Fietsberaad'' (Dutch National Bicycle Council) they noted that:
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