About
Welcome to this blog about the bicycling Dutch. My name is Mark Wagenbuur and I am one of those Dutch, who is also still living in the Netherlands. I have well over 40 years of experience in cycling in the Netherlands. From an early age, I have closely followed the planning and development of infrastructure in this country. In the past, I have also lived and cycled in Berlin for a while. Now, I am cycling almost every day in the Dutch cities of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Utrecht, where I live and work respectively. I enjoy showing the world Dutch cycling and Dutch cycling infrastructure with my videos and texts.
I started publishing videos about cycling in the Netherlands in 2009. The videos were soon picked up by blogger David Hembrow, who showed a lot of my material on his blog ‘A view from the cycle path’. In 2011, I have been writing my own texts to go with my videos on his blog, and then from 2012, I started my own blog. All previous material has since also been republished here. This blog is now a complete overview of all my original work.
Please do not contact me with requests for interviews etc. I can unfortunately not answer such requests because of time reasons. My blog posts and videos should speak for themselves. Thanks.
You can also follow me on Twitter.
My YouTube channel that is called “Cycling in the Netherlands“.
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good to know your page. I like it
I like the new layout. Compliments, Mark!
Hi, very nice information.
I’m planning cycle every day to my office work thats about 20 minutes.
What do you think do think doing it every day?
In the winter should I use special cloths protection?
Hello!
Congratulations on your blog! I hope that one day we’ll have a similar cycling infrastructure in Poland…
Could you make a post or just a video about the coexistence of the cyclists and the pedestrians in Netherlands? I’d like to see how they share space along bus or tram stops, in the junction areas etc.
Best wishes for the new year!
Amazing blog and videos, thanks very much. Please come to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, North America’s northernmost major city, to try urban winter biking and to explain to our city planners how bike lanes should work!
Mark, compliments on your blog! We are proud, as the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, to have you as our cycling ambassador.
I was in Melbourne last week as a keynote speaker on the Bike Futures Conference 2012. I used a few of your films on my presentation. I also referred to your blog. Thanx!
Hello Mark,
On one of your films you showed numerous streets along with the volume of daily cyclists that travelled along each one. Would you be able to provide a link to the official website/s where these cycling volumes are maintained? I’ve tried to find this info however it’s a bit difficult due to the language difference. I understand that each city keeps records of this information and I’m particularly interested in Amsterdam’s and the Overtoom.
My other query is whether there is a way to donate financially to your blog. David Hembrow has this facility on his blog.
Kind Regards,
Jim Moore
Hi Jim, that information is very hard to come by. Yes there are regular counts but the results are only very rarely published. There is no legal obligation for Dutch municipalities to do that. I do sometimes find figures like that when a city updates their policies or something like that but even I have to be lucky in finding that information.
There is -now- a way to donate financially to my blog. I’ve created a paypal option for that in the right column of the site right below the search box.
Hi,
I just wanted to ask where did you get the camera for the helmet from. I am looking to buy one and record The Jungle that London City is. Thank you.
Gaizka
You seem to think I wear a helmet and a helmetcam on top of that. I have neither sorry! I hold the camera in my hand, a simple photo/video camera. Good luck on your hunt.
I am so happy you made this blog and all the information you have made public. Thank you.
I am very jealous of the Netherlands, it is no wonder the Dutch are the happiest nation in the world! I am trying to get my wife to move with me!
This is a fantastic site! I have added your video here: http://www.ecohustler.co.uk/
Best wishes,
Matt
historical photos and videos are great! thanks from Ukraine.
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I have enjoyed A View from the Cycle Path for a while and was disappointed to find out it is no more. I really have learned a lot from it and your videos. I think the knowledge that everyone gains will help make the world a better place for cycling and a healthier world as well. The Dutch have always led the way with cycling, and when I look at all the snow we have here right now I sure wish I could be in your country right now.
Thanks for your comment. A view from the cycle path was only inaccessible for a while, it is back open again. So I updated this text and also made a link. You can continue to enjoy that blog!