Couric, apparently, took her information from Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates. Problem is that story was based on info about 300 years ago, when Europe was emerging from the Little Ice Age. Back then, even the Thames in London froze (had ice fairs on it). Unless its changed in the last decade, or so, I'd say that bicycles are the main commuting means for individual Dutch. I was stationed in South Korea after Nam. Koreas really hated the Japanese back then. "Yellow dwarves" was a nicer thing they used (Koreans tend to be a bit taller and tan). One Korean asked my about the two nukes we dropped on Japan. I assumed I was in for an anti-nuke speech. instead, he said, "why only two?" "All we had," I told him.