Amsterdam, City of Bikes

Experience Amsterdam on a bicycle.

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[cyclenut]

America is an evil country, war and aggressive drivers. I face terrorists everyday on my 7.5 mile commute (~10km) each way...Maybe one day America will be invaded and all the crazy people will find out the truth...

[TripFilms]

Cyclenut, I think it's ignorant to say a country is any one thing. America is made up of so many diverse groups of people. I'm not sure aggressive drivers equate to terrorists, bit of a stretch really. I also don't think terrorists have it in for cyclists. As for the crazy people finding out the truth, you're not exactly coming off as the sane one here...

[KrunchyJD]

@TripFilms Well, agressive drivers do equate to terrorists in some ways, firstly they are both trying to kill you or terrorise you. Secondly while one is a terrorist, the driver supports terrorism, because most of his oil comes from states that directly or indirectly support it, and by terrorsing the cyclist he is attempting to get him to support the terrorists by driving as well.

So he does have a point.

[TripFilms]

@KrunchyJD I think your comment belies a lack of understanding of global economics, terrorism, and the oil industry as a whole. I think people drive aggressively because they have a disregard for other drivers, not an intent to threaten. I think you have it backwards; terrorism tends to be harbored in countries without oil revenues, because oil rich states generally have stronger economies, whereas terrorism is a product of poverty and desperation. Plus most of our oil is from the US and Canada.

[KrunchyJD]

@TripFilms By driving aggresively perople terrorise vulnerable road users such as cyclists and get many to go back to driving a car, and hence using more oil, Some agressive drivers I am convinced, are not just inconsiderate, they in fact deliberately try to drive maliciously, thereby there actions are like those of a terrorist. A Terrorist succeeds if the people are terrorised, so does an agressive driver.

[TripFilms]

@KrunchyJD There are other oil-producing nations outside of the middle-east, and that's where the US gets most of it's oil: Canada, Venezuela, Nigeria. Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, not so much. I guess we can't all be as environmental as Australia. Oh wait, you guys mine your resources to death and also use a ton of oil because of all the things you have to import. How about you relax a little bit there captain perfecto.

[Schokkie1]

I bike almost every day through Amsterdam and there is one thing that irritates me a lot.

Tourists on bikes. Simply because most ppl don't know how to ride a bike proper. If you rent a bike in the Netherlands, the rentals should give tourist a bicycletraining.

Rule no 1: Even on bike there are rules.

Rule no 2: Don't make a sudden turn - you'll get biked over by a fast moving bike from behind

Rule no 3: Always give way (Amsterdammers always are in a hurry), but do not block the bicyclepath ;)

[ngquang1945]

what america needs is BICYCLE roads, not more auto freeways. excellent video here. LOL

[311Rattlehead]

@ChickenboneJohn

You dumb idiot.

I drive through the centre of Amsterdam every day, on a scooter.

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You may think the bike rules, but thinking like that WILL FUCKING KILL YOU

It seems like almost every day, some cyclist tries to take his right of way if he doesn't has it. Let alone the number of cyclists that just swing onto the road without looking over their shoulder. I think it must be a dozen times now that I took an emergency brake for such an idiot.

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[StlyDutch]

Tourists should treat the bike as a car. For example, if you make a turn with a car, you first look behind you to see if there's a faster car approaching. You should do the same thing when cycling... (and stay on the right as much as you can).

[Elphanteable]

That is right,is really peaceful.

[makeiteasyable]

too many rules to follow but its ur owned risk.

[StoneSlinging]

@TripFilms I am from the same part he is, and your welcome, but most of the amsterdam people call os dumb farmers..

[MaxwellEindhoven]

@ChickenboneJohn A cyclist who jumps a red light gets what he deserves when he gets hit by a car. It's the cyclists own fault, yet the driver of the car takes responsebility.

[CaptainChaos]

@ChickenboneJohn Well, it's not always your fault, but the car driver *is* always liable for the damage, even if it wasn't their fault. That's only between cars and bicycles or pedestrians by the way, there is no such rule between bicycles and pedestrians.

[KrunchyJD]

@ChickenboneJohn I doubt that. Maybe it is because, as you are from another country you are used to the normal situation, where bikes come a distant last. Maybe it is more that as drivers they actually avoid hitting people on bikes. Maybe pedestrians and bikes actually have their own seperate space, which is how it should be, and if you walk on the bike lane when there is a very good footpath people dont like it. I am from a country where bikescome last and am sick of it. Go by bike :)

[ChickenboneJohn]

@KrunchyJD The rules for bikes in the Netherlands are that bikes come first above everything...so watch out if you are walking or driving..because if you are in a coillision with a bike it IS your fault...no question, that's the way it is. The bike rules!!!

[hiolliee]

SERIOUSLY... these bikes WILL and I mean WILL hit you if you don't move out the way! they don't stop for anyone hahaha