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    WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BIKES? | 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Bicycle Country!



    WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BIKES? | Netherlands: Bicycle Country!
    There is no other country in the world where there are more bicycles than residents, and that made us wonder: WHY are there so many bikes in The Netherlands? 🇳🇱

    To answer this question we had to go back in time. We tell you everything about the history that explains why The Netherlands became a bicycle country. After we covered the history, we take you back to the current days. It’s amazing to see how huge cities like Amsterdam and The Hague are so bike friendly. The infrastructure for bicycles in The Netherlands is just great. You can even park your bike underneath a railway station! Curious about all the benefits this brought us? In the end, we tell you all about it!

    Want to know more about the history of bikes? Check the full video: https://youtu.be/XuBdf9jYj7o

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    3. Kyle on

      I have heard from some Dutch people that they don't wear helmets whilst cycling for a few reasons: (1) It's safe becuase everybody is taught to respect cyclists, as many motorists are cyclists too (saw this already mentioned); (2) there is a lower risk of injury due to suitable cycling infrastructure and also the design of the bicycles themselves (latter mentioned already in comments); (3) helmets can obstruct your vision when you are cycling and then create an issue themselves; and (4) people are sceptical of them doing much to help you if there were to be an accident.

    4. Okkie Trooy on

      Another positive thing about bicycle is that it is more efficiënt to get around in and around the center of cities. A bicycle is the fastest transport from A to B in and around the center of Amsterdam. Cars have to deal with far more one-way streets, are many times stick in traffic and it is hard to find a parking spot.
      It also beats public transport because you have to walk to bus/tram/train stop, wait for the next one and and you stop on a regular basis. But many times public transport beats the car.

    6. K Rob on

      In the UK I wear a helmet. There's too many potholes, speed bumps and hills to worry about even if I don't factor in the skeleton cycle infrastructure in many places and some drivers disreguard of cyclists. I've heard of one person who died after a head injury when she came to a pothole. I am aware that it won't prevent every injury and I'm not going around speeding assuming I'm invincible either.

    7. Ton R. on

      Biking did start much before 1973. When I was 4 or 5 years old I got my first bike just like all the other kids. That was 1960 🙂

    13. 09conrado on

      Why no helmets? Because cycling isn't dangerous! Cars are, yes. So we try to make traffic safer. Helmets do NOT prevent collisions. Perhaps in some cases they will reduce head injuries. But it's better to be cycling without worries because the dangers have been excluded, than cycling with a helmet and get the blame when someone injures you if you don't wear one. Blaming the victim is the cheap option. Cheap and doesn't work. Get it better, get it right and no-one has to worry. Not the drivers, nor the cyclists.

    18. lordsleepyhead on

      You have to understand, to us Dutch people, a bicycle is not so much a vehicle, it is an extension of our feet. So we cycle like we would walk. And that's how we like our infrastructure: like fast, wheeled versions of pedestrian infrastructure.

    19. fnglert on

      I think the main reason we Dutchies don't wear helmets on the bicycle is because realistically we don't need to, here in the NL. Like you said, everyone rides bicycles, meaning that everyone understands bicycles and every car driver knows to look out for bicycles. Also, the infrastructure is very, extremely bicycle friendly here in the NL, meaning that cyclists share the road with cars a lot less, and there's a lot more space, making it safer too.

    26. Njam Films on

      I am here because of ur lecture in Skillshare that I just started to watch today, i am not yet finished but u made me hooked and brought me to ur channel, ur video is amazing and ur class is awesome.. bye, i need to go back to your class after this break 😅😍

    32. panlomito on

      When it's raining or snowing some people continue bicycling because they don't have a cheap alternative. But a lot of people switch to public transportation or travel by car when the weather is bad. We can see this in the doubled numbers for congestions on roads on rainy days.
      Why are here so many bikes? People use there bicycle to commute, these are high performance bicylcles. But when it rains people prefer to bicycle to the nearest trainstation with an old and worn out bicycle that won't be stolen at the trainstation. So two bicyces per person is quite normal.

    38. Johan Wittens on

      4:00 Why no helmets? Because they're pointless in the Netherlands.

      -Almost every driver in the Netherlands is also a cyclist. So they tend to be far more courteous to cyclists and more aware of cyclists.
      – the whole Dutch infrastructure (car and cycling and public transit) is built to avoid conflicts between modes of transport. Safer infra means less accidents means no need for helmets.
      – By law, the driver of a motorised vehicle is assumed to be at fault in an accident with a "weak road user" in the Netherlands. This again encourages drivers to drive safely and cautiously towards cyclists and pedestrians. And this makes sense when you think about it, since drivers are basically operators of VERY heavy machinery in the public space, and should bare responsibility in doing so.
      – When riding upright bikes like the Dutch do, the risk of head injury is way, way less. And the average speeds isn't as high at all compared to racing cyclists. You are far more likely to have scrapes and bruises on your limbs when having an accident than having a head injury.
      – Forcing people to wear helmets makes it a bit more inconvenient to cycle since you're hauling a big pot around all day. If this discourages even only a tiny percentage of people from cycling, you're putting these people back in a car, which is far, far more dangerous. And research shows it's mostly teens and young adults that hate wearing bike helmets, when this is by far the largest group that cycles the most.
      – Forcing people to wear helmets is an excuse used by government to shift the responsibility of safety to the cyclist themselves, even though this has barely an effect on cyclist safety. It's an excuse not to build safe cycling infrastructure, when that is the only real thing that will improve cyclist's safety and will entice people out of their cars and encourage cycling. Helmets are a "show"bv safety measure that does almost nothing but gives government an excuse to shift responsibility.

      So forcing people to wear bicycle helmets mostly works counter-productive, especially when you have relatively safe infrastructure. And the Dutch have known this for decades.

      All these things combined mean it's so safe to cycle in the Netherlands, you are actually more likely to die or get a bad head injury while slipping in the shower or falling down the stairs than you are when cycling. So as long as helmets aren't worn in the shower, there's no point in wearing them on the bike in the Netherlands.

    42. EPIC SPORTS EDITS on

      Than k you for biking in my beautifull city The Hague. I bike everyday to work from Den Haag to Zoetermeer and love it. It'ss a great route also Wonder why i never catch a cold and stay fit……

    44. Eliza Ronghangpi on

      There are three persons in our resident bicycling but others 4 members they don't want to bicycling .., and ultimately i thought that it is also a good exercise ☺☺🙋🙋

    46. Monte Whitefield on

      After living in Germany for several years, one learns to love biking everywhere. It was so hard to come back to California after living in Europe for time that I did. Great video and all the best.

    48. Joop Roos on

      I often wonder,why a helmet?So the other way around!Really almost no biker hit his head on the road if he fals from his bike!So then,why a thing on your head that doesnt prevent anything?

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