This is what cycling should be and not some commercialized activity with fancy gear,fancy bicycles etc. Hats of to Netherlands for making cycling part of their day to day lives. Cycles here are used for shopping,leisure rides etc.. And to hell with helmets,fancy clothing,fancy cycles even simple ungeared cycles suffice. Main thing,enjoy cycling!!
People of Holland should be proud of themselves.Also kudos to the Government for listening to their Citizens. They have a cycling network to be proud of. The best in the World.
That is just so typical of the practical Dutch showing the rest of the world the way to go forward. I love The Netherlands so much so that I've learnt to speak your language.
I flew Martinair, courtesy of my boss's Xmas bonus. Her dad put me up for 2 wks & wore me ragged seeing all the sites, all on bike. It was the best vacation to date. Easy access to everything. Calm & relaxing. Still love biking when I can, though not so safe here in the states.
Not Dutch but proud of the Dutch attitude versus bicycles. I am a fan of everyday cycling and my dream is to go and live for a while in The Netherlands! LOve the Dutch attitude!
Clues: Notice that the Dutch like bikes for transportation with geometry that puts them sitting upright. Leaning forward puts you off balance with your head down. You are in a position that, if you lose control or hit something, it is hard to keep from cracking your head, because you will rotate head downward. Using a step-through (women's) bike also permits you to untangle yourself from the bike frame when you go down, and you can keep your head up when your body hits. Safer than a helmet.
A good saddle is also important for longer distance. I made vacation trips from The Netherlands to Spain and also to Ireland. From the beginning you're right in it! Smells, noises, people and your body working. I love it!
Dear Netherlands, I'm an urban planner and I love cycling. I'm very tired of trying to get people to see the value in what I say and tired of drivers who feel that I'm doing them a dis-service. Please, please, please, let me be Dutch! I want to live in the Netherlands and work for something I can truly believe in!
I too fell in love with cycling when I visited the Netherlands. So when I returned to my country Malaysia ( just above Singapore), i immediately bought myself a bicycle just like your Dutch Bike and began picking up cycling once again after 55years ever since buying my first car. Only problem is, my country it isn’t bicycle friendly like yours and cycling is either for sport only or only the poor who can’t afford a car would ride it. How sad. But after watching yours as well as numerous videos about cycling in the Netherlands, I couldn’t care less. I just love cycling. Thank you
Twentynine thousand kilometers of bicycle infrastructure, more people cycling than any other country in the world and, despite the lack of using a helmet while cycling an impressive cycling safety record. What lesson can be learned by the other countries from this. It's all about the infrastructure and the mindset of the car drivers concerning people cycling. Mixing people cycling together with cars is like putting your hand in front of a working circular saw. To prevent accidents you should keep hand and saw separated. To prevent traffic accidents involving bicycles you should keep cars and bicycles separated.
I've fallen more than once on my bike (in winter, when freezing roads can make it dangerous), but have never ever hurt my head (just knees and hands). Only collisions with cars or busses could mean injury to your head, and because our bike-lanes are so safe, it's just folly to wear a helmet.
When I was a student a cycled to school in the warm summers of 30 degrease Celsius, in the rainy weathers with the umbrella in my hands and in the cold snowy winters of -10 degrease Celsius!
Good for the Dutch !! At least they have backbone and are not apathetic about cycling safety, plus they have a government that LISTENS, and further they acted on it to make the Netherlands, the capital and best, for safety on 2 wheels !!
Of course you can move to the Netherlands, and you are welcome here! How difficult it is to move depends on where you live now, if you live in an EU-country it is pretty easy to come here... According to your family name I guess you are from a Scandinavian country. But as Norway (Norge) and Iceland (Ísland) are no EU countries (yet) and you live in one of these 2 it might be a bit more difficult. But you always can try it...
Why not! I biked in the year 1998 from Nijmegen (The Netherlands) tot Pamplona ( Spain) in 13 days. Just in time for celebrating my birthday with a dutch/spanish couple. A experience I never forget!
