The phrase "rush hour" typically conjures a mental image of cars and trucks lined up bumper-to-bumper, honking and frustrated at their immobility. The morning traffic in Copenhagen, however, reveals a different scene.

Copenhagen resident Jim Slade filmed a short video for bike store Larry vs. Harry showing dozens of people during their morning commute. The three car lanes are practically empty compared to the bike lane. Check it out below.

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"It shows cyclists on their morning commute from the residential area of Nørrebro into the city center, and is certainly one of the busiest intersections in Copenhagen, but this exodus is mirrored in other areas of the city," Slade told Fast Company.

He filmed the intersection from the fourth floor of Larry vs. Harry and said the video's purpose is to show the incredible volume of the spectacle.

Copenhagen has a long-standing reputation as a bike culture city. Copenhagenize Design Company, an urban design consultancy, advocates for more bike-friendly cities. It created The Copenhagenize Index to inventory and rank the best bike cities in the world, and in 2015 it listed Copenhagen as no. 1, followed by Amsterdam and Utrecht.

There are about 400 km (249 miles) of designated bike lanes, and about 40,000 cyclists pass through those lanes daily, according to Denmark.dk. Almost 40% of the population in the Danish capital commutes via bike.