Reconstructed cycling crossings in the Netherlands
[826] The municipality of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands has changed two cycling crossings to make them safer. More information in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=19365
I love how Dutch planning includes the psychology of drivers, without added rules. How a simple bump and narrowing makes things much safer. It has an elegance I'm very proud of since I learned of it. For foreigners who want such cycle freedom and safety too, tweet these videos to your council each time a cyclist is seriously hit, or car culture pollution, let alone obesity, is questioned. If many in your city would retweet it too, it might slowly shift general opinion. 😉
😅Here in India drivers of heavier vehicles honk very loudly when cyclists come somewhere near them.May I ask 'do too much intersections and cycleways kill the thrill of driving a car?'
@bicycledutch love your videos, although at the same one ones like these ones really mess with my head. Situation there in Netherlands is so opposite from how it is in Ireland, where driving everywhere in smelly diesel tanks is normal, and if you decide to be different and ride a bike to get around, then you're a marked out as a "cyclist" and it's socially acceptable for people driving to treat you like something they scraped off their shoe. I believe you experienced this yourself on your brief time in Dublin during VeloCity a couple of years back.
I live in the Netherlands and this is bullshit! It's bike friendly enough, the goverment should do more for the cars, like car parking! Or two directions roads!
Pedestrians don't have right of way, still taking it @1:45… And dangerous speed of car @1:29, view blocked by van. A good road design doesn't protect you from stupid people.
The idiot that thought making the ribbed pavement white is a smart idea should win a darwin award… how is a visually impaired person gonna see those? Been a complaint for years but seems they dont really care do they….
"Women on bicycle hit by car driver". Let's translate for the UK media: "Car hit by cyclist" or if driver at fault "article not found". Important thing is the driver must never be mentioned.
can't believe those clips at the beginning were before the changes! it already looked amazing compared to what I'm used to, so desensitised to subpar & dangerous bicycle infrastructure here in nz.
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Is there a scooter on a bike lane at the end???!!!
I love how Dutch planning includes the psychology of drivers, without added rules. How a simple bump and narrowing makes things much safer. It has an elegance I'm very proud of since I learned of it.
For foreigners who want such cycle freedom and safety too, tweet these videos to your council each time a cyclist is seriously hit, or car culture pollution, let alone obesity, is questioned. If many in your city would retweet it too, it might slowly shift general opinion. 😉
What was the scooter doing on the bike path right at the end? Is it legal to drive electric scooters on bike paths?
Throw down a traffic light much cheaper only problem are cyclists crossing at red
I walked over this yesterday and didn't notice it was rebuilt 🙈
Meanwhile in Belgium they put up a 30km/h sign and call it a day.
And then they point fingers at motorists for not slowing down.
A road should be safe by design and slow down traffic by design.
I used to ride my bike everyday through this crossing (Rosmalen to Pierson college) weird to see this on my YouTube feed 🙂
😅Here in India drivers of heavier vehicles honk very loudly when cyclists come somewhere near them.May I ask 'do too much intersections and cycleways kill the thrill of driving a car?'
@bicycledutch love your videos, although at the same one ones like these ones really mess with my head. Situation there in Netherlands is so opposite from how it is in Ireland, where driving everywhere in smelly diesel tanks is normal, and if you decide to be different and ride a bike to get around, then you're a marked out as a "cyclist" and it's socially acceptable for people driving to treat you like something they scraped off their shoe. I believe you experienced this yourself on your brief time in Dublin during VeloCity a couple of years back.
That's because nowadays cyclists are assholes. They ALWAYS presume the have right of way.
Pedestrians dont have priority crossing
The previous situation looks much safer to me than the one after the reconstruction.
I live in the Netherlands and this is bullshit! It's bike friendly enough, the goverment should do more for the cars, like car parking! Or two directions roads!
Pedestrians don't have right of way, still taking it @1:45… And dangerous speed of car @1:29, view blocked by van. A good road design doesn't protect you from stupid people.
Altijd ons zelf schouderklopjes geven
The idiot that thought making the ribbed pavement white is a smart idea should win a darwin award… how is a visually impaired person gonna see those? Been a complaint for years but seems they dont really care do they….
"Women on bicycle hit by car driver". Let's translate for the UK media: "Car hit by cyclist" or if driver at fault "article not found". Important thing is the driver must never be mentioned.
Mooi om te zien dat de blokmarkering naast het fietspad wordt gelegd. En niet op het fietspad.
can't believe those clips at the beginning were before the changes! it already looked amazing compared to what I'm used to, so desensitised to subpar & dangerous bicycle infrastructure here in nz.
3:01 You can ride a scooter on the bike path?
People gotta learn. It's just a fact that for cars: maximum speed will decrease and more and will have to yield for more cyclepaths.