Shopping by bicycle in The Netherlands versus Australia

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1. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, I took cycling for granted, really. Nowadays I spend many months a year in Australia, and I know what for Dutch people is normal, isn't that normal at all. Mainly because of the mandatory helmet I rarely ride my bike in Melbourne. The helmet cooks my brains, really, it's incredibly unpleasant. And I don't think it adds to safety at all. Apart from that it can be dangerous to cycle in this traffic. But Melbourne seems to have good intentions, with bike paths. I'm afraid it will take decades though before car driver's attitude gets adjusted. We need more volume in cyclists, and a helmet ban!
   Thank you for this great film!!
2. Not a really fair comparision, I have to say, coz most supermarkets in the Netherlands do have parkings, as a lot of Dutch go by car as well to get their groceries.
3. Paul this is a great video, I must say in Perth we seem to be slowly getting on with it these days a bit more but progress is slow. I have a $200 reid bike I ride 2-3 times a week to work and back in a full suit, the road bike is just too much effort for a 6km trip.
4. In the UK it is similar to Australia, people drive their cars everywhere. I ride my bike mainly for commuting and would use it for shopping if there was an easy way to carry everything. I presume in the Netherlands you purchase shopping in smaller quantities and shop more often, rather than shopping once or twice a week. Cycling is getting better in the UK, but there's a room for much improvement. I would like to know that my children can cycle safely and not end up in a collision with a car. We have some combined pedestrian and bicycle lanes, but pedestrians don't look where they are walking and they are often deafened by the music in their headphones.