Exploring Amsterdam by Bike - An American Perspective
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2019
- We were recently in Amsterdam and had our friend Dimitri show us around the city. It was a real treat and I hope you guys enjoy.
We explored much of the bike infrastructure and architecture while discussing a variety of topics. 
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The Netherlands was a car-country till the 1970s. None of this bike-infrastructure existed. It was only a public uprising about the deaths of schoolchildren that made the government change from pro-auto to pro-bike, proving that any country can do the same.
Lucky!
@@smart_friendalways4226 sadly some people had to loose their kids...
But I'm glad they changed the policy
I'm well in my 40's and never owned a car. I owned about 15 bikes. And today I have 4
1 city bike for shopping.
1 all terrain bike for long distance riding
2 folding bikes for my daily commute in the train (it is free to bring those in public transport) the second is just a spare/ for guests.
And I can't live without them.
and the oil crisis
Not every country can do it. We have much worse winters with 10 degrees bellow zero and some snow and ice on streets in Czech rep. Such conditons are bad for biking. Only tough guys do biking the whole winter in Czechia.
@@mareksykora5197 My husband (in Bavaria, so very close to the Czech Republic) has been riding his E Bike 15km to work for the last 4,5 years all year long. There were a maximum of 10 occasions, where he decided to take the car. And I wouldn’t exactly say he is a tough guy... 😂 I am proud of him though for doing that. His bike replaced a second car.
Hey! You started in my neighbourhood! Foreign visitors don't often get out this way. If you'd like to see more about Amsterdam, be sure to check out my channel as well. Thanks for the great tour!
@@heidisager1923 They did that... in a future video.
We never stopped cycling. In every neighborhood there is a primary school on walking distance, for kids from 4 to 12 y.o. But than the schooling system splits up, and from the age of 12 y.o. children have to cycle to a specialized school, technical, administrative, general etc.
On average about 20 minutes of cycling to get there.
At the age of 16 they can get a licence for a moped.
Driving licence from the age of 18.
Driving lessons and exam are expensive, and intensive training is acquired.
But cars have always been taxed very high, on purchase but also on fuel and on usage (road tax and insurance, parking fees are high) so no scholar or student can effort to have one unless they have rich parents or they start a job next to study.
Cars have a technical checkup every year, and you have to pay for it, repairs have to be done or else the car is not allowed on the road.
From the age of about 18, the government provides students of college and university with a pass for free use of public transport (bus, metro, tram, train), as part of study financing. So buying a car is not necessary up to the age of 24.
Most employers pay your costs of travel fully if you use public transport, and if not they give you a small compensation for the use of your car. If you use a bicycle, some pay you a generous amount every five years to buy a new one, when you promise to get to work by bicycle four out of five days a week.
Employers do not have any obligation to provide you with a parking place for your car. So when you work in a town or city, you have to spend a lot on parking fees, if you can find a parking space at all.
Because of this the Netherlands never became fully car orientated, and cycling (combined with public transport) was, and is, the most common way to commute up to the age of 25.
People with low wage income, do not have a car unless necessary, because of costs.
The infrastructure is based on these facts. Not only the cycling infrastructure, but everything.
Supermarkets are relatively small but close to where you live. Other shops and facilities are close. Offices are close to railway stations. Factories and industry can be accessed by public transport.
Most families own only one car and they share the use of it, he uses it today, she can have it tomorrow, saturday they use it for shopping, and on sunday the son can have it for the out-game of football.
You rarely see a mega center in the middle of nowhere, because those locations exclude a large part of the population from getting there.
There was no switch from car to bicycle in the seventies. What happened was that safety of cyclists, pedestrians and playing kids was reduced by increased car use, and started to take so many lives that infrastructure had to be adapted to get safer.
Many areas in the Netherlands are so densely populated, especially in the west and south, that individual car use is almost impossible if you want to include scholars and students. Though cities are small, they have glued together into a big urbanized area with millions inhabitants.
You can walk from Utrecht to Amsterdam to Haarlem to the Hague to Rotterdam on the sidewalk without ever leaving the urbanized environment.