Wow, extremely well made video. Proud to be Dutch and cyclist! Hope this inspires governments and people around the world to be less car-centric and healthier, smarter and richer while feeling great. Thanks.
The weather attractive ? Most of the time it is okay, but we have a sea cljmate, and therefor quite some rain. 16% chance to get wet, if I am not mistaken 🤝
I'd say it's changing in the right direction. I live in a small town in Midlands (population around 50-60k) and I can see more cycling paths being build every year. Ok, it's not a network yet but it's happening. For instance, I can cycle from my house to town centre 80% on dedicated cycling paths, 20% on quiet streets. Not bad, not bad at all. Couple years ago it was 30% cycling paths, 70% heavy traffic streets.
I really Fd up!!! I love cycling. Hate cars. 20 years ago went to the Netherlands to live. Met a girl from America. Moved to America. 10 years ago started learning Dutch but quit. Bicycles and the Netherlands is in my heart. Please Dutch people.....please keep what you have!
I've been from my previous hometown Deventer to Amsterdam and back by bike. A distance of 120 km. And from Deventer to Eindhoven and back. A distance of 150 km. Ofcourse, these distances are one way.
haha makes me remember the (former) minister (US: secretary) of Social Affairs Donner, he was minister for what 12 years in a row and before that another run, and all this time came on his trusted bike!
The Kindermoord campaign took hold in The Netherland before oil became the fundamental commodity of the planet. Unfortunately, the interests of countries like the UK are focused on wealth and not morals. So anyone not driving a car are not financing the oil and automobile industries. That's one if the reasons why little is being done to accommodate cyclists in the UK, despite the fact that the long-term benefits would be huge.
Informative and inspiring. Glad to get this history with the hope other countries get the message. So now I've posted my own video "why cycle: or go ride a bike" mostly shot in Amsterdam. Thanks.
@ptuku Yes, rain & ice are treacherous, more so for a bike. One needs to slow down & be extra careful cornering & braking. But the situation is probably worst for the Danes & the Dutch for example - and they seem to manage fine... There is a saying "there is no bad weather, just bad clothing"...
@uniquedin My grandma used to say when I did not want to go out in the rain: you are not made of sugar :) When it is raining, you put on a rain jacket. When it is freezing, you put on gloves and cycle a bit faster. I cycled to school all my life, 6 miles to get there in the morning and 6 miles back in the afternoon. No matter whether it was freezing, raining, snowing or what. It's just a mindset to think that you cannot cycle if weather is not perfect.
I live in Miami Fl,so yes.You are totally right.EVERYONE has a car,but I don't like cars and if you ride a bike,people look at you weird.People actually think that you don't have money to own a car.I can't stand that stupid stereo type.I love how life in France is.So beautiful,nature and history.I am planning to move there.Transfer from one school to another..and get away from the U.S.!
Think about this americans , in the Netherlands the cripple can do shopping on their mobility scooters over bike lanes there are always shops available in range no matter where you are in the country, so all elderly can do their shoppings till they can't walk anymore....
Brilliant. Be proud. Notice to the rest of us ! Their system was non existent before early 70's. They made it happen. They demolished buildings, made roads into bike paths, they thought about it long term ,they worked together.....cyclists, local councils, govt. ,local businesses....everyone together. See the future, think win win scenarios, dont fight....but work for a solution. TOGETHER. What I'm trying to say is that the Dutch ( Danish and Germans) didn't inherit a great system.....they worked for it.
Yes, there are special lanes for cycling, although, of course, less than in Amsterdam. Anyway the Czech drivers are polite, so cycling is quite safely.
I didnt know that cycling was so popular ın Netherlands. I admire them now... In my country, people treats cyclist like they saw aliens, especially Taxi drivers. (I live in Ankara)
@ptuku Cycling is a great way to improve reflexes, build better bones, and generally improve health. It will still rain on you if you don't cycle, so it's best to embrace nature and get all the health benefits. Of course, it's a good idea to be extra careful in the rain - as it is for all people, regardless of how they get around.
