Can we have this everywhere please
Rush hour traffic in Utrecht, Netherlands
Submitted 5 hours ago by foga@lemmy.world to videos@lemmy.world
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witty_username@feddit.nl 2 hours ago
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
Thats the thing with biking, at that speed you dont need signals or anything. People will just figure it out.
adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 hours ago
It’s so beautiful.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 4 hours ago
Fairy sure that you’re seeing a bicycle only intersection. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but zero cars is not plausible, not even in Holland.
Source: I lived there for a decade and I’ve also been watching Not Just Bikes on YouTube: YouTube.com/@NotJustBikes
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
This is one of the busiest bike intersections in Utrecht. It is right by the central train station. When the camera pans right, you can see the exterior of the amazing bike parking structure that sits under the plaza in front of the station and shopping mall.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 3 hours ago
See, this is why you shouldn’t encourage bikes. That street looks totally unusable! 😤😤😤🚗🚗🦅🇱🇷
altphoto@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
This looks hilarious but its real. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. By the way, you see a red colored sidewalk, you get off of that thing unless you want to get run over by bikes.
mcz@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
What’s hilarious about it?
altphoto@lemmy.today 1 hour ago
To an outsider like me. Its hilarious because you’ve never seen so many people trying to get somewhere on a bike. Specially when its winter and they get icicles on their face. But also when many are dressed like executives at some large corp while riding comfort bikes in the sitting up straight position.
Here in the us people ride bikes to exercise and have absolutely no heading or reason other than that. In Mexico people side their bikes from work if their old or poor or both. They ride slowly for pleasure, just to not have to walk after a long day. Whistling, looking at women walking because women don’t ride bikes, machismo. Its traditional. The bikes are old and are quickly becoming replaced by 2cycle mopeds, which women do ride a lot. Tons and tons of mopeds along with tons of moped accidents. So a bunch of people riding bikes, not wearing spandex or helmets, or wearing helmets and a suit, on special roads to get somewhere useful that’s on the hilarious end of things. Because its weird and different.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Are ebikes not a thing in the Netherlands?
grue@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Ebikes are less important when you don’t have hills to deal with.
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
They are a thing. But most people are gonna ride a beater that if it gets stolen, no big deal. ebikes in particular are a big target for theft, especially the shitty fat tire ones. In fact, ebikes are becoming a bit of a nuisance because of the speed difference between them and regular bikes. In Amsterdam, we already force the mopeds (ICE or electric) to be on the street with the cars. And the city will vote soon to ban the fat tire ebikes from Vondelpark because of the nuisance they cause among heavy mixed traffic. There have been complaints to the city that older people don’t feel safe on the fietspad any more because of the big speed difference and I agree with them. The fietspad should be for everyone, not only the fastest.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
That makes sense. I never understood the popularity of fat tire ebikes. They are much heavier than regular bikes and therefore don’t hold a charge as long.
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 minutes ago
There are probably more people moving unhindered through this short video than you see in an average traffic jam photo.