Thank you so much for taking your time to leave this comment. I learned a lot from it. I think this is the first time it’s been laid out so clearly. Makes a lot of sense and I’m glad we have a place like this to learn from, unfortunately the sunken costs and culture of most cities can be prohibitive, but I feel eventually the concept of private auto use will collapse in cities and they’ll have no choice but to rebuild with these concepts in mind. It’s starting to happen all over and I think it’s great. There is nothing like living in a city where pedestrians and cyclists are out first.
A very deep bike culture indeed!
Compared to most cities in the Netherlands, the bicycle infrastructure in Amsterdam isn't very good.
Yes. Come to Groningen.
It is good.
@@C0deH0wlerHow should you know?
But compared to cities in the USA is it great. I think that Utrecht has the best bicycle infrastructure at the moment.
@@ZoekHetUit465 officially Groningen has the best but there ain't much difference
New Yorker meets Dutchie... to both appreciate the sociability of cycling. nice to watch high quality video. Camera person does a good job with slow pans on a moving vehicle. The diversity of bicycle models across the Netherlands is a outstanding.
Thanks Eugene! It was a great experience and Tara our videographer does an excellent job. We’re very fortunate to have her.
@@Propelbikes I’d agree, Tara is Super talented!
Great video tour - I lived in South Amsterdam as a child (several decades ago) but loved seeing the sights and how it has changed. Most of those streets I used to walk with my sister or use the tram.
I’m living in the Fenlands of Cambridgeshire in the U.K. and it’s very low lying just like Holland and so is prone to the same threat of flooding.
We have quite a few streets named in tribute to “Vermuyden” who led the second phase of “draining the Fens” back in the 1600’s via a network of ditches and drains that drained the marshy land around here and which that keep us safe even to this day....the quality of the soil is renowned around here too due to its history of once being marsh land
Holland and the Dutch are one of my favourite places to visit , only thing I don’t like is the steepness and narrowness of the staircases that stretches back in antiquity, but that’s a small price to pay.
Viva Holland
Warms my heart :) As a Dutch person in Cambridgeshire, I'm loving the splendidly beautiful UK countryside, the wonderful language, the nice houses, the politeness of the people, the fact that baking and charity fundraising are bigger things here, everything! Only thing I don't like is the poor cycling paths haha ;)
M .....Holland shames the U.K. with its command of the English language along with your native Dutch and often 2 or 3 languages more too. Believe it or not if you live in Cambridgeshire then this is one of the best places for a bike in the whole of the U.K. and I know compared to the Nederland’s that isn’t saying much...but it’s nearly as flat here as Holland is in general .
Nice to have talked to you.
Hi and good morning, I enjoyed watching this great tour of Amsterdam by bike. I am Dutch but living in the USA since 1988 and it is so cool to see how our things, rules and habits are so different in the eyes of others. I like the way you mentioned how steep and small our stairs are, yes memories. :)
Thanks for your comment. Thanks for coming to the US. We clearly still have a lot to learn from you Dutch people lol ;) I learned a lot during my visit. I’m kind of infatuated now :)
You come across as a fantastically kind person! And it's so nice that you are interested in the Dutch cycling culture.
18:20 Where Rutger Hauer lived when he was little. (The house with the bay windows) My grandma lived in the street to the right just before and it's where my mom grew up.
We used to fish off the magere brug for eels and grandma would bake them in a frying pan. :D
Sounds like some nice memories and a beautiful place to grow up.
Bike racks and bike paths everywhere, I wish I lived there.
Same here! It was a real blast to Visit and I can’t wait to return!
@@Propelbikes The cycling infrastructure in Amsterdam is not great compared to other cities in the Netherlands. If you want to find some better cities to cycle in try Utrecht, Nijmegen or find out how well the cities are connected with great cycling infrastructure. It's not only the quality of the infrastructure but also the fact that there is a cycling network that brings you anywhere that makes it convenient for everyone (children going to school, elderly doing groceries, commuters etc...) to cycle.
The cycling paths go all the way through the Netherlands, connecting every village to every town to every city.
There's also a bikeroute that leads you all the way through/around the country: www.hollandcyclingroutes.com/long-distance-cycle-routes/ronde-van-nederland
So come live here. We need people willing to work.
