Originally Posted by hortan

Again Zonatandem is right, however this should not be exaggerated: indeed absolutely windfree is rather seldom, but i estimate (can't find exact figures) that 90-95% of the time the windpower is LESS or EQUAL than 4 Beaufort. Another thing is about riding on a tandem in Amsterdam. This is absolutely safe: there are million of bicycles and bikers in Amsterdam(so everybody including car drivers are used to them) of which the majority do not ride 100% according to the official traffic rules so if you do you are extra safe. Another thing is that (maybe a stupid law) according to the Dutch law by definition in the case of a collision between a bicycle and a car, the car driver will get the blame (and will have to pay for the biker's damage), even if he/she isn't and the biker is without doubt to blame! Even when the biker made an unforgivable mistake such as 'missing' a red sign for instance. Believe me: car drivers are very keen on bikers!