Vredenburg, Utrecht. Busiest cycle path in the Netherlands [545]

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • In the national cycling counting week Vredenburg in Utrecht was the busiest cycle path in the Netherlands in the last two years. 37,000 people pass on a working day on a bicycle. This is what that looks like.
    More information in the blog post: bicycledutch.w...

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  • @C345OFR
    @C345OFR 7 лет назад +213

    I used to think I was a fairly skilled cyclist. Now I realise I'm Level 1 and the Dutch are Level 10.
    Seriously, I'd be furious with some of the moves pulled in that video, but you guys are so expert that you're actually chill with it. Huge respect!
    Greets from Manchester, UK.

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 7 лет назад +13

      +EastStandMac. Enjoy this homevid from 1992 with Dutch kids between age 3 and 6, who play and chill with their bikes in their street like skilled artists: ruclips.net/video/RVBgdm0vcaY/видео.html
      Skip the final 1.5 minutes, but notice the girl on her mom's bike.
      When you have from a young age embedded cycling in your live and are able to ride a bike almost every day, you get very skilled (and cycling becomes a pleasant and useful habit).

    • @C345OFR
      @C345OFR 7 лет назад +10

      Thanks for that nostalgia. I was the same age (6) as some of those kids in 1992. I also had an all-blue BMX bike like the all-yellow one in the video. It got stolen and I didn't get another until I was 15.
      I suspect if I had grown up Dutch it would have been replaced immediately. It highlights the difference in cultural approach to bikes, I think.
      Hopefully it's beginning to change here, although *very* slowly. I would love to ride in the Netherlands!

    • @brammeijboom1873
      @brammeijboom1873 7 лет назад +44

      our level 10 test is
      * cycling home
      * blind drunk
      * a case of beer on the front
      * a girl on the back
      * putting your raincoat on
      if you fall, you fail.

    • @chuckievancarthago
      @chuckievancarthago 7 лет назад +26

      bram meijboom - extra points for:
      * flat tires
      * wobbly wheels
      * worn brakes

    • @brankocollin
      @brankocollin 7 лет назад

      The accents sound Belgian to me.

  • @HansVerburg
    @HansVerburg 7 лет назад +137

    Great that you put in the comparison with the same street in 1966. Thats what I call progress!! I, as a proud dutch cyclist, don't realise often enough how quiet and clean our streets are because of all the cycling going on. Thanks for reminding me! :)

    • @klausbrinck2137
      @klausbrinck2137 5 лет назад +7

      you live in paradise, and don´t even appreciate it? ts ts ts!

    • @nielsrooiman772
      @nielsrooiman772 4 года назад +4

      Klaus Brinck Becuse it’s normal for us

  • @bluefishblitz9577
    @bluefishblitz9577 7 лет назад +159

    I love how they merge and cross paths like it's no big deal.

    • @donteatthechalk
      @donteatthechalk 7 лет назад +33

      4:19 was insane skill from both those women.

    • @Stijlloosert
      @Stijlloosert 7 лет назад +7

      Just a natural instinct of a homo sapien ;)

    • @MrEscen
      @MrEscen 7 лет назад +6

      donteatthechalk or at 1:38

    • @fam.vanveen3026
      @fam.vanveen3026 7 лет назад +27

      because it's NOT a big deal... just your everyday commuting!

    • @HelenaRG71
      @HelenaRG71 7 лет назад +7

      unless when the scooters try to push through. Are they still allowed on the cycle paths?

  • @alexjeremic9580
    @alexjeremic9580 7 лет назад +98

    The Netherlands are the smartest in controlling traffic and pollution and keep the streets safe

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 6 лет назад +5

      Just humans using built-in navigation system!

    • @tergy
      @tergy 3 года назад +3

      We're one of the most polluting countries in the EU lol. But the infrastructure is nice, yes

    • @ChrisTenalach77777
      @ChrisTenalach77777 2 года назад +1

      There have no other choice there are the crowded country in the world

    • @daniel1RM
      @daniel1RM 2 года назад

      @@ChrisTenalach77777 evidence?

    • @daniel1RM
      @daniel1RM 2 года назад +1

      @@ChrisTenalach77777 also it doesnt matter, places that are more crowded dont have good traffic policies, like almost none

  • @gavin-russell.
    @gavin-russell. 2 года назад +10

    I really want more videos like this. It’s really calming and it’s just so interesting to watch. Please make more and make them longer than an hour!

  • @mikewilson164
    @mikewilson164 7 лет назад +125

    notice how quiet it was...?

    • @00bikeboy
      @00bikeboy 7 лет назад +5

      Great observation!

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 7 лет назад +2

      Ditto, almost the same location (city-center): ruclips.net/video/QNmI_HBY6AY/видео.html

    • @dundeedideley1773
      @dundeedideley1773 4 года назад +3

      Squeaky pedal was the biggest disturbance

    • @Dark__Thoughts
      @Dark__Thoughts 3 года назад +1

      Something you notice in a lot of those videos.

