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I want to say "many Dutch (go by | take the | use the ) bike". (or car,...)

I've come up with:

> おおぜいのオランダ人は自転車{じてんしゃ}で行{い}きます。

and

> おおぜいのオランダ人｛じん｝は自転車{じてんしゃ}を使{つか}います。

But they seem very constructed to me and I'm not sure whether you can omit the
thing for which they use a bike. But I want to omit that!

How can I say this properly?
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english-to-japanese
How to say "go by bike"
I believe it will more sound natural if the sentence goes like this.

多くのオランダ人は自転車に乗ります。

This way it can mean "to use" "go by" or " take the" , which you want to tell.
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Both ”大勢のオランダ人は自転車で行きます” and ”大勢のオランダ人は自転車で行きます" are right as the direct
translation of “Many Dutch (go by | take the | use the ) bike". (or car,...),
but sound somewhat stiff or unrefined to me as a Japanese expression. Just as
a suggestion, how about saying, just by changing the angle of construction:

オランダでは自転車に乗っている人を多く見かけます – In Netherlands, we see a lot of people riding
(using) a bicycle.

オランダでは多くの人が日常 （or ふだん）自転車を使用しています – In Netherlands many people make daily use
of bicycles.
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