Cycling in Holland a way of living

[Jesus Malverde]

Last edited Mon Jan 13, 2014, 05:18 PM - Edit history (1)

When you watch this, you may be shocked (no helmets anywhere)..

[cvoogt]

1. cool huh?

I was born there. Bikes are EVERYWHERE. You can get anywhere with a bike. They do also have big congested highways, don't get me wrong. And many Dutch people own both a car and a bike, but use the bike for local trips. I know many people who do bike cross-country .. who'd rather spend 1 hr on the bike than 45 minutes in traffic.

[jtuck004]

2. Very quiet there, it seems. Maybe because everyone bicycles... n/t

[Jesus Malverde]

4. Fixed thanks...nt

[doc03]

3. Wow a lot of bikes, I couldn't get any sound. If all goes well

I have been invited to go on a bike tour of Holland summer of 2015. A friend did a tour of France by bike last summer, she had a great time.

[Jesus Malverde]

5. Fixed the audio..thanks...nt

[zebonaut]

6. I would LOVE to see this happen in the US

Life does not have to be a sea of Corporate Car Ads

[Kingofalldems]

7. Teabaggers would call this communism.

[ChazInAz]

8. Wonderful!

In November of 2012 I spent some time in Amsterdam. Since I do a lot of commuter cycling here in Tucson, I was gob-smacked by the Dutch approach. It makes for a much quieter, cleaner city (Only slightly smaller than Tucson), with friendly, cooperative people.
I found myself wondering how hard it would be to learn Dutch!

[MrScorpio]

9. I miss Amsterdam

If I had the cash, I'd go back to live there in a heartbeat