    • @Overhemd
      @Overhemd 3 года назад

      Don't wanna spoil the vibes or anything. But I live in Utrecht, and trust me it's super loud where the video takes place haha. I'm 100% sure the editor just lowered the volume by a ton. There's cars, busses and scooters everywhere, so don't go there for the peace and quiet just yet

  • @JakeBuckeye
    @JakeBuckeye 6 лет назад +24

    What a peaceful and efficient movement of a large number of people. I'm both impressed and jealous!

  • @chappywookie
    @chappywookie 7 лет назад +71

    This is why the Netherlands are ahead of the rest if the world

    • @zekeferrante5039
      @zekeferrante5039 7 лет назад +6

      Holland is ideal for biking: the whole country is as flat as a pool table. Cities and towns are tight and compact and are not terribly far from one another. Add to this that cars and gas cost a fortune, and you have an ideal situation for adapting the bike to urban living.

    • @vanwanderer9784
      @vanwanderer9784 7 лет назад +1

      Chappy-Wookie rest of the world doesn't have Netherlands' weather and flat terrain.(not hot in summer and not too cold in winter.)furthermore cycling makes country cleaner and people healthier .but it doesn't make country ahead-advanced.

    • @michaelmymichael9106
      @michaelmymichael9106 6 лет назад +11

      Zeke, their cities are compact, because they didn’t allow the automobile to take over.

    • @bymicromize
      @bymicromize 6 лет назад +9

      michael mymichael It almost happened. But protesters tried to stop it and they succeeded, thankfully.

    • @captainchaos3667
      @captainchaos3667 6 лет назад +16

      The Dutch cycle because of the infrastructure. It may be flat, but that does mean it is very windy which more than makes up for it, and yet people keep cycling. And it may be nice cycling weather most of time, but it does get very hot, or very cold, or very wet some of them and then also people keep cycling. If you build the infrastructure so that cycling becomes safe and convenient, people will cycle everywhere.

  • @danrkelly
    @danrkelly 6 лет назад +17

    I can watch this over and over and over. It's a dream.

  • @Stickie111
    @Stickie111 7 лет назад +31

    So relaxing, I'd totally watch the 10 hour version.

    • @braindump1446
      @braindump1446 26 дней назад

      me too, beats ANYTHING currently on TV.

  • @dznm10
    @dznm10 6 лет назад +14

    I think this place has got the highest bike per capita in the world. You can't even see crashing to each other even in busy hours.Dutch people are very skilled men and women riding their bikes.

  • @corpeno
    @corpeno 7 лет назад +35

    so relaxing to watch

  • @Mikolaj_u
    @Mikolaj_u 7 лет назад +64

    One day the rest of the world will catch up... got to keep believing

    • @sl600rt
      @sl600rt 5 лет назад +3

      The rest of the world has these things called hills.
      Cycling works for the dutch, because they have a small, dense, and flat country.

    • @syarifairlangga4608
      @syarifairlangga4608 4 года назад +1

      My place is very flat but full of mud and dirt i think peolle would use MTB here

    • @edewaal97
      @edewaal97 3 года назад +2

      @Daan Made in Holland In the Netherlands you can get a bike for as low as 50 bucks. That is the main reason why you see so much bikes. They are cheap, so everyone is able to afford one. It is actually true that having no hills is an advantage over many countries.
      What I am amazed by (as a "Nederlander") is that it our street design is just normal for us. We don't appreciate it that much as we should. I just realized how amazing it was after getting to see videos like this on RUclips. It's just amazing how save traveling is in relation to how quick it is. I love it, awsome!

  • @MrEscen
    @MrEscen 7 лет назад +30

    I like the comparison at 0:28 from 1966. That's progress.

  • @sarthakgavali2857
    @sarthakgavali2857 6 лет назад +19

    It's great to see so many people using cycles freely and by will. That's a great commitment. Congratulations to the Dutch people. It is a great solution to the problem of traffic, pollution and health that many countries like india are facing

    • @AudieHolland
      @AudieHolland 4 года назад +2

      Dutch using their bicycles is a long tradition that had little to do with commitment. If you couldn't afford a car or motorbike, the regular bicycle was the only way for you to get somewhere at short and medium ranges.
      Dutch kids learning how to use a bicycle is their first step in reconnoitering more of the environment around them without having to rely on their parents to drive them by car. So to most Dutch, driving a bicycle comes natural.
      When I was a kid, there were mostly 'advisory' bikelanes, that were just painted lines on the roadsurface which you had to share with cars going 50 Km/h. Much safer now of course.
      The great thing about people using their bikes also more for getting their daily groceries is that local stores are very much popular again. I remember that when cars were still seen as the main mode getting your groceries, local stores had a difficult time because most people would take the car and drive all the way to the city center, ignoring the local stores.

    • @daniel1RM
      @daniel1RM 2 года назад

      @@AudieHolland im pretty sure many of the people of this places could own a car if they wanted, aside from the government rightly making it harder for you to own a personal car, its just better to use a bike

  • @effyleven
    @effyleven 6 лет назад +20

    It seems to me that a lot more PEOPLE are passing through that street, now that they are not all wrapped in a big metal box. Not just because bicycles are smaller, but because there can be less space *between* them.

    • @klausbrinck2137
      @klausbrinck2137 5 лет назад +3

      That is the central idea to begin with, after all

  • @baronjutter
    @baronjutter 7 лет назад +65

    They practically need a fly-over for that left turn. But of course at these speeds and without a surrounding shell of steel signals are not needed, just eye-contact and basic human interaction.