@@Cl0ckcl0ck im a bicycle mechanic in the US and serious thinking of moving to a more bicycle enlightened part of the world.
Cycled there 1982 there underground bike parks where we where staying was amazing , also I remember
A lady cycling and sitting on the back of her bike a fully grown Alsatian dog
Sounds like a really fun time!
What a beautiful city, what a wonderful country! i stayed in an Airbnb across the US embassy which you passed at 10:05 and fell in love with The Netherlands. That was back in 2016, we are returning to the country in May 2019, this time to explore the rest of the country. Bedankt
@jurriaan Adema 2020 lol
What a great tour! Great commentary, great tour guide, great camera work (by Tara?)!! Nice job! I feel like I was THERE! (And I love R&M bikes!)
Thanks a bunch! It was a real blast. Tara is the best! We’re very fortunate to have her on our team! :)
Oh yeah, and R&M bikes are the best!
Thanks for the movies about The Netherlands. I hope you enjoyed our little country.
I sure did! I can’t wait to return
5:07 - this is one of the things I love about Dutch bike paths - many of them are separated from the motor traffic by the parking lane. No cars whizzing by inches away from my elbow.
Try out other provinces its more countryside and has good bike lanes everywhere
@wkruit1 we're not suicidal. It's just every season is bikeline crossing people hunting season
Amsterdam has huge industries, like finance, international banking, Software development,agriculture-related industries, oil and natural gas, metal and engineering, and Tourism.
03:40 I cycled on the Amstelveenseweg during the 80's and it was only a bikelane/ bicyclegutter. Cycling next to cars, very dangerous. Now there is a separated bikepath.
Love riding in Amsterdam!
Wait what, as a TOURIST you are riding without a helmet?!😂😂
I admire his courage....
Only strange people wear helmets here in the Netherlands haha
Something like 80% of deaths and serious injury from cycling are head injuries
@@possession2 Dutch do not wear helmets, most accidents are caused by tourists not knowing the rules of the road.
@@senzanome8294 And that's why they should wear helmets: so we can recognise them from afar.
07:38: Sure, Amsterdam is the capital of country now, and before that an empire stretching from taiwan, indonesia, sri lanka, south africa, ghana, brazil, surinam and new york, yet it only survived on some textile industries? And 'some merchants'? Ever heard of the Dutch east trading company? Shipping industry? breweries? Diamond cutting? The worlds first bond and stock exchange? Banking system?
Haha yeah I laughed when he said "small merchants" (07:30), I'm like bitch please in the 1600s those Amsterdam merchants were the marketleaders of the world.
And after that their small American colony (New Amsterdam, southern tip of Manhattan) became the financial district of the world :P
Great points! I think I have a lot to learn about the Dutch and I would like to.
Any good videos or audiobooks to recommend? I would ask for a reading book but I’m dyslexic so I don’t find myself doing that so much.
@@Propelbikes www.dutchnews.nl/features/2011/11/simon_schama_the_embarrassment/
Thanks for sharing. I’m not Dutch but I can understand not having a clear identity.
@@Propelbikes I don't have any audiobooks to recommend. But just north of Amsterdam is de Zaan region. Which used to be offlimits to foreigners. It was the first industrial area of the world that was not based on manpower. 10,000 windmills would saw enough wood to build as many ships a month as England could build a year. For almost a century the Dutch could keep the airpowered sawmills a secret.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_Corneliszoon_van_Uitgeest
You biked in areas where there is a lot of 'Amsterdamse school'architecture prior to what later becomes 'de Stijl' of which Piet Mondriaan, Gerard Rietveld and others took part of. (And influenced Bauhaus in Germany later on)
Architecture (and painting) always has been prevalent in
The Netherlands each consecutive period from on
the time of the Dutch republic (first republic in Europe
becoming the first country as a burger-society.....)
Thanks for your informative comment. I really loved the architecture in Amsterdam:)
Good summary except for the very final part. The Republic of the Seven Provinces (what would become the Netherlands) is not even close to being the first republic in Europe; Rome, Carthage, Florence, Venice, Novgorod, Gotland and a whole slew of others in Italy were well established waaaay before The dutch repblic became a thing. The Netherlands WAS the first republic to become a global power, for a time.
