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Cyclists basically have the same rules as car traffic, traffic from the right has priority. Unless otherwise indicated, usually with shark teeth on the road. I have to admit for a 60km I would take my car, because my butt would kill me when I came back. Saddle pain is something to expect when making long bike trips untrained.
No mountains, so no mountainlions. 😉There might be some deer, but in most places the biggest animals will be rabbits and hares.
The linemarkers have a purpose, the straight lines without interruption mean you cant pass others trafic. When interrupted you can pass other trafic. The distance between the linemarkers usually indicate the safety to pass. The longer theyre apart, the safer it is (i might be wrong about the distance though).
And there are some crazy bikes around like, 2 bikeframes stacked, neon lights/speakers ive seen them with beer taps etc. Sky's the limit 😂
3:33 we have no big cats in the wild in the Netherlands. Biggest predator here are wolves, not that much but the population is growing. They reintroduced themselves some years ago, coming from Germany.
6:08 most people in the Netherlands have bicycles and one or more cars. It is not about canceling cars, it is about giving people multiple options for commuting. Good bike infrastructure also benefit the people who drive cars as more people on bicycles means less people in cars (less congestion). Me, as a driver happily pay taxes to be used for bicycle infrastructure.
Because most Dutch people cycle daily, we hardly sweat during a bike ride. We do our groceries daily, so we don’t need big bags on our bikes. We often have multiple bikes, for different purposes. A bike for commuting, and a bike for recreational use.
11:55 the German soldiers took almost all transportation methods they could get their hands on when fleeing the Netherlands when the allied forces arrived. A lot of it being bikes as at that time cars were not a thing for the average person in the Netherlands. Also cars need fuel which there was a big shortage of.
Hence the saying.
I do use my car for buying groceries, just like many Dutch people. But supermarkets and grocery stores are set up different here. In a lot of countries you'll see huge stores, usually at the edge of the city with giant parking areas around it. People have no choice but to go there by car and buy in bulk. In the Netherlands smaller stores are spread out around the city. Usually there is one within walking distance. I have 3 different stores within 5 minutes walking from my house. Most people will go several times a week or even daily and buy smaller amounts of groceries they can carry on foot or by bike. It isn't really necessary to go by car if it's a 2 minute detour on your way back from work.
got to love you two teasing eachother while discussing cars vs bikes
A lot of bike lanes can be driven both ways, but NOT always.
The cyclist aren't given the right of way they still have to follow the rules of the road and the road where he said that in begin of the video the narrator drove on a priority road, see the 'yield' sign before the crossing.
When you cycle multiple times per week a couple of miles or KM your muscles will be trained to cycle some distances.
Some people are quicker on their bike to reach school or work than by car and sometimes with a bike they can park their bike close to the entrance of their building as car parking lots are further away.
In Delft in the 'Nieuwe kerk' our royal family is burried in the basement of the church.
I do not need a car. I have one. But I do not need it. My house is a 10 minute walk or 2 minute cycle ( on google map) to my work. And a 20 minute walk or a 5 minute cycle to the supermarkt. So it is close by. I can cycle to train and go to any place with a train station also outsite of the netherlands. I went once by train to hungary and once to Switserland. Verry relaxing to look out of the window.
6:30 i dont know if yall know about this type of bike yet, but we also have a "bakfiets" or a basket/bowl bike for parents riding with their kids! parents ride the bike and the kids sit in the bowl at the front of the bike.
Cycling here in the Netherlands is NOT a workout! It's a daily routine for us.
Electric bike .
6:28 in the Netherlands you can actually have both. You can keep your car and ride your bike. Most dutch people do the daily activities by bike. But if you have to go a longer distance you can use your car. But the bike is nicer, less expensive and faster if for example you are traveling in the city. And you start to not register biking as exercise. You are just commuting and all of a sudden you did a low intensity workout without realising it.
I have a shop a baker and anything you might need 3 min walking from my house. I don't need a car. I have my bike. I get what i need every day.
We do have wolves in the Netherlands and you might encounter them when you are biking in the woods but chances are rare tho.
11:58 give me back my bicycle, cause during the occupation the germans tried to not allow the dutch to ride a bike anymore. They took bikes etc (metal shortages). But they never succeeded. The dutch kept riding their bikes. And those that lost their bikes, when it was over, they went "give me my bike back". 😂
Bicycles don’t always have right of way, but on the cycling highways – that are designed to give people a pleasant alternative commute option – they usually do (when it’s not possible to cross over or under).
It’s actually a major mental and physical health benefit to commute on a bicycle especially on such a highway, because driving a car or public transit are pretty stressful, crowded, noisy, and sedentary while cycling gets you in a lovely flow state and the chance of accidentally killing somebody or getting huge delays is minimal. And less parking hassle too!
Sometimes when it’s cold and dark and rainy and windy I let myself fall into the trap of not wanting to cycle, but I’m usually not the only one on those days that’s an additional car driver and misery and regret soon ensues…
Don't forget the gas prices in the Netherlands they are the most expensive in the world it's about 7.6 euro a gallon and that is almost 8 dollar for a gallon so it's not only good for the environment and healthy but it will help your bank account too😉