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pro tip: use openstreetmap for more clarty. goigle maps is very "subtle" in the colors used. you can even use different themes to make it even clearer.

Interesting to see that lane capacity doesn't change with speed in free-flowing traffic, at least under ideal conditions. Following on from that, it would be interesting to see a video on "managed motorways" and what the point of the variable speed limits is. I also always wondered how average journey times differ on something like an Autobahn vs a regular motorway with a speed limit. Say in a normal car maxed out at 100mph, a fast car with a 150mph top speed, or a performance car with a 200mph top speed, vs someone just doing 70-80mph. In theory the last car should do the journey three times as fast, but I imagine it doesn't work out that way in practice.

Thank you for this video. Its giving me some useful information for my actovism.

its only right turn on red unless there might be some intersections in the US that may have a no right turn sign just FYI

The critique of the nacto guide was really interesting and thought provoking!

I have an improvement offer which is actually achievable: I call it Londonisation. Turn the roundabout into a question mark shaped junction and rebuilt that part to modern Dutch standards. Then the park can be reconnected with some of the city at least on one side

You’re interesting to listen to my man

Oh, yeah, would be interesting to hear from you on the Kyiv's road network!

Tallinn is all stop and go, with a thousand traffic lights: so annoying. They don't understand that more lanes mean more traffic lights, which means worse experience also for cars

Hey! What are you doing here in Tallinn? Still here? Did you come for the fietsprofessor conference?

What about using a bussluis instead of bollards? Would probably be just as expensive as moving the bus stops and would be faster for the buses. You don't really see many bussluizen in the city but I can't think of a good reason why

You know you’re an engineer when you whip out the “depends!” 😂 I get so many people annoyed with me when I say “it depends.” Btw, stay safe in Ukraine. I hear things have got pretty bad there.

Also excessive emissions requirements have driven out small trucks in favor of bigger ones which are exempt on the grounds they are commercial vehicles.

Steffen , m'n complimenten voor wat jij en al die andere mensen doen om Oekraïne te helpen.

Pick ups are essential for pick up artists.

I despise seeing those Pickups in urban environments in NL. We need to discourage or even ban them in contexts where they harm public safety. If someone finds them useful on their farm then have at it. But inside urban and residential areas (in NL) they are nothing more than an eyesore and a waste of space.

In Finland the amount of tax subsidies for vehicles is the percentage of business activity kilometers in proportion to free time kilometers.

"*Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral.*" Pickup trucks are neither good, nor bad, nor are they neutral. They don't belong in every situation, they certainly don't actually work well for a lot of scenarios for using a motor-vehicle. Anything urban is absurd, and for cost-effective long-distance travel *without* actually transporting any cargo they're just ridiculous. As a utility vehicle for actual work, sure, they're fine, vans are often better for distribution and shifting equipment, but there's a niche for the pickup-truck.

why not put a max cap on car dimensions? on top of road size so that it would be a somewhat "safety net" to change the direction away from pickups. or limit pickups to 2 doors only.

Thank you for your help always! And thank you for the interesting and informational video! 🔥

So, is this why you were wearing the camo outfit?

I think cycle streets are not the kind of infrastructure that cities that don’t already have a high volume of cycling traffic relative to car traffic should be looking at. They form the interesting last step in a transformation where cyclists dangerously have to share the road with car traffic, getting some narrow bike gutters at the side, get upgraded to normal and later wider lanes while car traffic is slowly getting curtailed and slowed down, until finally the bicycles outnumber the cars and the cars become a guest at a cycle street. At that point you have come full circle with the bikes and cars having to share the road. Skipping the steps in between is a recipe for disaster.

As a Dutch listener my first reaction to the question was actually "Huh? Those 2 things aren't even related." Took me a second to work out what the questioner meant. :)

This is why we have terrible bike connectivity and planning in the US. We don't actually have "transportation engineers" who know how to move people. All we have here is "road engineers" who know how to build roads to move cars quickly. Although in truth they are pretty bad at that too. It is sad that the most car dependent nation on Earth is also so bad at building and maintaining its roads.