Numpak sapedah aman moal sieun katabrak mobil, moal sieun katabrsk motor, moal sieun sapedah aya nu maok. Tah ieu nagara pikeun conto nu mana jelemana kolot budak, awewe lalaki, beunghar sangsara nyakola atawa belegug rahayat atawa pejabat kabeh ta at hukum, ngaharga an batur boh waktu, boh tempat jeung oge ngahargaan lingkungan.
I'm Dutch. I used to attend Utrecht University. I was an International Law Student. I would have graduated in December 2021 with a master's degree. Unfortunately, because The Netherlands does not believe in laws to mandate head protection, I fell off my bicycle on August 10th, 2021, and passed away on the 11th at 22.03. I sustained brain bruising, swelling, and pressure that couldn't be relieved. I was only 23 and born on November 22, 1997. My name was Lara.
@anakperelih I agree some situations are more challenging - but a person can start at 0% and work towards 100%, even if they never reach it. When the mind is open, a lot can happen. I started with zero fitness, and within months managed multi-hour rides in 35 degrees & high humidity - the body can adapt. Also, a shower is a shower, regardless of how hot you got beforehand. How did people manage anything before the 1960's when car obsession began?...
@uniquedin when it rails, you get wet and when it is freezing, it's adviced for the people with fragile bones or poor reflexes to use the public transportation, or the car ofcourse.
+Rebecca Kovacova That bridge spans the Amsterdam Rhine Canal and is 700 meters long from start to finish. bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/nescio-bridge-amsterdam/
This is what America should have. It's a shame to see related videos of bikes being run over and angry drivers. This video makes me want to live in the Netherlands.
LOL the US doesn't even have proper electrified commuter rail. the dutch are also the first ones in the world to completely remove overhead powerlines in the 80! we're so advanced that right now we're focusing on making traffic signals smarter to always give a green light when a cyclist comes near a traffic signal.
Please let's do this in South Africa. Commuter cycling promotes health, neighbourliness, efficiency, and minimises congestion & pollution. My town (Bloemfontein) is perfect (quite flat, with long connecting roads between suburbs), but drivers here are reckless and unbelievably rude to cyclists. Just bought a nice little Schwinn, I now only use my car once or twice a week.
I know... Same here, it's a bit hard to watch but they have been doing it for a long time AND it's flat there... I couldn't ride my bike without my helmet, car drivers and other cyclists do not behave well enough and anything can happen at any given time... I'm French actually and never rode a bicycle in traffic there but because a bike commuter in Santa Cruz, CA and it has changed my life!
Could someone tell me where I can get the transcript of this video? It would be very much useful as I am planning to play it at one of my English classes
i wish indonesia can like this.. peoples were just dont wanna get tired and sweaty or just lazy.. even if we had traffics problem and i mean bigg traffics problem!! And bigass polution! And government dont care abot that as long as they dont get disturb and had profit from import polution machine
lol, i think in Dutch we call a bike with frontloader a Swedish bike but the closest thing to the frame in Dutch would be a grandmothersbike.. closest thing i found after 10 s of google was the : Batavus Old Dutch Plus 3 2013 and btw Holland is not The Netherlands but one of The Netherlands there are 13 more Netherlands(also counted outside of Europe)
Its very impressive, would love to cycle there, but, even without traffic you can still come off, roads are still hard, but does no one wear a helmet?!, wouldn't ride anywhere without mine.
This is what cycling should be and not some commercialized activity with fancy gear,fancy bicycles etc. Hats of to Netherlands for making cycling part of their day to day lives. Cycles here are used for shopping,leisure rides etc.. And to hell with helmets,fancy clothing,fancy cycles even simple ungeared cycles suffice. Main thing,enjoy cycling!!
People of Holland should be proud of themselves.Also kudos to the Government for listening to their Citizens. They have a cycling network to be proud of. The best in the World.
That is just so typical of the practical Dutch showing the rest of the world the way to go forward. I love The Netherlands so much so that I've learnt to speak your language.