    • @MisFellatio
      @MisFellatio 7 лет назад +22

      so, they dont need a fly over

    • @geinspireerddoormarx9731
      @geinspireerddoormarx9731 7 лет назад +14

      Jarren Butterworth The waiting area for the left turn should be bigger.

    • @klausbrinck2137
      @klausbrinck2137 5 лет назад +1

      A surrounding shell of steel signals are a waste of material and money, this system is based on trust! The less trust there is, the more SUVs you´ll see.

    • @daan260
      @daan260 4 года назад

      they have fly-overs in a lot of places and I'm pretty sure there actually are a couple of them on this bike lane.

  • @Patrick94GSR
    @Patrick94GSR 7 лет назад +11

    Utrecht, the land of one huge, never ending group bicycle ride!

  • @KJSvitko
    @KJSvitko 5 лет назад +8

    Everyone looks so relaxed and happy.
    Every city should do more to encourage bicycle transportation.

  • @alex2143
    @alex2143 2 года назад +3

    As a comparison: the busiest overall road in the Netherlands is the A10, the highway that circles Amsterdam, which carries somewhere between 100k and 200k cars per day on average, depending on where you count. If you add up all of the lanes that pass through there, you get 14 lanes. Now not all of those lanes are A10, but it's still a pretty damn busy intersection.
    So this one bike path, with no signals, no special raised intersections, no runoff areas, no massive right-of-ways, is able to carry a traffic load that doesn't quite match, but is pretty damn close to, the amount of traffic passing through massive highways, at a fraction of the cost, with a fraction of the required footprint, and being a lot more safer and pleasant to be around. Imagine an 8 lane highway passing right next to your house, and compare it with this.
    Utrecht in general is one of the best places to bike. It also has the biggest and busiest train station in the Netherlands, and due to its central location the rest of the country is very easy to reach by train. So the train station empowers those cyclists to get anywhere in the country easily and comfortably.
    As a Dutchman, I take this stuff for granted some of the time. I just take it as self evident that you can take the bike somewhere safely and quickly.

  • @keithbeal1214
    @keithbeal1214 4 года назад +11

    Dude....the dutch cyclists are beasts on 2 wheels! Love it and no body got flipped the bird (middle finger) or cursed! I so wish our transportation would migrate to cycling and high speed rail on longer routes. We are so "locked" to our vehicles and gov't in here in the U.S. politians pockets are filled by big oil and car manufacturer's!!!

    • @WvhKerkhof
      @WvhKerkhof 4 года назад

      Bike manifacturers pay more in the Netherlands.

    • @user-rx4jg8lq7h
      @user-rx4jg8lq7h 4 года назад +1

      Hope things get better, and I know the US can do great things in terms of making change so I have every confidence it can happen. Rooting for you guys!

    • @mourlyvold7655
      @mourlyvold7655 3 года назад +1

      @@WvhKerkhof Let's see some numbers, please.
      Hollow statements won't do it...

  • @Hadegel
    @Hadegel 7 лет назад +18

    beautiful people, nice bicycles.

  • @iwanvanrienen6466
    @iwanvanrienen6466 7 лет назад +17

    Great video! Please note the intersection in this video looks dangerous due to the point of the view of the camera.
    On a bike yourself you'll have a better view of the surroundings, even tourists can do this on a rental bike without problems, in a worst case scenario you'll hear the cling of a bell, if that is not sufficient we will brake for you.
    Finally we don't wear helmets on the bike in The Netherlands because we don't need them, sight is troubled and helmets are hopeless and unfeasible.

  • @Thomass7586
    @Thomass7586 5 лет назад +5

    This was fantastic to see. Thank you for sharing 🚲

  • @simonburton505
    @simonburton505 4 года назад +3

    Absolutely fantastic cycle network I love the dutch

  • @kolbpilot
    @kolbpilot 5 лет назад +2

    After reading some of the comments I had to chime in. The 1966 flashback were my kind of cars, for I was 8 yrs. old living in Baarn with Oma, and cycling as well back then, but also enamored with cars (Oma had a DaF). Where I live in the mid-west of USA has bike paths, which are quite popular and busy, but more as a health recreation versus primary travel. Where I lived on the east coast of Virginia before moving had no bike paths. Old school America, designed for the car.

  • @TimpBizkit
    @TimpBizkit 3 года назад +1

    The thing with the 1966 view is that you'd think it would be 5 bicycles to 1 car for the same amount of people, but because everyone has a different journey, often you only have 1 or 2 people in a car, so the road is needlessly busy.
    You can also hear a lot more nature sounds as it is considerably quieter save for the occasional 2 stroke scooter sound, though i am not sure how necessary they are to roll along at 10 mph on the flat.

  • @Saurabh-vs4oz
    @Saurabh-vs4oz 6 лет назад +6

    I wish my country was this much environment-friendly.

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 5 лет назад +1

      First world infrastructure!

  • @telemans107
    @telemans107 5 лет назад +8

    i have visited netherland in 09/2018 for a week :best people ,best country in europe.

  • @billmacrae1924
    @billmacrae1924 5 лет назад +8

    Wow! No mountain bikes, no "road" bikes, lots of useful bikes.