This is something I've implored my local city to do more of. In the US, we call them Advisory Bike Lanes. I don't really love the term, but I love the idea. They are low-volume streets where biking should be encouraged.

The graafsebaan is also a big stroad with residential housing connected to a 4 lane street....

This year in Tartu (2nd city of Estonia) they'll begin construction of the 2 first cycle streets of the country (Tähtvere & Õnne streets), which will be part of the main bicycle network. Tähtvere st. is already one way and Õnne st. isn't but will be, it'll basically split down the middle, both branches are 1 way in the direction going out from the middle, and that's how they make through traffic through that specific street impossible. I think I've heard that they don't want to keep it 2-way with bollards because of emergency vehicle access, but also the street is pretty narrow

Mobility matters. Bicycles matter. Electric busses matter. Electric trains matter. Safe protected bike and bus lanes are necessary for efficient transport. Children should be able to ride bicycles or take a bus to school safely. Cities need to provide multiple options for transportation. Less cars, more buses, more bicycles. Staying active is key. There is a climate crisis. We need to make walking, cycling, using escooters and taking a bus easier and the default option for most people. Ebikes are brinigng many older adults back to cycling and the benefits of exercise.

So much light the yellow Dutch number plates turned white.

The Netherlands looks really weird this time of year.

In CA you have right turn on red even when the walk button is pressed, heck they even allow a left turn on green at the same time as the walk signal for pedestrians crossing perpendicularly... So the cars turn left in to crossing pedestrians and cyclists... It's so crazy and unsafe.

India usually has left turn on red (we drive on the left like the UK/commonwealth). Seen some pretty sketchy pedestrian crossings as a result.

This video blew my mind. I am from Mexico and this video has changed the way I look at traffic thank you very much .

Thanks for mentioning the blinking left arrow also. Pedestrians enter the crosswalk, but drivers try to turn left directly into the crosswalk. The drivers aren't even looking at the crosswalk because they're focused on finding an opening in the oncoming traffic since it's a blinking left arrow. It's very dangerous.

i only know of one in my city (mid-sized, 200k) which is actually a left, but it is so useless. it's a left-left because both avenues are one-way, and this small street is only around 20 meters long. one block before this left there already is a safer crossing which has no traffic light and rarely has pedestrians. the next corner after this left is not far, only 100 meters or less away, with another traffic light and it does not allow you to turn left on red. it's a commercial area so only a few people who want to go to a specific business at that block on that side will use that left. the sidewalk on that small street is a shame, probably only 1 meter wide. typical example of car over people prioritization.

gosh those cars are loud

You are incorrect on why and when Right Turn On Red was added to state traffic codes in the United States. The first state to implement Right Turn On Red was California in 1947. In the 1960s California promoted its use to reduce motor vehicle emissions (air pollution). Many states in the west put Right Turn On Red into their traffic codes before the OPEC oil embargoed to the United States in 1973. It only became a fuel economy thing as the result of oil embargoed.

They trialed this in Brisbane, Australia but fortunately the DOT found the increase in risk to pedestrians and cyclists far outweighed any benefits in reduced queueing times.

by meaning of "capacity that the lane that its in" does it mean that 1800 per lane or 1800 on the two lanes(context is on 1:37 minute marker).

00:40 you missed one important part here: you still have to come to a COMPLETE STOP before turning. Something you will rarely see done in America.

North America got right turn on red, the Netherlands got speed limits. Sounds crazy, but before 1973 a lot of laws didn't actually exist. Speed limits, no drinking and driving, seatbelts only became a thing in the Netherlands because of the embargo.

€4.1M ?! wow that's much more than what I expected it to cost

Came here for the traffic engineering, stayed for the Estonian architecture and residential layout! Houses varied between more "Eastern European style" (which I've seen in Poland) and suburban houses near Berlin. I like it!