Monthly Archives: February, 2011
When drivers stop and open windows
In other countries it usually doesn’t mean a lot of good when a driver stops for a cyclist, lowers his window and starts ‘a conversation’. But this is the Netherlands. … Continue reading
The importance of direct cycle routes
One of our readers drew our attention to a video that shows a cycle route in Rijswijk which is in effect a suburb of The Hague. It shows a road … Continue reading
Another view from the cycle path
We’ve got something to tell you. “We”? you might think… Yes, David Hembrow has asked me to join him on his blog*. My name is Mark Wagenbuur. For regular visitors … Continue reading
Round the clock cycling in the Netherlands
“The Dutch make over 1 million cycle trips every hour”. All the latest (2011) figures of the Dutch Cyclist’s Union in one video. These figures show that the scale of … Continue reading
Inter-city cycling Geldermalsen – Culemborg (Netherlands)
Late 2010 there were reports that the Netherlands is building 16 fast inter-city cycle routes. So what do the already existing bicycle routes between cities and towns look like? This … Continue reading
Amsterdam cyclists 1970s
If you think cycling has always been normal in the Netherlands, think again. Cycling was at an all time low in the 1970s and that becomes very clear from these … Continue reading
Cycling Amsterdamsestraatweg (again), Utrecht (Netherlands)
Riding a bicycle from the edge of the city of Utrecht to the center on the former road from Amsterdam to Utrecht. Because this was filmed on one of the … Continue reading