  • @KiliGraphics
    @KiliGraphics 3 года назад +1

    It is crazy how cool and intrested i am in this. Should be everywhere in the world where (big) cities exist

  • @tiborkrakkai9895
    @tiborkrakkai9895 7 лет назад +14

    F@k...I want to move there. Tomorrow! Today! YESTERDAY!!!!

  • @Buildbeautiful
    @Buildbeautiful 7 лет назад +4

    Just got back to dublin from here,i was so impressed i wish my city could be like this but we have so many lazy people using cars to travel a few km.

  • @albernal6653
    @albernal6653 2 года назад +3

    The woman in brown making a left turn (at 4'18") did a niffy maneuver which would have started a fist fight here in the US but it bothered nobody over there

  • @indrasenkumarjaiswal
    @indrasenkumarjaiswal 5 лет назад +1

    Really Amazing

  • @georgia7723
    @georgia7723 6 лет назад +6

    I'd bike everywhere if we had cycle lanes like that in New Zealand. Sadly you risk death on the roads here with all the cars.

  • @ECsponger2
    @ECsponger2 3 года назад +3

    Not a single helmet! I love it!

  • @gerardophetinternet
    @gerardophetinternet 3 года назад +3

    They need to widen the cycle path and add more lanes! :)

  • @overdose5260
    @overdose5260 7 лет назад +8

    ...the perfect city...great!

  • @ghostshadow2956
    @ghostshadow2956 6 лет назад +3

    Can you do a video of the crossroad of De Oude Gracht/Lange Viestraat straat on a saturday afternoon? Very busy with lots of cyclists and pedestrians eating a 'Broodje Mario".

  • @ActNormalKid
    @ActNormalKid 7 лет назад +18

    Just so relaxing to watch.. then I'm transported back to the cycling shitshow that's Chicago. It's getting better here though!

    • @user-rx4jg8lq7h
      @user-rx4jg8lq7h 4 года назад

      I'd love to visit Chicago! Even more if the cycling infrastructure is good, rooting for you guys!

  • @Hdtjdjbszh
    @Hdtjdjbszh 7 лет назад +16

    if car drivers were to merge into traffic like this you'd hear horns, people would be swerving around the joining traffic, and everyone would end up stopping. ...But on a bike, just find a gap and go, no one panics!

    • @oreosaysb00
      @oreosaysb00 7 лет назад +2

      AceRidesBikes I'd get pissed off because if you turn left, you should yield to oncoming traffic and they didn't do that in this video

    • @marcvanderwee
      @marcvanderwee 7 лет назад +8

      +oreosaysb00: If people are used to this kind of traffic, it is just a way of guessing to make a left turn without interrupting oncoming traffic. That is what you see in this video.. The left turn is made just before the oncoming traffic is there, however it looks close. But if a cyclist has to slow down a bit here in the Netherlands, in such a case, he/she doesn't mind.. ;-) Road rage between cyclists is really very, very rare here. I hope it will always be like that as well!

  • @islamn799
    @islamn799 6 лет назад +8

    Wow, so nice discipline city.nobody can show their pride or richest action. all are equally lifestyle. I want to go there.how can I go there?

    • @lienbijs1205
      @lienbijs1205 4 года назад +2

      @@Noviomagus024 That is simply not true. The king doesn't need to be on a waiting list to get a surgery and he also wouldn't die because new expensive medicines are not available for him. You are either a storymaker or just very naïve. I rather think the first option.

    • @user-rx4jg8lq7h
      @user-rx4jg8lq7h 4 года назад +1

      Not sure where you are and how you can go here, but you sound like a wonderful person and I hope you're well!

  • @In1998able
    @In1998able 7 лет назад +14

    what no helmets!!! oh I don't wear one either.

  • @klausbrinck2137
    @klausbrinck2137 5 лет назад +3

    No cars were harmed in the making of this video. Or even ever needed...

  • @dashcameraro2031
    @dashcameraro2031 4 года назад +2

    Really nice , that means health.

  • @islamn799
    @islamn799 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks

  • @aucourant9998
    @aucourant9998 4 года назад +3

    Can you imagine if all those buses were electric powered...the quietness.

    • @nlbergsma
      @nlbergsma 2 года назад +1

      Diesel buses are rapidly replaced by electric ones these days. But now a lot of people are complaining that they can't stand the whining of the electro-engine....

  • @michiccn4725
    @michiccn4725 5 лет назад +3

    😍 perfect

  • @HelderNobre10
    @HelderNobre10 7 лет назад +8

    I love Holand!!!!

    • @In1998able
      @In1998able 7 лет назад +12

      It's in the province of Utrecht not in Holland

    • @sjoerdvelzen8255
      @sjoerdvelzen8255 7 лет назад +7

      @In1998able Utrecht is the capital city of the province Utrecht and lays in a country called The Netherlands AKA Holland. There is no province called Holland. We do have provinces called North- and South-Holland. But when someone mentions holland, its obvious he's talking about The Netherlands and not about the two provinces.

  • @zeroninethirteen
    @zeroninethirteen 3 года назад +1

    Now I want to live there ❤️

  • @alevandet5377
    @alevandet5377 5 лет назад +7

    Wishing California had this.

