The facts about cycling in Holland
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while you like to regurgitate numbers that you've read, i've actually lived in some of these places.
comparing bogota with buenos aires reveals how ignorant you are.
comparing bogota with buenos aires reveals how ignorant you are.
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Comprehension, botto, comprehension! I wasn't comparing bogota and buenos aires, i referred to Dutch cycling having similar goals as Bogota's system -to facilitate riding in ages 8 to 80. I didn't compare bogota to buenos aires, yes, two very different cities. so true.
that was part of the joke some people missed- i was describing cities with progressive planning for bicyclists as if they were all part of the netherlands!
bogota and buenos aires -like progressive cities around the globe - have bike master plans and bicycle networks implemented to make it easier for people to move around those cities by bike.
What, pray tell, does your appraisal of my ignorance have to do with the facts about dutch cycling, or with my referencing a recent Economist article that detailed buenos aires' new bicycle programming quintupling ridership there, or mention of Gil Penalosa's founding dictates of Bogota's bicycle facilities network?
oh, that's right - YOU wanted to point out bogota isn't in holland.
a sideline, Bogota's cycloruta network described... a system of bikeways that has allowed this megalopolis in South America to double its ridership in a decade. https://www.c40cities.org/c40cities/b...s-in-the-world
and snapshots of some of their cyclorutas.. and another nice bridge!
Originally Posted by bekologist
hardly! the dutch ride in droves, save money, stay healthy and vital as a result of a build up of cycling-specific infrastructure that includes portions of that infrastructure separating bikes from car traffic and considers bicycle movements preferentially at intersections.
the "eight to 80" population, as they like to say in Bogota, the Netherlands.
the "eight to 80" population, as they like to say in Bogota, the Netherlands.
bogota and buenos aires -like progressive cities around the globe - have bike master plans and bicycle networks implemented to make it easier for people to move around those cities by bike.
What, pray tell, does your appraisal of my ignorance have to do with the facts about dutch cycling, or with my referencing a recent Economist article that detailed buenos aires' new bicycle programming quintupling ridership there, or mention of Gil Penalosa's founding dictates of Bogota's bicycle facilities network?
oh, that's right - YOU wanted to point out bogota isn't in holland.
a sideline, Bogota's cycloruta network described... a system of bikeways that has allowed this megalopolis in South America to double its ridership in a decade. https://www.c40cities.org/c40cities/b...s-in-the-world
and snapshots of some of their cyclorutas.. and another nice bridge!
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is that how you feel about dutch cycling infrastructure? or are you living in bogota, the netherlands? or buenos aires - which, Botto, Which?
despite your geographical confusion, it's very clear where you're coming from.
despite your geographical confusion, it's very clear where you're coming from.
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oh, i'd bring a bike and enjoy both, but have long ago committed to being a regionalist. maybe in my idle years...
as to both bogota, Netherlands and Bogota, Columbia -
in the opinion of botto, the cycling infrastructure in both places, ****s.
How populist of you to think that way!
Typisch VC aspersions, rarely heard outside the walter mitty "toot toot- I'm a car" cycling club and its aspirants.
As to the Dutch -
(city and country reference redacted in case the mock city reference continues to throw anyone)
as to both bogota, Netherlands and Bogota, Columbia -
in the opinion of botto, the cycling infrastructure in both places, ****s.
How populist of you to think that way!
Typisch VC aspersions, rarely heard outside the walter mitty "toot toot- I'm a car" cycling club and its aspirants.
As to the Dutch -
Originally Posted by bek
"the dutch ride in droves, save money, stay healthy and vital as a result of a build up of cycling-specific infrastructure that includes portions of that infrastructure separating bikes from car traffic and considers bicycle movements preferentially at intersections.
the "eight to 80" population......"
the "eight to 80" population......"
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I guess that's why nobody cares to ride a bicycle in the Netherlands.
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oh, i'd bring a bike and enjoy both, but have long ago committed to being a regionalist. maybe in my idle years...
as to both bogota, Netherlands and Bogota, Columbia -
in the opinion of botto, the cycling infrastructure in both places, ****s.
How populist of you to think that way!
Typisch VC aspersions, rarely heard outside the walter mitty "toot toot- I'm a car" cycling club and its aspirants.
As to the Dutch - (city and country reference redacted in case the mock city reference continues to throw anyone)
as to both bogota, Netherlands and Bogota, Columbia -
in the opinion of botto, the cycling infrastructure in both places, ****s.
How populist of you to think that way!
Typisch VC aspersions, rarely heard outside the walter mitty "toot toot- I'm a car" cycling club and its aspirants.
As to the Dutch - (city and country reference redacted in case the mock city reference continues to throw anyone)
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Dang, i so need to invest in a spell exchequer.
"What kind of nanny?" is my only remaining question.
look! a columbian cycloruta! Wait! maybe these are in Holland?
"What kind of nanny?" is my only remaining question.
look! a columbian cycloruta! Wait! maybe these are in Holland?
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well, at least Buenos Aires was able to quintuple ridership.