@@Sense008 nou o.k. ná de Grieken en romeinen +_ 150 A.D. en de opkomende burgercultuur in de late middeleeuwen waarbij je dus stadstaten had , was de republiek hier , niet als stad maar als land met een eerste grondwet die n.b. de basis legt
voor de Amerikaanse grondwet.
Dus een land met staatsgrenzen (inclusief buffers) zonder heersende kerk en koningshuis met erfrecht.....
De opkomende burgercultuur voordien ligt al in Brabant en vlaanderen , onder sterke invloed van wat toen nog geen Italië was maar waar je wel al stadstaten had ....
@@jsb7975 Allemaal waar, maar de Nederlandse Republiek was op geen enkele manier de eerste republiek in Europa. Je kunt de Italiaanse republieken afdoen als alleen maar stadstaen, maar specifiek in de vroegmoderne periode hadden republieken als Genoa grote territoria in handen ver van de directe omgeving van hun steden. De opkomende burgercultuur was zowel aanwezig in de lage landen als in het Italiaanse schiereiland.(en dan hebben we het nog niet eens over de Noord-Duitse republieken gehad, het overgrote merendeel van de Hanze steden was republiek in de ene vorm of de andere Overigens merkte ik ook nog op dat de Nederlandse republiek de eerste republiek is die een wereldmacht werd. Ja, de Republiek der Zeven Provincien was een bijzonder experiment, maar laten we niet doen alsof Nederland de staatsvorm republiek heeft uitgevonden.
@@Sense008 Wel is het zo dat een voor die tijd nieuwe grondwet werd neergelegd
die de onafhankelijkheid van de republiek onderstutte.
Nog los van economische
machts aspecten die typisch leidden tot wereldhandel op grote schaal.
Zoals je weet
heeft die nieuwe repubiek tot
voor die tijd ook tot enorme vernieuwingen geleid.
Die grondwet heeft daarmee van doen.
Een republiek met een voor die tijd zeer open cultuur die op bijna alle gebied innovatief was.
Zelfs op militair tactisch terrein.
Voor Descartes was de republiek de eerste staatsrechtelijke republiek .
Hij trok er ook naartoe en woonde er.
De culturele hiërarchie in andere Europese gebiedsdelen werd ook wettelijk gezien
nergens zo doorbroken als hier
in de republiek.
buildings are very similar to what you find in north jersey. which is where alot
of people from that region settled in the 1800s in new jersey.
Nice historic info. I’ll have to keep an eye out for that next time I’m in North Jersey. Tara our videographer is originally from New Jersey and her parents still live there.
Albany New York used to look like your typical Dutch village. They still use the Orange White Blue Dutch "Prinsenvlag".
Today I was in the Vondelpark
Bikes, joggers, dogs, birds and happy food 😀
Such a nice park! :)
A beautiful place to be!
That’s for sure!
Columbus left from Portugal, he probably means, the pilgrims from the Mayflower or maybe Captain Hudson who discovered Manhattan!
Thanks for the feedback
Every school should have a beautiful bike lane like this.
I really love your content! greetings from Mexico
Thanks Santi! Much appreciated! Where are you in Mexico btw? I’m planning a trip to Mexico City soon I think
@@Propelbikes I live in Mexico City, it would be cool to go for a ride
I’ll keep you posted. Do you know Distrito Fijo Club de Ciclismo?
I haven’t been there but I know where it’s located, as soon as you arrive let me know!
I’ll keep you posted!
I envy their complex bike culture
It’s unbelievable the shear number of bikes parked throughout the city. What the heck are those bike lanes like during rush hour? One big take away from this video is that once I’ve got my R&M I’ll have to switch to drinking Heineken...
Lmao on the Heineken comment! I don’t drink beer, but if I did I would drink Heineken, or Beck’s (it’s German) 😉
The bike lanes are quite wild at rush hour, it’s a sort of organized chaos. I think on average there are two bikes for every citizen in Amsterdam. It’s pretty amazing!