    • @RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv
      @RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv 5 лет назад

      Wel this looks prity decent,for America biking.
      ruclips.net/video/-It6ibdA-rg/видео.html

  • @pramonoy8797
    @pramonoy8797 6 лет назад +2

    lovely

  • @tilu3303
    @tilu3303 4 года назад +3

    I could not find a single helmet, which reminded me of how much liberty we have surrendered in the supposedly "free" country of the U.S.

    • @user-rx4jg8lq7h
      @user-rx4jg8lq7h 4 года назад +1

      ​@EnigmaDrath To add to that, I am not opposed to helmets to an extreme extent, but do think that helmets in general discourage people from cycling. When you have to put a helmet on to hop on the bike, and string it along to the office/nightclub, it's just one more hurdle and people are more likely to go by car. And I understand people who say ' yeah well, too bad for them, safety first' but when you have such good/safe cycling infrastructure as we have, "not discouraging cycling by making it even safer" does become a factor to take into account. (Especially when helmets/safety is not clearcut, as some studies demonstrate car drivers do pass closer to cyclists who wear helmets.)

  • @HassanDibani
    @HassanDibani 3 года назад +3

    Just imagine the noise and pollution if these were all cars.

  • @timmbo8039
    @timmbo8039 6 лет назад +4

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 5 лет назад +1

      Germany is infected by the holy helmet hysteria from the US. So, trust in a car-centric infrastructure in stead of a people-centric infrastructure...

  • @brucewayne3141
    @brucewayne3141 6 лет назад +6

    Only if NYC had dedicated streets like this.

    • @RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv
      @RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv 5 лет назад +3

      The had All Dutch streets back in 1650 in new Amsterdam.
      Only the waalstraat is left.
      Ore Wall street.

  • @krupalsanghavi9388
    @krupalsanghavi9388 5 лет назад +1

    This is perfect solution to traffic and vehicle pollution.

  • @johndorian7564
    @johndorian7564 6 лет назад +20

    Not a single obese person!
    Amazing

    • @regularwarya
      @regularwarya 6 лет назад +1

      I lived there fir about two year and i was really amazed how fit and tall the ethnic dutch are .
      I am 1.87 CM but nothing compared to most of the guys there .

    • @derekl9702
      @derekl9702 5 лет назад +5

      ruclips.net/video/2RQrKP9a0XE/видео.html I found one.

    • @mrstrdknmabalz1412
      @mrstrdknmabalz1412 5 лет назад +1

      Pretty sure i saw one

    • @Cl0ckcl0ck
      @Cl0ckcl0ck 5 лет назад +5

      @@derekl9702 Yeah, that guy is about as round as we get. Respect to him for taking his bike like the rest of us. Slow and steady on a bike is the way to lose some pounds and be kind to your knees and ankles.

    • @furtfurt
      @furtfurt 3 года назад +3

      @@Cl0ckcl0ck yes, when I see a fat person exercising I become proud of them. Not as easy to exercise when overweight.

  • @MisFellatio
    @MisFellatio 7 лет назад +3

    Watch 4:15 onwards for the best part.

    • @marcvanderwee
      @marcvanderwee 6 лет назад

      I love the part between 1.35 and 1.40 the most! Something with the woman in blue top and my heartbeat... ;-)

  • @csl2583
    @csl2583 5 лет назад +4

    Do you think that it gets potholes with all that use?

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 5 лет назад +4

      Potholes are a rarity in The Netherlands (with their First World infractructure).

    • @klausbrinck2137
      @klausbrinck2137 5 лет назад +1

      A great joke! Sustainability is just one of the side effects in the Netherlands...

    • @h.r.c.jansen4159
      @h.r.c.jansen4159 4 года назад +2

      Sustainability is key and Whats damaged will be repaired right away.

    • @hanszlh6522
      @hanszlh6522 4 года назад

      @@h.r.c.jansen4159 - nou - nou , mischien in Utrecht

  • @vladimir.zlokazov
    @vladimir.zlokazov 7 лет назад +5

    Poor pedestrians trying to get across :) good to have that painted island there.

    • @oreosaysb00
      @oreosaysb00 7 лет назад +1

      Vladimir Zlokazov Or maybe a crosswalk

    • @MRT1TRM
      @MRT1TRM 7 лет назад +19

      The general policy is to remove cross walks from busy cycle paths. This is because it gives pedestrians way of right (and they will take it). If they don't have a cross walk they are more careful with crossing and it becomes safer for both parties. And as you just saw in the video they are still able to cross without to much trouble :)

    • @HelenaRG71
      @HelenaRG71 7 лет назад +2

      Yeah you just have to be fast. What about an elderly or somehow slower person not able to run?

    • @MRT1TRM
      @MRT1TRM 7 лет назад +21

      Most people will stop if they see someone who has difficulties with crossing the path. Dutch people aren't that mean to each other. don't worry :)

    • @brammeijboom1873
      @brammeijboom1873 7 лет назад +5

      +HelenaRG71
      You go around them, if they going to cross and keep up their pace everyone pass them left and right.
      Hardest is the ppl that are new to it and change their speed or direction then the bikers don't know if they need to go left or right.
      the dude on the phone at 1.12 does it the 'right' way, just start walking, knowing that any bikers will swerve around him

  • @scruf153
    @scruf153 3 месяца назад

    Ameica still does not have this and why?

