Hopscotch on the street - play areas in a Dutch Woonerf

http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-are-roads-for-part-two.html
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A cycle ride around a woonerf area in Assen in the Netherlands.

This area was built in the late 1970s / early 1980s. The speed limit on all the roads we ride on is legally defined as "walking pace". Larger roads within the housing estate have a 30 km/h (18 mph) speed limit.

The direct routes through this area are cycle paths, as shown at the end.

If we had turned left instead of right at the end, we'd have followed the route that I took in a slightly later video here:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=beVA_eZ53Z0


The music is "Oslodum 2004" by DJ Dolores (includes (cc) sample of "Oslodum" by Gilberto Gil)

This is a creative commons recording: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/


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

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• assen
• netherlands
• holland
• fietspad
• woonerf

[cyclenut]

Wow - soo cool... Hop scotch

In Minnapolis - quite neighborhood street - 30 mph limit. motorist telling children not to play in the streets - Was not good for me to hear... I can be dr jackel and mr hyde.

Maybe one day the world in invade the USA and return the people to freedom...

[TemiZee]

no speed humps every few metres.......

[danie1959]

ja dan heb je een filmpje en dan staat boekweitveld er weer nie op xdxdxd

[xzaz2]

Just a requaler neighbourhood for me :)

[MewFushisDad]

WOW!!!

That is so incredible!

The United States has so much to learn from Holland.

I will be sending a link to this, your video to local highway and transportation officials.

Many Thanks