Following a series of incidents in which women were harassed in and around Delft, Mayor Alexander Pechtold advised Delft residents to ‘cycle together in the coming period’. Critics find his advice inappropriate: it is not the harasser, but potential victims who are being called upon to change their behavior. “What kind of signal is he sending to women who *do* cycle alone?”
Following a series of incidents in which women were harassed in and around Delft, Mayor Alexander Pechtold advised Delft residents to ‘cycle together in the coming period’. Critics find his advice inappropriate: it is not the harasser, but potential victims who are being called upon to change their behavior. “What kind of signal is he sending to women who *do* cycle alone?”