I flew Martinair, courtesy of my boss's Xmas bonus. Her dad put me up for 2 wks & wore me ragged seeing all the sites, all on bike. It was the best vacation to date. Easy access to everything. Calm & relaxing. Still love biking when I can, though not so safe here in the states.
Not Dutch but proud of the Dutch attitude versus bicycles. I am a fan of everyday cycling and my dream is to go and live for a while in The Netherlands! LOve the Dutch attitude!
Forget legal marijuana, this video shows the best reason to go to the Netherlands!
Clues: Notice that the Dutch like bikes for transportation with geometry that puts them sitting upright. Leaning forward puts you off balance with your head down. You are in a position that, if you lose control or hit something, it is hard to keep from cracking your head, because you will rotate head downward. Using a step-through (women's) bike also permits you to untangle yourself from the bike frame when you go down, and you can keep your head up when your body hits. Safer than a helmet.
Gives a great view point and is les hard for arms and shoulder!
@@henrijansen4224 and you are visible to other road users. 😊
A good saddle is also important for longer distance. I made vacation trips from The Netherlands to Spain and also to Ireland. From the beginning you're right in it! Smells, noises, people and your body
working. I love it!
Dear Netherlands, I'm an urban planner and I love cycling. I'm very tired of trying to get people to see the value in what I say and tired of drivers who feel that I'm doing them a dis-service. Please, please, please, let me be Dutch! I want to live in the Netherlands and work for something I can truly believe in!
As a Dutch,i hated our anti-car policy back in the 70s,as a real car guy.
Wel.
I was dump as shit back then.
Its hard to fight against dump.
Did you make it to our humble little country?!
Change in your country may be depending on you, dont give up my friend! You dont need to live here to go Dutch! 😉🌷👍🏻
I too fell in love with cycling when I visited the Netherlands. So when I returned to my country Malaysia ( just above Singapore), i immediately bought myself a bicycle just like your Dutch Bike and began picking up cycling once again after 55years ever since buying my first car. Only problem is, my country it isn’t bicycle friendly like yours and cycling is either for sport only or only the poor who can’t afford a car would ride it. How sad. But after watching yours as well as numerous videos about cycling in the Netherlands, I couldn’t care less. I just love cycling. Thank you
Twentynine thousand kilometers of bicycle infrastructure, more people cycling than any other country in the world and, despite the lack of using a helmet while cycling an impressive cycling safety record. What lesson can be learned by the other countries from this. It's all about the infrastructure and the mindset of the car drivers concerning people cycling. Mixing people cycling together with cars is like putting your hand in front of a working circular saw. To prevent accidents you should keep hand and saw separated. To prevent traffic accidents involving bicycles you should keep cars and bicycles separated.
I've been so exited by Amsterdam with its cycling culture, that I've bought two city bikes this year ))). From Prague with love.
The Dutch seem to be progressive people. They should be looked up to for this healthy lifestyle. Respect~
I've fallen more than once on my bike (in winter, when freezing roads can make it dangerous), but have never ever hurt my head (just knees and hands). Only collisions with cars or busses could mean injury to your head, and because our bike-lanes are so safe, it's just folly to wear a helmet.
Wow... Such an amazing country. Such a problem solvers 💜💙❤
When I was a student a cycled to school in the warm summers of 30 degrease Celsius, in the rainy weathers with the umbrella in my hands and in the cold snowy winters of -10 degrease Celsius!
The Bike is the best, never will die
Good for the Dutch !! At least they have backbone and are not apathetic about cycling safety, plus they have a government that LISTENS, and further they acted on it to make the Netherlands, the capital and best, for safety on 2 wheels !!
Can i move to Netherlands? I'm a cyclist and your bio infrastructure is awesome!
Of course you can move to the Netherlands, and you are welcome here! How difficult it is to move depends on where you live now, if you live in an EU-country it is pretty easy to come here... According to your family name I guess you are from a Scandinavian country. But as Norway (Norge) and Iceland (Ísland) are no EU countries (yet) and you live in one of these 2 it might be a bit more difficult. But you always can try it...
