Cycle highway Breda - Etten-Leur (Netherlands)

The first cycle highway of the world was this 2003 new style bicycle route from the city of Breda to the town of Etten-Leur in the south of the Netherlands. 'Seven kilometers right of way" was how this route was summarized. There is only one traffic light at a high volume junction but on all other junctions the cyclist has indeed priority over all other traffic. The video shows large trucks yielding for kids on a bike, a normality in the Netherlands.

So how is this route used? We see all sorts of people cycling here for all sorts of reasons. We witness a school-run and pass a supermarket. Even though the cycle highway ends at the town's edge the perfect cycling infrastructure continues all the way into the town's center where the many bicycles both riding and parked form a testament of the high bicycle use in every corner of the Netherlands.

see more: http://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/first-cycle-superhighway-revisited/

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[otis656]

mark, kan je eens lelystad bekijken? hier zijn overal fietspaden (:

[kever53]

Aonther great video about the cycle infrastructure in the Netherlands. Well done Mark!

[MrNeosoul99]

If only we had this kind of cycling infrastructure and culture in North America!

[SkrzypczykBass]

I feel to forward this video to Boris Johnson as an example of a proper cycle superhighway. The whole design is very impressive, from the complete segregation to the design of the intersections with motorised traffic with their excellent visibility ensuring all road users can see each other. The school run scene in particular is a stark contrast to the pile of 4x4's you normally see outside a London school :-) And it's SO peaceful!

[nitramluap]

Wonderful film, Mark. I appreciate how much effort & time went into creating this and it highlights this piece of infrastructure perfectly. Thank you! Cheers, Paul