  • @qgames792
    @qgames792 7 лет назад +12

    and the buses are electric yep

    • @roy_hks
      @roy_hks 6 лет назад +2

      qgames They drive on H2O in some other Dutch cities🤔

    • @kevonvideo
      @kevonvideo 6 лет назад +1

      Currently there are 2 battery electric bus lines in Utrecht. They are charged at either end of the line by overhead pantograph. Unfortunately Utrecht is quite a bit behind places like Eindhoven and Schiphol that have much larger fleets of electric busses.

    • @Cl0ckcl0ck
      @Cl0ckcl0ck 5 лет назад

      @@roy_hks H2 that gets 'burned' to H2O. H2O is the 'waste' they produce.

  • @switzerlandch4986
    @switzerlandch4986 3 года назад +2

    Imagine if most of them were using cars! It would be noisy and the air would be worse, and it'd need way more space for automobiles.

  • @cika012
    @cika012 7 лет назад +5

    I wish Budapest were more like this

  • @KJSvitko
    @KJSvitko 5 лет назад +3

    Every city should use this as a template for emissions free transportation.

  • @00bikeboy
    @00bikeboy 7 лет назад +3

    I saw a total of one overweight person in this 5 minute clip. I wonder if all this activity reveals itself in terms of the overall health of the population and health care costs.

    • @taerial879
      @taerial879 7 лет назад +2

      00bikeboy. Yes, also the Health Department is involved to maintain and promote the cycling culture. Obese is a rarity. According to Dutch doctors: cycling is an efficient, healthy and safe way of walking.

    • @robertrijkers4923
      @robertrijkers4923 6 лет назад +3

      in 2016 14.2% of the dutch over 18years has obesitas (while 25% of lowest educated dutch over 25years is obese) and 49.2% is overweight...imagine how high it would be if we didn't have a cycling culture (www.volksgezondheidenzorg.info/onderwerp/overgewicht/cijfers-context/huidige-situatie#node-overgewicht-volwassenen
      www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2016/14/kwart-van-laagst-opgeleiden-heeft-obesitas)

  • @Darkone55y
    @Darkone55y 7 лет назад +4

    At what time was this recorded?

    • @PjotrStroganov
      @PjotrStroganov 7 лет назад

      Even helemaal unrelated: ik scroll naar onderen en zie een bekende username staan. Volgens mij van het Gamer.nl (liquidbunny) forum en misschien ergens in een vriendenlijst:P

    • @Darkone55y
      @Darkone55y 7 лет назад

      Hah, dat is grappig, dat zou kunnen, ik zat ooit wel op t forum van GNL. Al was ik nooit actief op Liquid Bunny. Ben jij liquidbunny, of iemand anders van GNL?

    • @PjotrStroganov
      @PjotrStroganov 7 лет назад +1

      Darkone55 ik ben Cloud van gnl en liquidbunny. Op een of andere manier heb ik het idee dat ik je naam recenter heb gezien. Misschien in een racegame ofzo:P Anyway, fietsers kijken is ook leuk.:)

    • @Darkone55y
      @Darkone55y 7 лет назад +1

      Haha, geniaal. Ja, gnl, dat kan zeker. Als 't een racegame is is het vast Assetto Corsa. Anyway. Ja, ik woon vlak bij dit fietspad, maar meestal is het niet zo druk als in deze video. Aan het licht te zien is het eind van de middag, was benieuwd hoe laat precies.

    • @BicycleDutch
      @BicycleDutch  7 лет назад +7

      Between 4 and 5 pm on Wednesday 31 May 2017.

  • @daleschattauer94
    @daleschattauer94 2 года назад +2

    Einfach ganz große Klasse, so-etwas bekommen wir Deutsche nicht hin. Schade. Bei uns ist man leider nur aufs 🚗 Auto fokussiert 😢.

  • @joelweng5329
    @joelweng5329 10 месяцев назад

    This one little 10-foot bike path carries more people than a 4-lane highway, or a 6-lane stroad with traffic lights. Go figure

  • @lkjina
    @lkjina 3 года назад +1

    i love how some of the more obvious immigrants were biking as well. just lovely.

    • @mourlyvold7655
      @mourlyvold7655 3 года назад

      Second, third and forth generation. Raised on bikes like all of us.

  • @iwanbonnen
    @iwanbonnen 4 года назад +1

    All right THAT one didn't go too well 1:37. Almost ended in a collision.

    • @Michiel_de_Jong
      @Michiel_de_Jong 4 года назад +1

      Look at 4:19 ... a margin of less than 0,1[s]

    • @iwanbonnen
      @iwanbonnen 3 года назад

      @@Michiel_de_Jong Yes, thanks for pointing that one out! That was even closer! I must have missed it at first ^^

    • @rientsdijkstra4266
      @rientsdijkstra4266 6 месяцев назад

      @@Michiel_de_Jong That's the art of city cycling. Seamless..

  • @piet3116
    @piet3116 4 месяца назад

    Where is me ?

