Riding Bikes with the Dutch - Movie Trailer 2

Riding Bikes with the Dutch is a fast-paced introduction to the bicycle-centered lifestyle in Holland. In comparison to our clogged freeways and parking lots here in the United States, the Dutch are miles ahead of us. Sit back and relax as this short film whips you right out of your lifeless car seat and into a pedal-powered symphony on two wheels.
Stay tuned for the full-length documentary next year.
Find out more at www.everydaybike.com

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[jamesbondsv]

This made me cry a little.

Tears of happiness and joy :)

[MichaelWBauch]

Thanks for viewing my movie. I am glad you enjoyed it. It still makes me cry sometimes too!

[dirtkahuna]

Looks like heaven to me. If you can't bicycle commute, at least keep a bicycle at your office and use it for local trips during the day.

[MichaelWBauch]

Thanks for viewing my film.  It is like a slice of heaven there. Yes, you are right about keeping a bike at the office if possible. Keep in mind that most urban trips in the US are two miles or less - easy biking distance for most people

[trevjsmith23]

Lived in the Netherlands for 2 years rode a bike every day I was there and loved it.

I try to bike as much as possible but it is hard now in AZ during the summer to choose a bike over a A/C car.

[MichaelWBauch]

Thanks for viewing my film. I'm glad you got a chance to experience biking in the Netherlands for 2 years. The more people on bikes in the US the better.

All the Best,

Mike

[yuenfaith]

Am a foreigner that having priviledge to bike in Holland too as part of daily routine (if weather allows). biking is truly a good quality of life. Something that many countries should adopt from Dutch. Also to be environmental conscious too! Agree that one should be more proud of their bike instead of the car. Now i love my bike more than my car in home country. Very much appreciate this biking culture of Dutch people. One should not feel shy to ride on the bicycle even if wearing business suit.

[camoran81]

Of course Amsterdam and LA are different. But 2 miles is still 2 miles, no matter where you are. That 40% of all car trips are 2 miles or less seems pretty pathetic (East Coaster here...we walk in our cities). Also, doesn't LA have the self-proclaimed best weather in the world, while it rains more days than not in Amsterdam? Apples and oranges, indeed.

[09conrado]

I once rented a car somewhere in the Amsterdam canal zone. My friend, that brought me there on his bike, was back half an hour earlier than I, over a distance of 5 kilometers. And then you ask why so many people ride a bike there???

[martinez242]

At first I was really surprised seeing the comments on this movie. Everybody is so thrilled about riding bikes to work etc. For me, as a dutchman it's the most common thing there is. I ride my bike every day, to school, downtown, friends, family. Would go mental if I had to sit in a car everyday. Must admit that Holland is very bike-friendly having special strips on EVERY street except highways etc. Only problem is that you're breathing that dirty exhaust from them filthy cars when biking :(

[melanie4dastan]

@Matt2779 Denmark???

[makeiteasyable]

traffic is annoying for real.

[ptuku]

@Matt2779 Holland are the provinces of the Netherlands Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland combined

Holland literally translated is cone-caved-Land :P

And both those province would be flooded with water if the dikes would be breached.

[Matt2779]

Dutch or from holland? Actually its Denmark not Holland.

[Gizsha]

Love the video, nice thought, but....I've been stuck on the 405 living in Long Beach and working in L.A. To make this work....one has to create bike lanes and not those narrow one feet wide so called bike lanes, with cars flying by going 50+ miles. I would love to ride my bike to work, but I also want to arrive alive there and back!

[GERGIANOS]

i want live there.....

[StlyDutch]

@paudjinn Some have fixed gears some don't. It kinda depends on where you live and how rich you are. Poor students for example can't afford expensive bikes. People who live in larger cities don't want to buy expensive bikes because they're likely to be stolen (I know double lock my €50,- bycicle)