Originally Posted by
jakub.ner
Excellent job. I've only been to Dubai and pondered cycling there... Dubai at the time claimed that they want to be the next Amsterdam (this was several years ago). The only people I saw cycling there were Indian immigrants on old heavy clunkers on sidewalks. I remember thinking then that cycling there would have been quite challenging considering the three lane roundabouts and how the drivers there must not be used to seeing cyclists at all. Looking at your video, seems to me Riyadh has quite a similar setup. So props to you for braving it. Maybe you stand out so much that people are really just dumb founded. The air must be pretty terrible down so low in such traffic though
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In those old days, in a new developed place, no need for bikes when cars are low in numbers, gas prices are subsedized, however time and conditionas are changing, the years for bike commuting will come.
I would give credit to the people, while traffic is not organized over all, speeding , hard to enforce traffic rules in such big crowded cities, however, the people are so friendly to make cycling a real good experience. Check out my other videos about various interactions with the people!