@@marcvanderwee
He may be just a Björk's fan, since it is a first name. 😄
Why not! I biked in the year 1998 from Nijmegen (The Netherlands) tot Pamplona ( Spain) in 13 days. Just in time for celebrating my birthday with a dutch/spanish couple. A experience I never forget!
All hail the mighty DutchCyclingEmbassy!
Wow, extremely well made video. Proud to be Dutch and cyclist! Hope this inspires governments and people around the world to be less car-centric and healthier, smarter and richer while feeling great. Thanks.
Heaven on earth!!
eusdeenius A cycling utopia!
Holland and its Dutch people are awesome, the women are just beautiful, the weather is attractive and oh yeah they are advancing for the greater good!
The weather attractive ? Most of the time it is okay, but we have a sea cljmate, and therefor quite some rain. 16% chance to get wet, if I am not mistaken 🤝
Great video. I love cycling and it's wonderful to see a bike-friendly land.
Beautiful video. Would love to live in a place that was as forward thinking.
Would love to see this here in Portugal, we got so many good conditions for this but no one does it
The Netherlands-- paradise on earth!
I want to live there so bad 😭
love you Netherlands from Pakistan ❤️
I wish the UK would take a leaf out of the Netherlands book 😳🙏
I wish every country would do that!
we are so far behind
I'd say it's changing in the right direction. I live in a small town in Midlands (population around 50-60k) and I can see more cycling paths being build every year. Ok, it's not a network yet but it's happening. For instance, I can cycle from my house to town centre 80% on dedicated cycling paths, 20% on quiet streets. Not bad, not bad at all. Couple years ago it was 30% cycling paths, 70% heavy traffic streets.
Mobike is a good scheme expanding in the UK.
I really Fd up!!!
I love cycling.
Hate cars.
20 years ago went to the Netherlands to live.
Met a girl from America.
Moved to America.
10 years ago started learning Dutch but quit.
Bicycles and the Netherlands is in my heart.
Please Dutch people.....please keep what you have!
Everyone here says "America is the best country on earth." THE HELL IT IS!!!
Americans say it is the best country on earth...almost nobody else says this.
@@rajnadar6555 Sorry. By here, I meant America. And if that wasn't ridiculous before. These past few months.
it could! humans make things so hard when is soo simple!..geez..I like Amsterdam.
I have a classical dutch bike. He's looking nice and very fast. (3 speeds Shimano)
+Oleksandr Martynuk i can see that from your profile picture! :)
Khairul Ashraf u right)
Nice =) cycling and experiencing every season..priceless!
What a great system...great video, too.
Que maravilloso 🚲❤
Wondeful, if only Glasgow was like this.
Now that is civilised society!
Zeer mooi initiatief.
Nederland fietsland loving it
love it ! wish I could move there :)
WOW,WOW!!!!
This Is wonderful!
I've been from my previous hometown Deventer to Amsterdam and back by bike. A distance of 120 km. And from Deventer to Eindhoven and back. A distance of 150 km. Ofcourse, these distances are one way.
I like this film, I hope it can be in my country.
This is quite relaxing to watch
haha makes me remember the (former) minister (US: secretary) of Social Affairs Donner, he was minister for what 12 years in a row and before that another run, and all this time came on his trusted bike!
The Kindermoord campaign took hold in The Netherland before oil became the fundamental commodity of the planet. Unfortunately, the interests of countries like the UK are focused on wealth and not morals. So anyone not driving a car are not financing the oil and automobile industries. That's one if the reasons why little is being done to accommodate cyclists in the UK, despite the fact that the long-term benefits would be huge.
what a great infastructure
a happier an healthier life - without destroying the world or having to work all day. It could all be so easy...
I'd like to move here someday!
i love Belanda!!!😍😍
Informative and inspiring. Glad to get this history with the hope other countries get the message. So now I've posted my own video "why cycle: or go ride a bike" mostly shot in Amsterdam. Thanks.
@ptuku Yes, rain & ice are treacherous, more so for a bike. One needs to slow down & be extra careful cornering & braking. But the situation is probably worst for the Danes & the Dutch for example - and they seem to manage fine... There is a saying "there is no bad weather, just bad clothing"...
