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    2. Cabe Jefferies on

      Not just the poor attitude on the road but also the Tax system that supports Big business dealing out company cars to everyone, They give you a crappy new car you don't even want instead of pay rise, company car is always apart of the salary package this is the materialistic reason people flood into Brussels to work

    6. This name is fake on

      I'd love to be a messenger, but I don't think I'd do it on a fixie, despite the lightness and efficiency I've found with them. The constant peddling all day without the ability to stop must get hard.

    9. Robert on

      That was a fascinating film. I live just outside Glasgow and, whilst we have taken some positive steps to promote cycling, we lag very far behind our sister city of Edinburgh in terms of infrastructure. However, I had naively assumed that all of Belgium was like the Netherlands when it came to cycling access in towns and cities. We have to do much, much more in Europe to make cycling an everyday activity.

    12. Prabhu the artist on

      Amazing documentary! I ride a bike everyday to work in Singapore and people think its like kind of a hobby not realizing that it could be an excellent means of transportation.

    14. Sy Iridium on

      This is the best documentary and a movie about cycling couriers and the issue of transportation by bike I've every seen! None of the "you ride a fixed gear bike and gain precognition skills" nonsense. This is a nice down to earth movie about the real issues and solutions.
      Excellent job!

    27. Luis Cano on

      Really nice documentaries.this place really looks as 🇵🇦.the worse traffic in all the 🌎. But the people here think is better loose 4 hours in a traffic jam than buy a bicycle

    28. jmE on

      Listening to this video, you would believe one only speaks flemish in Brussels, when it's only 10-15 % people who speak it .

    32. Lillie on

      Meanwhile in Texas….people stop anywhere when a cop pulls them over and will not move. Doesn’t matter if anyone’s life is on the line. YOLO

    35. Blanco on

      Wow things have changed, I worked 6 months on my bike in Brussels this year and I can say bikes are respected, there are good paths on most arteries and ring roads, enough signage on every other road and I only got into one crash, which as far as I can remember was the only time I got even close to an accident. Of course I had an electric bike, so less conflict due to quick acceleration. This was the reason I got into this crash, because I came up on this car from the right, moving faster, just before he decided to abruptly turn into a gas station presumably to skip the red light.

      Still many main roads to improve though, as many arterials rely on bus+bike lane which is annoying in rush hour. And main roads like Chaussée de Gand or Ch. de Mons or Ch. de Ninove are hopeless. All there is, is painted bike symbols every 20 meters with double parked cars at every convenience store or snack shop.

    39. happydappyman on

      great video. I'll say some of the proposed solutions to the problem are absolutely ridiculous though. just make everyone pay more? idiotic. it does nothing except piss everyone off. If these people wanted things to change they would change the infrastructure. narrow roads, build bike lanes. people drive because it's dangerous to bike, not because it's cheap to drive.

    40. Topher. on

      I ride my fixed around Cambridge, UK. It's truly a blessing being able to just slip through the traffic and the feeling of dodging and weaving is unmatched. I persoanlly ride brakeless, Its got me in some sticky situations sometimes but theres something so attractive about the raw connectivity to the drivetrain, It's addictive. Keep riding fellas, respect.

    44. HA on

      Brussels is more flat than my x-girlfriend's booty. It doesn't make sense why ppl didn't bike much to begin with. Here in Vancouver you can't ride more than 2 blocks before coming to a 100 foot hill which you have to climb only to go into a downhill which itself is immediately followed by another giant hill. Yet, biking has been somewhat popular here forever.

    46. Grand Tour on

      I am a bike commuter here in Houston, Texas. A city that is known for its heavy car dependency and minimal bike infrastructure. I get honked at daily and drivers could care less about me. I won't stop cycling though, out of hope that maybe I'll inspire others to do the same. And maybe one day my city will change.

    47. Antonio Botello on

      I live in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA I have seen busy streets, AVENUES and BOULEVARDS that has increased a lot over the last 35 years. These people uses their cars for multiple reasons, but when it comes to bicycles for commuting that hasn't popped into their heads even there's public transportation, but the chances are very slim due to over crowded busses or subways or some times busses will pass by you even you have been waiting for 30 minutes and as soon as I be able to walk again, I will start riding my bicycle for commuting purpose an everything else can wait.

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