Man, it's nice to stay abreast with current events, even though I'm not sure if that city is in Holland.
economist in print, March 2, 2013 - Urban transport in Latin America- better by bici
Man, it's nice to stay abreast with current events, even though I'm not sure if that city is in Holland.
economist in print, March 2, 2013 - Urban transport in Latin America- better by bici
Originally Posted by economist mag
Following in the tyre-tracks of Bogotá and Mexico City, the regional pioneers, the latest capital to boost the bike is Buenos Aires........... Launched barely two years ago..........La Nación, a newspaper, found that a 7km journey to or from the city centre at rush hour took nearly twice as long by bus or car as by bike
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off my flabby ass? my, what rancor. the 'real world?'
this was all because i misspelled words for comedic effect? or is that affect?
where are these? Bogota, greater Amsterdam, Delft, New York City, Buenos Aires? Does it even matter?
Someone's affected by this thread, and it isn't me. i rather enjoy the desparate feints and paltry criticisms of facilitated cycling networks by aspirants to the the walter mittey "toot toot" cycling club.
this was all because i misspelled words for comedic effect? or is that affect?
where are these? Bogota, greater Amsterdam, Delft, New York City, Buenos Aires? Does it even matter?
Someone's affected by this thread, and it isn't me. i rather enjoy the desparate feints and paltry criticisms of facilitated cycling networks by aspirants to the the walter mittey "toot toot" cycling club.
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While his enthusiasm for infrastructure may get monotonous, at least Bekologist is being positive and refrains from this kind of childish comment, even in his frequent sparring with John Forester.
Botto is right in his comment above about scooters and mopeds on NL cycle tracks, they are widely regarded as a noisy nuisance at best, sometimes a real danger. But so what? Dutch cycling infrastructure is not 'utopia'? Who ever said that it was? Certainly Dutch cyclists have not deserted their national network of paths due to this issue.
From his embittered commentary here, Botto appears to be a cynic, someone who, as Oscar Wilde put it, 'knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.'
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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam."
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam."
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Right, well I have only glanced at the conversation above...a bit dodgy getting in the midst of this!
I do have some opinion I shared in a few recent posts, that I thought I'd share here. I moved.
https://youaintgotjack.blogspot.nl/20...t-bicycle.html
https://youaintgotjack.blogspot.nl/20...make-lane.html
I do have some opinion I shared in a few recent posts, that I thought I'd share here. I moved.
https://youaintgotjack.blogspot.nl/20...t-bicycle.html
https://youaintgotjack.blogspot.nl/20...make-lane.html
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I grew up in Amsterdam and I have now experienced biking in Baltimore for a while. I can tell you that the biggest difference in riding in both countries is not the infrastructure. Sure NL as many more dedicated bike lanes, but in the cities there are also plenty of spots where you have to deal with traffic in the regular lanes.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
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I grew up in Amsterdam and I have now experienced biking in Baltimore for a while. I can tell you that the biggest difference in riding in both countries is not the infrastructure. Sure NL as many more dedicated bike lanes, but in the cities there are also plenty of spots where you have to deal with traffic in the regular lanes.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
It seems in America, we need to remind the people inside cars that they are just like the people outside cars.
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I grew up in Amsterdam and I have now experienced biking in Baltimore for a while. I can tell you that the biggest difference in riding in both countries is not the infrastructure. Sure NL as many more dedicated bike lanes, but in the cities there are also plenty of spots where you have to deal with traffic in the regular lanes.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
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I don't doubt that you're right about the different attitudes, but that difference is not coincidal. 40-45 years ago, the death toll on Dutch roads and streets was as high as in the USA. The Dutch decided to do something about it: Infrastructure and, of course, education.
So there... too bad if you happen to be outside the car.
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Originally Posted by mr_pedro
I grew up in Amsterdam and I have now experienced biking in Baltimore for a while. I can tell you that the biggest difference in riding in both countries is not the infrastructure. Sure NL as many more dedicated bike lanes, but in the cities there are also plenty of spots where you have to deal with traffic in the regular lanes.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
History has a longer and more tangled reach than the simple explanation provided by Mr. Hagen. One of the causes for the Dutch attitude toward bicycle traffic goes back to the development of mass commuter transportation, which the Dutch missed. Another of the causes goes back to medieval times, for the medieval city patterns which enabled the Dutch to forgo mass commuter transportation. Another, and more recent, cause is the relatively late Dutch adoption of mass motoring.
I grew up in Amsterdam and I have now experienced biking in Baltimore for a while. I can tell you that the biggest difference in riding in both countries is not the infrastructure. Sure NL as many more dedicated bike lanes, but in the cities there are also plenty of spots where you have to deal with traffic in the regular lanes.
The biggest difference is in the heads of drivers. In NL there is simply no discussion on if bicycles have a place in traffic or not, and when a driver has to wait for a bicycle it does so with the same amount of patience as if it was a motorized vehicle that it has to wait for.
I don't doubt that you're right about the different attitudes, but that difference is not coincidal. 40-45 years ago, the death toll on Dutch roads and streets was as high as in the USA. The Dutch decided to do something about it: Infrastructure and, of course, education.