[Ep. 1106] In early January 2026 I filmed the morning rush hour in Utrecht, with hundreds of people cycling through a snowstorm. This video was filmed four months later, in April 2026 — and the number of people cycling past this point is much the same.
When cycling is everyday transport, the weather has little influence. People ride in the snow, and they ride on a mild, sunny April morning.
See also the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=27619
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Great respect to the few clever minds wearing helmets!
Nearly 500 cyclists who die in Germany each year are killed by head injuries and were not wearing helmets. This means that if they had worn helmets, there would be almost no fatalities in bicycle accidents!
In addition, almost everyone here wears a bicycle helmet, otherwise the figures would look very different.
The most amazing thing about bikes is how well they handle so much traffic in an intersection.
I'm really excited to see the Cathrijne singel to be cut in half. The amount of time spend waiting at that traffic light with queue's of 100's of cyclists and full busses all waiting for 5 cars would then finally be over, or at least less.
For an aging American who gets around nearly always by bike, watching BicycleDutch videos never gets old.
love the person pulling a wheely suitcase. That's how you know it's a very nice bike path!
I think all North Africans had a Day of from work🙃
Did not see 1🤣
Like a fancy waltz with dancers effortlessly making their way around the ballroom. No yips or yelps, no crashes or cries. Very sophisticated expertise. Excellent video ! Thanks for sharing.
My favorite form of transport in Russia. Here there is unfortunately no adequate cycling infrastructure.
I'm just a bit jealous of the Dutch.
Now imagine that intersection having to handle the same number of cars.
That's my kind of rush hour.
Strong, alert, healthy, high-stamina workers: $$$$$$$$$$$ more in productivity and $$$$$$$$$$ savings in healthcare costs.
Its funny to see people riding with a suitcase
Impressive! The number of cyclists barely changed between a heavy snowstorm in January and a sunny April morning. This is what happens when cycling is truly everyday transport. Excellent infrastructure and strong cycling culture at its best. Thanks for the great comparison! 🇳🇱🚲
Is there a predominant direction on the cycle paths here due to rush hour? It looked like most people were headed towards the camera and not nearly as many headed away from camera.
An enormous amount of money, fuel and roadsurface saved right there
The worst part of this video is, to me: all the cyclists are really "bunched" by the traffic lights, making it feel busier to cycle in this area than if the cyclists were spread around more. And those traffic lights are needed because of… Vehicle traffic, of course.
I'm hoping that they are able to get rid of the traffic lights someday.
Aah yes early January with the snow. That was tiring but fun for a few days.
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I just love The Netherlands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goes to show that cars don't need to be a thing with bikes and good public transportation
Imagine an American with a helmet joining. In a few seconds it will be American politics…
This is silly. Don’t those Dutch know that cars bring prosperity?
while i risk my life everytime i ride my bike in toronto
I love these vids they give me hope thanks
I own a Batavus and a Brompton foldable bike. I wonder why there is no single Brompton on a Dutch roads
Fun Dutchy who lives in Utrecht fact: we get bicycle traffic jams (just one more bicycle lane bro PLEASE it will fix congestion)
Ehrlich Freunde, ist das ein Witz? Habt ihr mal ernsthaft über Begriffe, wie Leistungs-Gesellschaft, Kapitalismus und Hamsterrad nachgedacht? Wenn ja, dann müsstet auch ihr zu der Erkenntnis kommen, daß sich das menschliche Verhalten nicht automatisch ändert, nur weil die "wilde Horde" vom Auto auf das Fahrrad umgestiegen ist. In einem gesellschaftlichen System namens Sozialismus, kämen Menschen wohl eher auf die Idee, den ÖPNV zu fördern (subventionieren) bzw. auszubauen und für alle Menschen bezahlbar zu machen, als den Individualverkehr von der Autospur auf die Fahrradspur zu verlagern. Was halten Sie von der Idee? 😄
Im so glad i can just go everywhere by bike and not have to worry about gas peices, traffic or parking. Inoften forget how fortunate i am to have that
Ook leuk om te zien hoe het spitsuur langzaam oplost.
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Absolutely love it. It's inspirational to realise there's another way than car domination. I would much prefer to live in this calm, safe, human-oriented environment than the UK car-centric towns i have to endure 🙁 P.S. I cycle all journeys < 10 mile round trip.
This thrills me as well as terrifies me.