I find that underground car parks quickly get covered with black soot from the tyres and exhaust. Not a nice to be or to store a bike. That might be why they didn’t combine the bike parking in with the car garage.
Maybe , but the massive traffic circle (not a roundabout) is a black stain on Nijmegen, for years. The Keizer Karelplein traffic circle is noted as one of the most dangerous traffic locations in NL , with a high rate of accidents ... The biciclepath bridge that was glued to the railwaybridge is fantastic though, a gem of ingenuity
I was able to take my grandmother at the age of 90+ into the countryside and the woods because her retirement-home had a duo bike! That bike gave her and the other residents so much more value to their existence! I loved riding easily 20km with her to places she hasn’t been for decades! Yes i delivered most of the power, but she padded bravely along And she loved any minute of it!
For viewers unaware of Dutch geography: The Waal river is actually the main branch of the Rhine as it spreads out into the delta towards the North Sea. There was heavy fighting over these bridges in WWII both in 1940 to stop the German advance in to The Netherlands when Dutch engineers blew it up in a desperate attempt, as well as in 1945 as a part of operation Market Garden to provide a safe route in to Germany for the Allied forces. The famous movie "A bridge too far" was about a brigde closeby in Arnhem spanning the Nederrijn, another branch of the Rhine delta. This area always was of extreme strategic importance all the way back when the Romans founded Nijmegen as part of the "Limes", the Imperial border that ran along the Rhine.
You always manage to find the people who only speak polder Engels.☺️ Ach ja, ze doen hun best. Nice view of Nijmegen, i usually only see the surrounding area by motorcycle. I liked this video a lot, no endless discussies.😏
Sorry I missed the live feed. Hi Jos! I was fortunate enough to meet Jos and be given a tour very similar to this 9 years ago. That day was a life changer for me-and it's also the reason my custom built cargobike is known as the JosExpress.
I like this bike too a lot. It's a Mokumono Delta. It's not in production anymore, but they might have some frames still. They make the Mokumono Polder now. Very nice design too.
If you add Maastricht, together with Nijmegen and Utrecht you’ve covered the three oldest cities in the Netherlands. 😊
Very cool! 😀
I find that underground car parks quickly get covered with black soot from the tyres and exhaust. Not a nice to be or to store a bike. That might be why they didn’t combine the bike parking in with the car garage.
That's a really good point, Jack!
Interesting plans for the city, a lot of changes that sound nice.
Maybe , but the massive traffic circle (not a roundabout) is a black stain on Nijmegen, for years. The Keizer Karelplein traffic circle is noted as one of the most dangerous traffic locations in NL , with a high rate of accidents ...
The biciclepath bridge that was glued to the railwaybridge is fantastic though, a gem of ingenuity
Yes, indeed!
@lws7394, I definitely would not be surprised to see the traffic circle continue to go through even more people-oriented transformations.
I was able to take my grandmother at the age of 90+ into the countryside and the woods because her retirement-home had a duo bike! That bike gave her and the other residents so much more value to their existence! I loved riding easily 20km with her to places she hasn’t been for decades! Yes i delivered most of the power, but she padded bravely along And she loved any minute of it!
Yay! That's awesome. Thank you so much for watching and sharing this wonderful experience with us. Cheers! John
Nice to see you've been back to Nijmegen as well John! Looking forward to part 2!
Yes! I hope to get Part Two out in a few days. Thanks so much for tuning in.
For viewers unaware of Dutch geography: The Waal river is actually the main branch of the Rhine as it spreads out into the delta towards the North Sea. There was heavy fighting over these bridges in WWII both in 1940 to stop the German advance in to The Netherlands when Dutch engineers blew it up in a desperate attempt, as well as in 1945 as a part of operation Market Garden to provide a safe route in to Germany for the Allied forces. The famous movie "A bridge too far" was about a brigde closeby in Arnhem spanning the Nederrijn, another branch of the Rhine delta. This area always was of extreme strategic importance all the way back when the Romans founded Nijmegen as part of the "Limes", the Imperial border that ran along the Rhine.
Yes, thanks!
Actually in 1944, not 1945, so this year there are multiple anniversary events and memorials - 80 years ago!
@@reneolthof6811 Yes of course, my bad. Thanks for the correction.
You always manage to find the people who only speak polder Engels.☺️
Ach ja, ze doen hun best.
Nice view of Nijmegen, i usually only see the surrounding area by motorcycle.
I liked this video a lot, no endless discussies.😏
Thanks so much for tuning in. More potential surprises to come.
That was rude! @hondaryder
Sorry I missed the live feed. Hi Jos! I was fortunate enough to meet Jos and be given a tour very similar to this 9 years ago. That day was a life changer for me-and it's also the reason my custom built cargobike is known as the JosExpress.
Maybe next time, Keith! Thanks for watching. Cheers! John
To have the cargo bike named after me is one of the most precious and honourable things that I could wish for Keith!
I really like Jos's bike. Maybe you can tell us what it is?
Cool! I'll see if he can pop in here to let you know.
I like this bike too a lot. It's a Mokumono Delta. It's not in production anymore, but they might have some frames still. They make the Mokumono Polder now. Very nice design too.
Thanks, Jos! @tarquinmidwinter2056, Here is the link to the Mokumono website: en.mokumono.com/
Bedankt
Right back ‘atcha! Thank you so much for the support 🙏
my driver instructor said to drive fast on that keizer karel plein.. And yes that works
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So. Many. Cars.
Yep... in that opening sequence... very few cars in most of the video
@@ActiveTowns yeah - it was surprising to see that many in Nijmegen! 😅 Thankfully, they're filtered well.
@@Siriusly_Sirius Yes, thankfully so.
You just missed the housing boat of my brother!
Ah, shucks!
Fascinating
Thanks so much for watching!😀