Safe Routes to School. Kloosterveen, Assen, Netherlands

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Virtually all children in this country arrive at school by bike. So do their teachers, and the parents. Wonderful cycle paths make this possible as you can see in this video of a new housing estate in Assen.

This is not "bike to school day" or any other kind of special event. It is what happens on every single day of the year. When this video was taken, the outside temperature was -2 C ( 28 F ).

This is a primary school. Secondary schools are spread much further apart and children cycle up to 20 km each way to get to them.

http://hembrow.eu/cycling/studytour.html
http://hembrow.eu/cycling/photos.html

See also a secondary school route: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uznoGUgqRIQ

http://www.dutchbikebits.com
http://www.hembrowcyclingholidays.com

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[Tomkloos1]

Have you ever been in Haren. I think I have see you in your yellow velomobile.

[DavidHembrow]

@Tomkloos1 You might well have seen me. I used to work in Groningen so rode through Haren three days a week. However, there are also other velomobiles (some yellow) which go through Haren each day.

[Sealy1986]

I don't get it can't bike ride in the winter snow month's most be a summer fall spring thing you do up there.

[DavidHembrow]

@Sealy1986 Yes, of course people cycle right through the winter. See my other videos of cycling in the Netherlands.

[cyclenut]

Why did I have to be born in the US. If I had a choice..... But I wonder if I would have known what I had?

Do those children know?

[DavidHembrow]

To most people who live here this is just normal. You'll see more children on bikes here than anywhere else. Adults too, of course.

[94IAW]

Why can't us amercians be like this!

[unmap]

Subsidized gas prices have determined the fate of our cities. It is probably the most substantial problem at the root of poor urban planning practices, poor urban development, obesity and lethargy.

[Tomkloos1]

@DavidHembrow I would like to have one myself for my way to school (18km). But it is to expensive for me :(

[Saartje05]

@OmegaWolf747 Small kids sometimes wear helmets, but most don´t. There is a difference though, it depends where they live. Here, where I live, kids have to ride more dangerous roads and often wear helmets and reflecting clothes, simply because otherwise drivers won´t see them. Grown ups hardly ever wear helmets, only those on race bikes. We used to ride our bikes to school too, every day, no matter what weather. Hot, cold, snow, ice, rain, no problem.

[OmegaWolf747]

No helmets! You guys are awesome! It reminds me of riding bikes in my childhood before the whole safety craze started.

[94IAW]

@DutchVillain Hey! lol don't judge a whole entire country like that! I would like to ride bikes everyday and I do btw. And as an American I don't care if we are the best are not, but I'm sure people all over in different countries like to take pride in their own countries. Every country has their own damn problems. You think every single American goes out every night to McDonalds and just has everythang BIG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! And the government here is being stupid right now. I love culture!

[czechivan]

long live netherlands greetings from czech republic

[mokammo]

In the Netherlands, we actually laugh at people wearing helmets....

[bettytoo2]

the dutch are cycling mad why cant manchester be like that