  • @johanneskorver2402
    @johanneskorver2402 5 лет назад +1

    Can you imagine if they would be driving a car instead, L.A. freeway ?

  • @poe5418
    @poe5418 6 лет назад +5

    F**k it. I'm moving to the Netherlands.

  • @dp5581
    @dp5581 7 лет назад +3

    Why are they use this oldish type bikes? They can easily afford a good loking KTM, Cube, Gepida, Trek, Scot or something. Is there any reason for that?

    • @dp5581
      @dp5581 7 лет назад +3

      Thank you for the answer!

    • @Pfooh
      @Pfooh 7 лет назад +21

      The 'upright' bikes are not necessarily 'old'. Just like walking boots are different from running shoes, and your daily shoes might just be comfortable for walking around town. The style of these bikes is best suited for the 'getting around'-style of cycling that the dutch do: Good fenders to protect you from the rain, closed chain case, sturdy luggage rack. Upright position helps in maneuvering through heavy traffic.
      Dutch bikes are sturdy. Necessarily so, because they are heavily used, crammed into small bike racks, used to carry passengers, often left outside 24/7. Don't be deceived by the looks, there's a ton of technology in them, and most are technically well advanced over anything you mention. Quite often, they might be just as expensive as well.
      However, you'll also find many older bikes. Especially when left at train stations, around universities or in city centers, where bike theft is still a problem. Many choose to have a bike that's easily replaced and opt for something older.
      Also, many people own multiple bikes. If you go racing or mountain biking in the weekends, you'd own a separate bike for that, clad yourself in lycra, put on a helmet and hit the road. But unless you live in the city center, you wouldn't show up in this video. Make a video on a scenic route on a Sunday afternoon, and you'd see very differently styled bikes.

    • @dp5581
      @dp5581 7 лет назад +4

      I see your point and its understandable. Thank you!

    • @MrEscen
      @MrEscen 7 лет назад +5

      Daniel P... I do have a Cube bike for offroad trips but ride a normal bike for daily use...and I forgot often I have a car, he's waiting for days (sometime weeks).

    • @mikewilson164
      @mikewilson164 7 лет назад +2

      easy on easy off. and easier to carry loads

  • @PoserBallin
    @PoserBallin 3 месяца назад

    aspirational

  • @ltbaspotter
    @ltbaspotter 7 лет назад +1

    What is brand of front child seat with windshield?

    • @beenker
      @beenker 7 лет назад +3

      I think it's called Yepp: en.hollandbikeshop.com/bicycle-seat/yepp-bicycle-seats/yepp-bicycle-seat/yepp-windscreen/gmg-windscreen-yepp/

    • @henkoosterink8744
      @henkoosterink8744 6 лет назад +1

      Maybe Bobike?

  • @roroflowazoro
    @roroflowazoro 7 лет назад +2

    iove ths way all the bike flow

  • @femychris3033
    @femychris3033 2 года назад

    cycling is such great exercise. I bet 90% of the population is clinically fit.

  • @james-p
    @james-p Год назад

    Aaaah, it's so quiet!

  • @Kim-kl8sx
    @Kim-kl8sx 2 года назад

    Bf would use a bike trailer to go shopping with. 😎

  • @ezghthrt7733
    @ezghthrt7733 5 лет назад +1

    2:00 scooters are allowed to ride on cycle paths?!

    • @user-cx5ni7me6l
      @user-cx5ni7me6l 5 лет назад +2

      yes, and they are sometimes quite annoying, however there are also scooter drivers are responsible normal drivers (motors are not allowed).

    • @Grunn007
      @Grunn007 4 года назад +1

      @@user-cx5ni7me6l We have two kind of scooters. One kind doens't go faster than 25 KM, and one that can go 50km/h. Second one is not allowed one Cycle paths.

  • @athulaloysius3466
    @athulaloysius3466 3 года назад

    There were some using mopeds. Is it allowed.

    • @beingnonbeingincludesexistence
      @beingnonbeingincludesexistence 3 года назад

      Unfortunately yes, mopeds with a blue number plate can ride on bycicle lanes. Yellow numberplates on the road

  • @tomcatt1824
    @tomcatt1824 5 лет назад

    Of all de bike's i only seen 1 with drop bars & 1 with flat bars

  • @allgoo1964
    @allgoo1964 5 лет назад

    Are mopeds allowed in bicycle lane?

    • @boxie001
      @boxie001 5 лет назад +2

      that depends on what kind of moped.
      25KM mopeds are allowed only amsterdam started to ban 25KM mopeds from the cycle path now, it might change nation wide.

  • @MisFellatio
    @MisFellatio 7 лет назад +2

    watch 1:38, slow down to 0,5 and watch the guy in shorts, guy in red shirt and girl on red bike for some awesome biking traffic interaction

    • @huibroggenkamp5405
      @huibroggenkamp5405 7 лет назад +5

      The awesome reaction speed of the girl in the blue top was even better, she got caught blindsided by the guy in the shorts

    • @marcvanderwee
      @marcvanderwee 7 лет назад

      The girl on the red bike should be forbidden to cycle for 5 years for dangerous and 'unlawful' riding as she 'endangered' both the oncoming girl in blue top as well as the man in red shirt.