@@Propelbikes It helps to have a very light touch on the handle bar and use balance for steering. If you happen to bump elbows it won't hinder your balance (much). Most Dutch cyclist will be able to brush off such light contact with ease.
@0:54, close but no cigar. It says Citius - Altius - Fortius, which means Faster - Higher - Stronger. For the latter two, think of altitude ("highness") and fortitude ("strongness"). As for citius, erm, I suppose that is in the etymology of 'city' - as in grows or grew fast.
Hi PEB, will you do another video outside Amsterdam? I understand that as a foreigner Amsterdam is the first place you visit, but there's so much more outside the "Randstad". Especially when you're a cyclist there are some very nice cycling routes through urban and countryside.
I plan to. We were just in Amsterdam for a business trip so we figured we would do these videos. I look forward to doing more coverage all around Holland. I did get to visit Dieren when I went to visit Gazelle but I look forward to visiting many more cities on the next trip :)
@@Propelbikes Nice. :) My advice is to go in the spring or summer. If you're up to the challenge, you can travel to most if not all of those locations on bike. Some routes connecting the cities also venture through national parks. If you're interested, check out the following link. It contains maps, guides and a route planner. :)
www.hollandcyclingroutes.com/online-cycle-route-planner
Another interesting video. Chris, I like the rain jacket you've been sporting, What brand?
Thanks Bruce! Glad you liked the video! The jacket is made by a company called Rains. I’m not sure if they are disturbed in the States as I bought it in Amsterdam, but I like it!
I hope my Italian small flat city will be like that one day...
Well, start an action group and organize group rides to demonstrate your point of more cycling infrastructure. Saving CO2, pollution, healthier people that cuts health care spending, less traffic deaths. Make sure children are in your cycle group too, that helps a lot. And it benefits car drivers too, because more cyclists = less cars on the roads = less traffic jams = more parking spaces.
Im actually from Amsterdam and i cant believe the route Dmitri took you on! You missed so many nice places, you went into the ugliest part of the city, the rivierenbuurt. Those ugly buildings were all build in the 30s when creating apartments was more important than them actually looking nice. It's a very cultural area and actually the most diverse place per m2 in the world, but def not the most beatifull part of the city. Nice video though and interesting idea with the bakfiets!
We saw a lot more, but we had some camera trouble. The tour was really nice from my perspective. I hope it was still enjoyable :)
Hoho de rivierenbuurt is niet lelijk, prachtige architectuur van de Amsterdamse school
It is beautiful architecture, not sure why you think it is ugly. Try nieuw west or zuid oost if you wanna see ugly and failed architecture and urban design.
@@sparqqling iedere tijd zijn eigen architectuur, nieuw west kan in al zijn lelijkheid vreselijk mooi zijn, spuugmooi zeg maar.
Plan Zuid is veel interessanter dan die schots en scheve grachtenpanden. Die kent iedereen ondertussen wel.
The host here has a charisma I can't handle
Interesting. Not sure if this is meant to be sarcastic, but my original company name is Charisma Creations.
Chris, great view of Amsterdam on an ebike. Looks awesome. Dimitri's commentary was also very helpful. I wonder how the Dutch feel about ebikes in general? I read somewhere that ebikes have been selling in larger numbers in the Netherlands so I assume that people are more open to ebikes? Maybe you can comment on that. The reason I ask is that it is such a bike centric culture that I wonder if people in the Netherlands have adopted ebikes as another option to get around instead of some of the attitudes of some of the folks back here in the US that see ebikes as "cheating" or as an electric moped. Not everybody but I do get some attitude from some cyclists when I ride my ebike. Thx. =)
Thanks Juan! Glad you enjoyed the video. Dimitri was a great guide and I’m glad to call him a friend.
It seems that in Amsterdam we mostly see electric cargo bikes where outside the city ebikes are popular since many are covering longer distances.
In the Netherlands bikes aren’t looked at as a form of sport like the states. Instead they are a way to get around and the design is oriented around that as well. You don’t hear the cheating argument there at all from what I see.
