Person
Maartje van Putten
Cycling and road-safety campaigner who became Stop de Kindermoord’s first president and led public actions for safer streets.
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Maria Jeanette Anna (Maartje) van Putten (born 5 July 1951, in Bussum) is a Dutch politician.
In her early 20s she was instrumental in shifting Dutch transport policy towards safer streets, with the lasting effect that the Netherlands has excellent cycle infrastructure.
Her actions included organising a mass cycle ride to the home of the Dutch Prime Minister, broadcast live on national radio, and a children's cycle ride through a car-only tunnel in the north of Amsterdam.
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