Where Cyclists Are Stuck in Traffic: Mercatorstraat in Antwerp Is the Busiest Cycling Hub in the Country

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Nowhere else in the country do so many cyclists pass by as between Antwerp-Berchem and Antwerp-Central stations. At the measuring point on Mercatorstraat, more than 7,000 cyclists pass by on a weekday. "There are often long queues at the traffic lights," cyclists testify.