@@Propelbikes Thx for the quick response. Maybe one day we can also adopt that point of view here in the US. Cheers. =)
I sure hope so. It does seem to be happening slowly
I'm Dutch and whenever I see someone on an e-bike that isn't an elderly person I think "ha, pussy".
Our country is flat, no need for electric empowerment of what your legs can do just fine.
But that's just my Dutch mind babbling, meanwhile I'm also lazy enough to want one myself so it costs less effort paddling on the bike :D
Juan Alfonso Noval I live in a small village north of amsterdam, and here many more people have ebikes. Half the high school kids use it to travel to school(which is quite a long distance) and almost all the elderly have it. It’s just convenient. In amsterdam however, I think people get afraid their ebikes get stolen and the distances people make are smaller
I really like the idea of putting Tara with the camera in a cargo bike; gives a great point of view of what it is actually like to ride a bike in Amsterdam while simultaneously being able to look around more than e.g. if you had a go pro camera on your head. I feel that if you planned the route a little more in advance and with a knowledgeable tour guide someone could make a nice little series of interesting bicycle route videos through Amsterdam this way.
Thanks! Maybe next time we’re back in town
Great camera work !! Nice video !
Thanks to Tara :)
Dimitri can carry that bike quite well.
I noticed that the Dutch guy pronounces Heineken like heinekeh, probably because in the Dutch language, "-en" is pronounced "-eh".
Yes, official Dutch is Heineken, street Dutch is Heinekeh.
16:50 thats how we ride, like the scooter. just do what you gotta do.
BBQ reunie stfu
The craziest thing I have ever saw in Amsterdam is the toilets! The water in the bowl is set further forwards?
Sonny yes, it’s called a ‘vlakspoel’ toilet. You’re probably used to what we call a ‘diepspoel’ toilet, which is more common now in NL too. For health purposes, mostly older, people still use vlakspoel, so the can check ‘what they dropped’ ;-)
@@MIGHTYcbu Thanks!
So a bike company in Amsterdam is called 'Juizz'. Perfect! Say that aloud. Haha.
Now I’m wondering if I said it right.
So is it legal to ride an ebike at low speeds or is it just outright banned?
There is no speed minimum for Ebikes. And Ebikes are considered normal bicycles by law. Only speedpedelecs (25-40 kmh maximum speed) are considered mopeds and must ride on the road. Unless there is a bicycle path where mopeds are allowed. That happens in busy areas.
My big impression... it’s a capital city, but it has the atmosphere of a village. It’s quiet and uncluttered. I wonder why? ; ) [and it ain’t just because it was the middle of a damp day in November: all UK cities would be chaos on such a day].
I totally agree. It’s very pleasant. I haven’t been to the UK, but I’m really falling in love with these cities which prioritize bikes and pedestrians. Coming from NY and LA I could see myself choosing a rainy place like to live because it’s overall a much more pleasant place. I think this is a big reason why people are happier and the city is safer.
Believe me the novelty of rain wears pretty thin after a while. Maybe that’s why we are happy... we are looking forward to some sun.
I hear you, but I’d rather be happy and wet than depressed and dry ;)
Fortunately, I’m generally happy in any environment. I think once you’ve lived in 135F for 5 months and camped in -26F pretty much everything in between is nice 😉
@@Propelbikes Believe me, after a real downpour you'll change your tune. About once or twice a year, we have a day where it rains so much that you would have been better off jumping in a lake. You don't want to be caught without an umbrella when that happens. Don't underestimate how bad rain can be, and especially how bad a thunderstorm can be.
Bikes are everywhere
They sure are! It’s really awesome!
There are more bikes then people in Amsterdam.
Guys, how long it took you to get from stadium to the city?
I think it was about 30 mins but we took several detours.
depends on what you call the city, entrance to vondelpark is roughly 5 minutes, leidsesquare(start of the touristy part) is 10-15 and central station is about 25.