@uniquedin My grandma used to say when I did not want to go out in the rain: you are not made of sugar :)
When it is raining, you put on a rain jacket. When it is freezing, you put on gloves and cycle a bit faster. I cycled to school all my life, 6 miles to get there in the morning and 6 miles back in the afternoon. No matter whether it was freezing, raining, snowing or what. It's just a mindset to think that you cannot cycle if weather is not perfect.
I live in Miami Fl,so yes.You are totally right.EVERYONE has a car,but I don't like cars and if you ride a bike,people look at you weird.People actually think that you don't have money to own a car.I can't stand that stupid stereo type.I love how life in France is.So beautiful,nature and history.I am planning to move there.Transfer from one school to another..and get away from the U.S.!
Think about this americans , in the Netherlands the cripple can do shopping on their mobility scooters over bike lanes there are always shops available in range no matter where you are in the country, so all elderly can do their shoppings till they can't walk anymore....
WHY ISN"T THIS A THING IN AMERICA NOW????!!!!!!
Because in America they are just too busy with other things.
Because a bike doesnt run on oil
America is too busy bringing democracy all over the world to do this.
because they're car slaves
Amazing !!
OOOOOO!!!! I want to live there!!
Prout to live here. Love to be dutch!
hello from Toronto.
Just move to down-town and got a bike.
Brilliant. Be proud.
Notice to the rest of us !
Their system was non existent before early 70's.
They made it happen. They demolished buildings, made roads into bike paths, they thought about it long term ,they worked together.....cyclists, local councils, govt. ,local businesses....everyone together.
See the future, think win win scenarios, dont fight....but work for a solution. TOGETHER.
What I'm trying to say is that the Dutch ( Danish and Germans) didn't inherit a great system.....they worked for it.
Bicycle paradise >_
Wha!? SF needs to adopt this bike mentality. right now its pretty much if your not in a car, your on your own.
Amazing 😃💝
I know Czech drivers are amazing! they can even improvise extra driving lanes as needed making a 2 direction road a 3 laner:P
what a rare gem you are
I miss that time when I'm living in Belgium.. Where cycling is the main transportation in there
we need this in the us to
Almost everyine in my school goes to school with the bike. I have to cycle 1 hour a day.
dammm i wanna live there :)
Yes, there are special lanes for cycling, although, of course, less than in Amsterdam. Anyway the Czech drivers are polite, so cycling is quite safely.
Que bom seria se no Brasil tivéssemos toda esta infra-estrutura.
I didnt know that cycling was so popular ın Netherlands. I admire them now...
In my country, people treats cyclist like they saw aliens, especially Taxi drivers.
(I live in Ankara)
They're making good progress in Cape Town :)
very nice
อยากให้กรุงเทพฯ และเมืองต่างๆ ในประเทศไทยเป็นแบบนี้บ้างคะ แต่คงอีกนานเลย...
really amazing, I would like to become an ambassador :-)
NO doubt about that!
@ptuku Cycling is a great way to improve reflexes, build better bones, and generally improve health. It will still rain on you if you don't cycle, so it's best to embrace nature and get all the health benefits. Of course, it's a good idea to be extra careful in the rain - as it is for all people, regardless of how they get around.
Numpak sapedah aman moal sieun katabrak mobil, moal sieun katabrsk motor, moal sieun sapedah aya nu maok. Tah ieu nagara pikeun conto nu mana jelemana kolot budak, awewe lalaki, beunghar sangsara nyakola atawa belegug rahayat atawa pejabat kabeh ta at hukum, ngaharga an batur boh waktu, boh tempat jeung oge ngahargaan lingkungan.
at 2:55 cool shots of Houten station!
I'm Dutch. I used to attend Utrecht University. I was an International Law Student. I would have graduated in December 2021 with a master's degree. Unfortunately, because The Netherlands does not believe in laws to mandate head protection, I fell off my bicycle on August 10th, 2021, and passed away on the 11th at 22.03. I sustained brain bruising, swelling, and pressure that couldn't be relieved. I was only 23 and born on November 22, 1997. My name was Lara.
