Jason from Not Just Bikes is gonna show me what makes Amsterdam good and BAD for cycling.
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20 Comments
Thanks for stopping by, Evan!
The only problem with this video is that, because cycling in Amsterdam is so uneventful, nothing really notable happened and and we're just having a nice conversation on wheels. Next time we'll have to ride in London, Ontario to really get your blood pressure up!
Nah, let's ride Utrecht next.
17:02 I find it very funny that Not Just Bikes thinks he pronounces 'ui' wrong, while actually, he pronounces 'ou' wrong😭 Like nope you actually said Zuid perfectly and Zout terribly hahaha. Also 'ou' is pronounced the same in English as in Dutch! So now I'm even more confused lol
I live just outside Amsterdam and there the cycling is better. Cycling in Amsterdam has more traffic lights, smaller bikelines, and is much more crowded (more tourists, fatbikes, other cyclists). Generally I avoid it, but tbh when I do I'm regularly amazed how good cycling is throughout Amsterdam.
3:51 Also worth mentioning that the ferry is completely free! And very easy to use for people with limited mobility 🙂
12:25 And that's why the Dutch call an SUV a PC Hooftstraattractor .
I hope you guys do this in Paris together some day if you haven't already, I think that's the best city for London to learn from on cycling. Amsterdam has something London doesn't really have which is space. I guess that is also helped by Amsterdam's extensive tram network. Don't think I saw a single bus in this video (Edit: I saw 3 in the whole video!) Seems like a lot of space is suddenly available by replacing buses with trams, as trams can really extend the reach of a metro and heavy rail. Also noticeable how quiet everywhere in Amsterdam is! London's problem is that roads policies are really fragmented, TFL and the mayor have hardly any say, its all with the 32 boroughs. London's devolution and governance are really outdated, is why cycling is so inconsistent even in the centre while buses stop as close to the administrative border as possible despite London's built up area easily being a few million people on top of Greater London but with no joined up policies across this expanse. Yes they've done a lot in London for cycling in recent years but really they've reached the limit of what can be done without reforming London's structures.
Sorry, but you guys are not even cycling. Semi-cycling at most
11:22 London does have London Cycling Campaign who do great advocacy work.
@7:06 Achtentachtig Utrechtse Grachtengordels. Try that one for practice 😉
EVAN!! We have the same bike!! <3
I don't know why they separate that narrow bit of bike lane the Canadian lady walked down, it's literally filled with tourists.
I live here but never heard of Plusnet, what is it?
Is cycling different in winter? Are there problems with ice or anything?
5:02 that is near me and recently redone. The issue here is that they just put one line, the cyclist going the other way tend to claim the whole width of the street (rather than staying on the right what is also hard as the change has the manhole covers there and they are not level with the street) making it really difficult to cross for pedestrians.
Great video….👍👍👍
9:55 tbf, not many people know the red circle sign means "X is prohibited" unless you drive, because there isn't the cross in the middle otherwise it would be easier to tell, that's why someone taped a line on it
5:30 your about 10 years of, it was the 1975’. The original ppl where mostly not there anymore as many houses on purpose where made unfit for living, it where the ppl that squated them that rioted.
Look into David A. Jokinen the city had looked for advise from an American.
The rebuilding is from the 1980ties (after the metro was put in).
3:38 That bricked-over expanse is comically large. Where is the vegetation?
Wat zijn dat voor belachelijk degelijke fietsen? OnAmsterdams bijna.
ah zuidplein before the change