I disagree with that, as well, particularly as two-wheeled bakfietsen are often no wider than their handlebars, and are therefore more of a perceived “wide load” than an actual one, which results in cars being more cautious than they would with anything that looks like a regular bike.

Also, I was disappointed that Workcycles was not included on the list of cargo bike brands, as they have many bikes that are designed for cargo and ship worldwide. The Fr8 and Kr8 are particularly nice, whether for carrying children or just lots of stuff.

Plenty of fair points about the merits of trailers versus cargo bikes. As someone pondering the possible purchase of a heavily-discounted new bakfiets I can’t deny that trailers certainly have their advantages. But they have disadvantages too. One advantage a cargo bike has, if it is in addition to another everyday bike, is that it adds resilience to bike-only solutions. So, if your cargo bike or everyday bike breaks and needs repairing, the other bike will keep you on two wheels and able to cover many of the same duties while you want for the broken bike to be repaired. However, if you only have one bike and a trailer, if that one bike breaks, suddenly you can’t do anything on two wheels. A small detail perhaps, but important for those who want to rely on bikes for their transport as much as possible. I have an ultra-sturdy Dutch bike (Workcycles Transport) that rarely is out of action, but when it is, I wish I had a back-up bike. And of course, a cargo bike offers more possibilities than simply being a back up bike (it also lacks a few aspects of a normal bike too, like being able to be put on trains etc).