[874] Short excerpts from cycling in Belgium; about 20km from Maastricht (the Netherlands). More information in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=21960
They made an A1 cycling highway from Antwerpen to Mechelen. And trust me, it’s a joke. It isn’t a straight cycling route at all. You constantly have to cross the street in weird places, and sometimes you really have no clue where to go. Much to learn from the Dutch…
love the content, but could it be possible to get a more consistent naming system on your videos. i enjoy the commentary, but not the riding videos. its hard to tell which one is which. just a suggestion.
De kwaliteit van de fietsinfrastructuur is naar mijn mening best goed! In NL heeft het ook tientallen jaren geduurd, voordat wij (bijna) perfecte fietsinfrastructuur hadden! Ik vraag me nog wel af, of Belgische automobilisten voldoende rekening met fietsers houden? En verschilt dat nog tussen stad en platteland? Dat zijn voor mij belangrijke vragen ivm een mogelijke fietsvakantie in België.
Bad condition is normal condition of my local town of Telford’s ‘excellent cycling routes’ actually there are 4 routes that don’t link or tend to suddenly end. And very little signage. All shared use with walkers and joggers.
Noticing a severe lack of lighting on any of these paths, some might get light because of the road that is next to them, but the others would be a bit scary riding through those sections when it's dark
My parents were Dutch, I have a photo of them riding side by side on their Fiets in Groningen in the 40's. I live in Melbourne, Australia and I would love to have the kind of bike paths you guys have got. We get 2hrs freedom a day to ride in this crazy city due to the fear of Covid.
People from the netherlands that say that the infrastructure is bad , it is better then most of the world, belgium is working on its cycling infrastructure the netherlands wasn’s transformed in one year
Granted, this is in Limburg, which itself is already decades ahead of the rest of Belgium. And then there's Wallonia, where dedicated bicycle infrastructure doesn't exist outside of a handful of old converted railway lines. Those are amazing though!
Reminds me a bit of a ride in Germany. 80Km away from the Dutch border it’s like 2 different worlds. I wish there would a bike “revolution” here in Germany like the Dutch had. Still a few years behind them. Todays infrastructure standards are the standards from 20 years ago in the Netherlands.
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Hello first comment
Being Dutch it must feel like riding in the third world
wish usa had all this euro infrastructure
What was the issues with the cycle path in bad condition? I couldn't see much wrong with it?
Bad condition in Belgium is normal condition in Britain.
Yes those were clearly Belgian trees.
They made an A1 cycling highway from Antwerpen to Mechelen. And trust me, it’s a joke. It isn’t a straight cycling route at all. You constantly have to cross the street in weird places, and sometimes you really have no clue where to go. Much to learn from the Dutch…
What is the purpose of the section that is double wide with a grassy median strip?
love the content, but could it be possible to get a more consistent naming system on your videos. i enjoy the commentary, but not the riding videos. its hard to tell which one is which. just a suggestion.
What a picefull country… Wonderful video sir keep up lording for me i really like your country..
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Richard James New Delhi India
Would be well pleased to have any of this infrastructure in rural Australia. Lovely piece of nature there in Belgium; thanks for the video.
Now you must go to Vaals (NL) and cross to Aachen (GE), the city I'll always have in my heart ❤️❤️❤️
Nice border ☺
It's always nice to see people taking their bicycles out for a walk. 🙂 There were a number of them in this video.
Very nice ride. The infrastructure was better than I had expected.
De kwaliteit van de fietsinfrastructuur is naar mijn mening best goed! In NL heeft het ook tientallen jaren geduurd, voordat wij (bijna) perfecte fietsinfrastructuur hadden! Ik vraag me nog wel af, of Belgische automobilisten voldoende rekening met fietsers houden? En verschilt dat nog tussen stad en platteland? Dat zijn voor mij belangrijke vragen ivm een mogelijke fietsvakantie in België.
it's so BAD 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 but wonderful compared to Italy
Bad condition is normal condition of my local town of Telford’s ‘excellent cycling routes’ actually there are 4 routes that don’t link or tend to suddenly end. And very little signage. All shared use with walkers and joggers.
How is it after the floods?
I feel sorry you have to ride in Belgium
Noticing a severe lack of lighting on any of these paths, some might get light because of the road that is next to them, but the others would be a bit scary riding through those sections when it's dark
When you immediately recognize the area
you can see the clear difference.
NL: It's all about being functional and everyday use.
BE: It's about leisure time during the weekend
2:28 “cycle path in bad condition”.
Lol i’ll take that cycling facility in my country
Lekker video 👍
8:10 – must be dutch people 😉
Surprisingly beautiful scenery in Belgium.
I'd have the thighs of a t-rex if i lived in the netherlands, goddamn!.
My parents were Dutch, I have a photo of them riding side by side on their Fiets in Groningen in the 40's. I live in Melbourne, Australia and I would love to have the kind of bike paths you guys have got. We get 2hrs freedom a day to ride in this crazy city due to the fear of Covid.
People from the netherlands that say that the infrastructure is bad , it is better then most of the world, belgium is working on its cycling infrastructure the netherlands wasn’s transformed in one year
Granted, this is in Limburg, which itself is already decades ahead of the rest of Belgium. And then there's Wallonia, where dedicated bicycle infrastructure doesn't exist outside of a handful of old converted railway lines. Those are amazing though!
Reminds me a bit of a ride in Germany. 80Km away from the Dutch border it’s like 2 different worlds. I wish there would a bike “revolution” here in Germany like the Dutch had. Still a few years behind them. Todays infrastructure standards are the standards from 20 years ago in the Netherlands.