The stadium is in the city. www.google.nl/maps/@52.3436665,4.855369,3a,75y,259.42h,110.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJoSHePeyll6dCtRDIhYP7w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Correct me if wrong, but as I recall the Germans planned to bomb Amsterdam next....the Netherlands capitulated before that actually happened. Also, Amsterdam has a very BIG harbor . The 4th biggest in Europe, a few years back. Much smaller than Rotterdam but still very sizeable. As it also was the capital back than I d say there was plenty of reason to bomb it;-)
Nice information. Makes sense
Does she feel good in there is there room for leg room as well
She does. She likes the Load and the Urban Arrow the best for these things. She has put a lot of miles in the box. :)
Wrong! Signaling is by signs next to the road, signs on the pavement are only helping or reminding the official signs. We have snow sometimes...
Good point. This information was from an urban planner who gave us another tour. The signaling on the road is helpful I’ve found.
Amstel dam dam in the Amstel is how Amsterdam got its name
Fun fact...Joost vondel wrote the shortest poem ever... 2 words 3 letters
U nu.
Translated it means..
you now
In Canada it is legal for a car to run over a bicycle we are that behind.
NY has been the same until fairly recently. We all have a lot of work to do in this area. I hope those that need to make these laws can learn from these forward thinking cultures.
You don't have to know Latin to know that is wrong: it is not higher-faster-stronger but faster-higher-stronger .... altius clearly means higher (altitude)
"Eédjéks joest too plee hier!"
Gratulations to amsterdamers getting rid of the noisy, smelly and very often aggressive driving fossil scooter .
Stinky scooters are still populair in the Netherlands, unfortunaly. Teenagers love them. And scooters are used instead of second car. But with the helmet obligation for limited 25 kmh scooters and putting those scooters on the carriage way, the government is making scooters less popular.
Een schatje in een bakje
😊
Yes, Tara has sweet charisma. Joyfull eyes.
it would be easyer on a bike if americas citys were like amsterdams roads we should copy them and get the cars out of the city .cars are only good for one thing .long distence travel they dont belong in a city.
This
i´d actually say that we should use ultralight taxis in inner cities exclusively(alongside bikes ofcourse), and limit the size of engine aswell as size per volume, cars are essential for most weather conditions but a taxi with a maximum of 50kp/h weighing less than half a ton, with a wooden cabin and up to 6 passengers could improve the cost and efficiency of inner city transport dramaticly,
but still needs to be implemented by powerful institutions
@@fabianseewald7884 i agree small delivery trucks with small engines would work great on bike roads.and it would be easy to supply the stores and deliver goods in the weather.maybe the size of a smart car but with three wheels small and compact.
Heineken....beer?
Yes, that Heineken.
I can understand the law to have two stroke or four stroked mopeds/scooters on bike lanes because of emissions, but I fail to see the logic in having what are being termed (mistakenly i.m.o.) high speed e-bikes confined to the roads in Holland? I've had a (ahem) speed-pedelec capable of 28 mph and there's no way I'd have called that e-bike high-speed, generally its top speed was only really achieved with a significant push from the rider, really it was a 20-23mph machine. Can't help but feel they'd be more motivation, if speed-pedelec like performance was the norm, with the same freedoms of conventional bikes, then the take-up of e-bikes as realistic alternatives to using a car would be big! Lastly, it makes sense that bikes and cars are better separated for both flow and safety, so why force-in what is a less than motor scooter capable e-bike onto the roads, most 50cc scooters will out perform ebike speed-pedelecs and these and anything beyond 30 mph unassisted alone should be in with the big traffic.
Oh so this is what Amsterdam is like 🤔
Did you enjoy the video?
@@Propelbikes I live in the Netherlands it's fun seeing it from a foreigners perspective 😄
Lol. Thanks. I hope I did it justice. I’m learning about it as many are. We have a lot more to learn from you fine folks.
17:40 You're driving the wrong way, just like your guide, you should have gone to the right and cross the road there.
Thanks for the heads up.
@16:50 really? Im curious, how many accidents are caused by moped riders hitting cyclist?
It is a problem and recently they made it illegal for scooters to travel in the bike lane. Obviously they didn’t get the memo, or they don’t care.
went a bit down with the new rules, however total moped(scooter what we call them) use is down in general as well because of the new rules. I thought I recently went down by about 30ish percent.