I want to ride through the hole Netherlands *-*
Do so !
@anakperelih I agree some situations are more challenging - but a person can start at 0% and work towards 100%, even if they never reach it. When the mind is open, a lot can happen.
I started with zero fitness, and within months managed multi-hour rides in 35 degrees & high humidity - the body can adapt. Also, a shower is a shower, regardless of how hot you got beforehand. How did people manage anything before the 1960's when car obsession began?...
@uniquedin when it rails, you get wet and when it is freezing, it's adviced for the people with fragile bones or poor reflexes to use the public transportation, or the car ofcourse.
Where is the bridge from the end of the video? It looks pretty spectacular!
I think it's the Nescio Bridge. It's just outside the city of Amsterdam.
+Rebecca Kovacova That bridge spans the Amsterdam Rhine Canal and is 700 meters long from start to finish. bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/nescio-bridge-amsterdam/
STARS ! an example to copy
Does Prague offer the opportunity to cycle there safely?
This is what America should have. It's a shame to see related videos of bikes being run over and angry drivers. This video makes me want to live in the Netherlands.
LOL the US doesn't even have proper electrified commuter rail.
the dutch are also the first ones in the world to completely remove overhead powerlines in the 80!
we're so advanced that right now we're focusing on making traffic signals smarter to always give a green light when a cyclist comes near a traffic signal.
Please let's do this in South Africa. Commuter cycling promotes health, neighbourliness, efficiency, and minimises congestion & pollution. My town (Bloemfontein) is perfect (quite flat, with long connecting roads between suburbs), but drivers here are reckless and unbelievably rude to cyclists. Just bought a nice little Schwinn, I now only use my car once or twice a week.
I know... Same here, it's a bit hard to watch but they have been doing it for a long time AND it's flat there...
I couldn't ride my bike without my helmet, car drivers and other cyclists do not behave well enough and anything can happen at any given time...
I'm French actually and never rode a bicycle in traffic there but because a bike commuter in Santa Cruz, CA and it has changed my life!
Could someone tell me where I can get the transcript of this video? It would be very much useful as I am planning to play it at one of my English classes
I invite you to come here and see for yourself. You can stay in our guest room if you'd like so you don't even have to pay for a hotel.
i wish indonesia can like this.. peoples were just dont wanna get tired and sweaty or just lazy.. even if we had traffics problem and i mean bigg traffics problem!! And bigass polution!
And government dont care abot that as long as they dont get disturb and had profit from import polution machine
Are you sure you don't live in America? lol
what do u mean??
i live in indonesia
Devin Fahada I meant that America has all the same problems. Traffic, pollution and a government that doesn't care. t was supposed to be funny.
and you havent seen jakarta?
it's more than u imagine
It's time to change we can get it.....LET´s ride bIKE!!!!
Impressive! Brazil definatelly needs some improvement taking that as a great example. How to help it? again, thanks!
@carcano38 Because she's Dutch.
do this in a tropical country.. everybody need to bath at the office...
If you have a good employer, they provide shower facilities. Gets more and more common 🤝
lol, i think in Dutch we call a bike with frontloader a Swedish bike but the closest thing to the frame in Dutch would be a grandmothersbike.. closest thing i found after 10 s of google was the : Batavus Old Dutch Plus 3 2013
and btw Holland is not The Netherlands but one of The Netherlands there are 13 more Netherlands(also counted outside of Europe)
Its very impressive, would love to cycle there, but, even without traffic you can still come off, roads are still hard, but does no one wear a helmet?!, wouldn't ride anywhere without mine.
@Hector014 ...raincoat mate...
i hope i could live in Dutch...:)
Dutch isn't a country. The Dutch are the people living in The Netherlands.
@@Saartje05 i thought that's where Michael Jackson lived
@anakperelih I red somewhere that Qatar is planning to make a covered bicycle lane on their new Island "the Pearl"