Bicycle parking at Zaltbommel station
The train and the bicycle are a powerful combination in the Netherlands. This mode-combination was never really promoted; the Dutch found this out for themselves. They realised in great numbers … Continue reading
Explaining the Dutch roundabout abroad
Dutch roundabouts are terrifying. At least in the eyes of foreign planners and engineers. Dutch road users, including the most vulnerable ones – people walking and cycling – prefer roundabouts … Continue reading
A bicycle roundabout that shouldn’t have been built
Some weeks ago I cycled just 7 kilometres to the subject of this post. It was nice that going there didn’t involve a three-hour train journey first. Since I had … Continue reading
Experimental bicycle roundabout in Zwolle
Most of the cycling infrastructure I show you on this blog has been tried and tested for years, usually even decades. Today is different. Zwolle has built a piece of … Continue reading
A modern Amsterdam Roundabout
A more general look at roundabouts There was some confusion in the United Kingdom about ‘Dutch style roundabouts’ now that two different developments are going on at the same time. … Continue reading
An ‘Elephant & Castle’ in the Netherlands
“This really looks a lot like Elephant & Castle” is what I thought when I was cycling in The Hague on the last Sunday of 2012. If “Elephant & Castle” … Continue reading
Spectacular New Floating Cycle Roundabout
The bright white 70 meters (230Ft) tall bridge pylon can be seen from far away. Attached to the top are 24 cables that suspend a large bicycle roundabout, 72 meters … Continue reading
Huge roads do not have to be huge barriers
Huge roads can be huge barriers for cyclists. But they do not need to be. It is possible to design crossings and junctions that are safe for cyclists, both objectively … Continue reading
Roundabout with safe cycling facilities
A view at one of the more recently built roundabouts in the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the South of the Netherlands. This roundabout came in the place of an ordinary … Continue reading
Grade separated roundabout – the safest solution for a junction
In my ongoing series about safer junctions I have covered Dutch junction design and how it differs from that of other countries. I then showed you that the Dutch have … Continue reading
Priority for cyclists on roundabouts in the Netherlands
“Roundabouts are safer than intersections because they reduce the number of potential conflicts between road users and lower the driving speed. In the Netherlands, replacing a four-arm intersection by a … Continue reading
Six videos of left turns in the Netherlands
People always ask how you can turn left while riding a bicycle in the Netherlands. They have difficulties to imagine how that is done with all the separated cycling infrastructure … Continue reading