Propel Electric Bikes there are only a couple of roads where the 25 kmh scooters need to be on the main road. There was a lot of controversy behind this because the scooter go the same speed as the e-bike but still they had to be in a lane where cars travel at 50 kph making it unsafe for the moped drivers
Great video. BUT, please please please correct Americans when they say van GO. It sounds so absurd. Please tell them how to pronounce Van Gogh !!!!!!!
De Amerikanen hebben de Franse uitspraak van Van Gogh overgenomen, want Vincent maakte zijn schilderijen in Frankrijk.
@@mardiffv.8775 Alleen in de laatste jaren van zijn leven. Hij schilderde ook in Nederland.
Ze kunnen het geluid van de Nederlandse G ook niet maken.
When does the time come that foreigners discover that the Netherlands is bigger then Amsterdam?
there is a Netherlands outside amsterdam they say...….
Yes, I agree and it’s beautiful! I just happened to be staying in Amsterdam and wanted to do a tour around the city. Maybe we will do some other cities next time :)
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Alstubleph.
Dutch people never gave up their car and bikes are extra's. Tbh Amsterdam for most dutch people is a foreign country with expensive housing.
Some Dutchmen call Amsterdam Pyongyang on the Amstel river, because Amsterdam is run by leftist politicians.
Eedjex.. Waarom moeten steeds meer Nederlanders per se Ajax uitspreken als Eedjex wanneer ze Engels spreken? Het is toch echt Ajax ook als je Engels praat. Engelsen begrijpen ook prima wat je bedoelt hoor als je Ajax zegt. Hoef je echt niet zo raar voor te gaan doen door het als Eedjex uit te gaan spreken.
Bikers in Amsterdam and hand signals?????They just go and no hand signals!
I did notice that. Funny thing, my last video in Copenhagen I got yelled at in the comments for not signaling :) many compare you guys but I know you’re different ;)
The bike is powered by Jizz now thats some technology!
Nice video on showing a very nice bicycling infrastructure. But why do this ride on e-bikes? I can see riding a cargo bike loaded on a hilly route....but for most rides...why? For me riding 30 miles is easier than walking 3 miles....I know of many people in their 70's and some in their 80's still riding their bicycles.....e-bikes are only going to promote pretty much what motor vehicles has done to motorist...made them weaker. I am not a e'bike hater but not a true believer in your motives!
I am Dutch, owning 6 bikes = 2 E bikes, 4 other bikes. An E bike more then doubles the ranges of an average cyclists. 10 km vs. 25 km, 6 miles vs. 15 miles.
Second; headwind can be brutal in flat Netherlands, so a power boost is welcome.
Third: I cycle/ train longer with an E bike then with a normal bike. I give all I have to give and when I go tired, I pedal with less force, but with more E power.
Inside my city I use my normal bikes. Only the off road trike for off road and the road trike for long distance. The ORT is also my trailer tractor, so I can carry heavy loads, without using my car.
no body uses turn signals in the netherlands only if they have the right to go first and dont wanna die. the rest of the time they just go.
I sycle 35 km ph
That's great bro! Please do consider children and the elderly when you encounter them. They are safe in our traffic and we'd really like to keep it that way...
Peace.
@@mourlyvold7655 I do
@@aldrixalkemadus 👍
EmsterdEm… I call the capitol of the usa: Was Hing Ton.....
Pitty you ride e-bikes. It is better for your health and the environment to ride around on normal bikes, especially in a city. It is saver too, because the number of accidents with bikes is rising after a long period of decline, because of the increasing number of e-bikes.
I think it depends on the city and the infrastructure. Not all cities are as dense as Amsterdam, but I could see how in a place like this riding a traditional bike makes a lot of sense. I think what’s often discounted is how ebikes are replacing cars, not necessarily bicycle trips.
@@Propelbikes most ebike are juse for lazy people and not realy replace cars but normal bike
Am dutch to and see so many jong people on ebike and befor ebike thy where on normal bike
And then people dont get why people get fat
@@robinenbernhard That's interesting. In North America ebikes mainly replace car use. So here they are a very positive thing... It makes sense that in a bike culture like Holland, they might have the opposite effect and get people more lazy and more dependent on fossil fuels.