2:00, those people are real. They make me a little sad whenever I see them.
Not shown: all the daily casualties
Wouldn't let my kids cycle through that mess, ever.
My hometown though <3
Seen my sisters place 3 times in this vid
[QUOTE=BlackBirdNL;48089607]2:00, those people are real. They make me a little sad whenever I see them.[/QUOTE]
Ah, the famed "ANWB-echtpaar". Not shown: oversized map fixed on a wooden board on the steering wheel.
[QUOTE=arthuro12;48089645]Not shown: all the daily casualties
Wouldn't let my kids cycle through that mess, ever.[/QUOTE]
It really isn't that bad. 2014 only had 185 deaths among all the cyclists in the entire country, and 107 of those were people aged 65 and up. This means that 0,5 cyclists die on average per day which is pretty low if you ask me.
I wish it was more feasible to ride a bike to get around here.
Huh, how cold is it in the Netherlands?
Seems like lookbook photos and that kind of stuff are always about winter clothing.
[QUOTE=Call Me Kiwi;48090075]I wish it was more feasible to ride a bike to get around here.[/QUOTE]
move to copenhagen, lanes have been dedicated to bikes, and some lanes for motor vehicles have been designated as "bus only lanes"
If we could just get busses than run on crude blue and nuclear power and shit like that and Denmark would be cleanest nation ever.
hopefully the sequel delves into those crazy foldable bikes
also the art of combining a wheel lock and chain lock and dragging them on the trains with you
those big pouch bikes are far too safe, I prefer the ones where the kids are on the handlebars for maximum danger
[editline]30th June 2015[/editline]
wheels in tram line plus kid on handlebar seat = flying babies
[QUOTE=NeverGoWest;48090315]move to copenhagen, lanes have been dedicated to bikes, and some lanes for motor vehicles have been designated as "bus only lanes"
If we could just get busses than run on crude blue and nuclear power and shit like that and Denmark would be cleanest nation ever.[/QUOTE]
If he would want to move to a country where most stuff is accessible by bike then why not go to the country that is build on the idea of having bike paths and laws everywhere :v:
I love riding my bike to get from A to B, in England it's just so much hassle and stress. Got back from a trip around Scandinavia recently and it's incredible how many people ride bikes. The benefits are so obvious, everywhere should be trying to accommodate for cyclists.
In Copenhagen people are so care-free they just leave their expensive bike in the street without a lock, boggles the mind.
Utrecht is where I study computer science. I love recognising the places: neude, oudegracht, central station, the Dom etc.
It speaks to me personally because I very often take the bike to Utrecht, while I live in Nieuwegein. It's about 13 kilometers to university, and I love it.
Are you dutch for real mothers ride their kids around on a bike which looks like it has a wheelbarrow on it?
That is based.
Meanwhile Britain looks like this.
[editline]2nd July 2015[/editline]
[t]https://d.maxfile.ro/maljibvcgg.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=darth-veger;48089287][video=vimeo;131968609]https://vimeo.com/131968609[/video][/QUOTE]
I was a bit out of my league biking in Amsterdam and Paris. Very different than here in Canada.
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;48098084]Are you dutch for real mothers ride their kids around on a bike which looks like it has a wheelbarrow on it?
That is based.
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Yes the so called "bakfiets"/ "binbike" is pretty much a wheelbarrow attached to the front wheel of a bike. I suppose it was someday designed for the transportation of goods but as you can see many mother stuff them with pillows and transport their kids like that.
I've spent almost a week in Utrecht, lovely city.
The best thing about the Netherlands is how close everything is.
I live in Leusden, which is a small village near the small city of Amersfoort. Want to go to Amersfoort? Hop on a bike for 10 minutes.
Go to university, but you still live at home because why not your parents pay for your food?
Hop on the bus from my small village to Utrecht for 30 minutes.
This made me miss the time I spent my semester abroad in Groningen. The bike culture, it's astounding and really a thing to be taken as an example.
Are bikes such a rarity in other countries? Me and my brother usually travel by bike. I go as far as 7.1 kilometers, which takes me about 21 minutes.
I wish I could use my bike to go everywhere I usually go using public transit, too bad it's gonna be stolen in mere seconds
[QUOTE=Merijnwitje;48103119]Are bikes such a rarity in other countries? Me and my brother usually travel by bike. I go as far as 7.1 kilometers, which takes me about 21 minutes.[/QUOTE]
The closest school I ever attended in my childhood was 12.8 km from my home. My high school was 16 km away from my home. My current part time job is 30.9 km from my home. Europeans generally severely underestimate how big and spread out the suburban areas of the United States are.
I live in holland.
I do not have a bike.
I AM THE 1%!
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;48098084]Are you dutch for real mothers ride their kids around on a bike which looks like it has a wheelbarrow on it?
That is based.
Meanwhile Britain looks like this.
[editline]2nd July 2015[/editline]
[t]https://d.maxfile.ro/maljibvcgg.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
We have them in britain too, just pretty much only in Cambridge.
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