    • @maaiker2977
      @maaiker2977 7 лет назад +2

      Normally we use hand signals to let people cycling behind us know what we are about to do. Even little kids know them. When you want to make a turn you are supposed to stick your arm out in the direction you will turn to in a minute...like a turn signal on a car. 👈👉To prevent you making a left turn and the person behind you goes strait and slams into you...very important if the person behind you is in a car! That prevents the cyclists zipping infront of cars situations you see in the states..our cars know what the cyclists will do before they do it. Saves us A LOT of dead cyclists. And if you are planning to make a sudden stop or are slowing down we have a signal for that as well. But apparently in big cities people don't use them anymore. But using these signals would have prevented that girl from almost slamming into the guy that suddenly stopped. If he wanted to make a left turn he should have stuck his arm out signalling to oncoming cyclists that he wants to cross so that they could slow down to give him the space to cross. And the girl behind him would have been warned that way. Its a system in the netherlands...cycling isn't just the ability to peddle here... which is why people coming here sometimes get into an accident while cycling. Not cause its not safe but they are unaware of the cycling rules and fuck up and get themselves hurt.
      But besides that, always be alert when in traffic...just cause its safe doesn't mean someone can't overlook you or something.

    • @bodhid
      @bodhid 7 лет назад +1

      Red bike shouldn't be passing on the outside and should be more patient. She is a klootzaak.

    • @marcvanderwee
      @marcvanderwee 7 лет назад

      Klootzak?? Hm, she is a kutwijf! Kutwijf is Dutch for fucking bitch or something similar... ;-)

  • @robbob7444
    @robbob7444 7 лет назад +8

    At 4:20 from the right... Ö,ö

  • @zekeferrante5039
    @zekeferrante5039 7 лет назад +4

    Has anyone noticed that nobody is wearing a helmet? Is that because (a) the Dutch are natural daredevils; (b) the streets are so flat and smooth that no one ever falls off their bike; (c) as cyclists the Dutch are just that damn good; or (d) Dutch heads are tougher than other heads?

    • @marcvanderwee
      @marcvanderwee 7 лет назад +6

      I guess it is d.. ;-) Well, helmets are not necessary here as we cycle very good. And if someone falls off his/her bike, the person usually hit his/her knees and/or elbows. Head injuries as a result of bike accidents are rare here...

    • @beenker
      @beenker 7 лет назад +7

      It's mostly because cycling in this setting is used to get from A to B in the most comfortable way. No need for helmets or lycra, because the idea is not to exercise and go as fast as possible, but to get to work, school, friends without getting to sweaty at a modest pace and without a change of clothing or bulky helmets.

    • @martijnvv8031
      @martijnvv8031 7 лет назад +3

      Because of : A B C and D !
      And indeed, helmets are useless pieces of plastic that give a false sense of safety. If you fall then most of the time you get abrasions on the palms of your hands and some on the knees.

    • @tarquinmidwinter2056
      @tarquinmidwinter2056 6 лет назад +5

      People who cycle here as a sport do wear helmets, but these people are just going about their day to day activities in a relaxed way, so no need for helmets. Most accidents in the Netherlands happen in the home, but we don't wear helmets to do the washing up. (I'm British but living in the Netherlands btw.)

    • @oostwest3618
      @oostwest3618 6 лет назад +4

      If I had to ride a bike only through motorised vehicles daily without ever having a cycle path I sure would wear a helmet and other protection. In winter with icy conditions I still don't wear a helmet but sometimes do lower my seat an inch or 2.

  • @deinemudda1049
    @deinemudda1049 2 года назад

    Just imagine some funny Architects deciding to replace the junction with a roundabout...

  • @dundeedideley1773
    @dundeedideley1773 4 года назад

    No road bikes in sight

  • @heineijssen5344
    @heineijssen5344 7 лет назад +1

    have u seen de Grote Markt in the Hague at a saturday... comparable or worse

  • @pygmalion1963
    @pygmalion1963 7 лет назад +5

    while watching this I thinking about the law in the UK and how far behind we are since the law last was updated the UK technology has moved on with light and e-bikes we have cycle path in the UK no laws to stop people parking on them and just recently we had the scape goating of cyclist hit and killed a pedestrian we need a complete overhaul of the laws in the UK to define the responsibilities of all parties that's motorists cyclist and pedestrians

  • @gspkmr
    @gspkmr 4 года назад

    Where are the cars? People stopped using the cars completely?

    • @mourlyvold7655
      @mourlyvold7655 3 года назад +1

      In the garage untill you need it...

  • @mrpeterfrazier
    @mrpeterfrazier 6 лет назад

    I don't get the vibe of the Netherlands in this video.

  • @AlbionTarkhan
    @AlbionTarkhan 3 года назад

    Looked way cooler in 1966

    • @mourlyvold7655
      @mourlyvold7655 3 года назад +1

      Being cool is not the point, really...

  • @morrisfalker2773
    @morrisfalker2773 7 лет назад +5

    Telefoongebruik op de fiets moeten ze ook echt gaan verbieden.

  • @corkamstra3909
    @corkamstra3909 3 года назад

    There's always one: 2:06 squeak squeak

  • @savagescf
    @savagescf 5 лет назад

    No helmets at all...