5 TIPS FOR DRIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2020
- Renting a car and driving in the Netherlands can be a bit of nightmare for visitors and travellers coming from outside the country.
That's why I made this video - to give you a few "insider tips" on making life easier and less stressful when you decide to rent a car and hit the road.
Here are the time stamps to skip to the bits relevant to you:
1:25 - paying for a rental car & deposit
2:56 - giving priority to the right
4:18 - filter lanes
5:29 - turbo roundabouts
7:48- new speed limit
8:04 - petrol vs. diesel
8:28- rush hour driving
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Turbo roundabouts are the best thing in Dutch infrastructure, I want to give one tip to you good sir. Use images! It will become a lot more clear for people who are not familiar with the concept to understand what you are talking about
Thank you man for the great tip!
You must also know that the matrix signs above you at the highway portals gives you obligatory information that goes before traffic signs along the highways. The overhead matrix signs can give you a red cross (lane is closed, driving on such a lane can get you a heavy fine), an arrow to an adjoining lane (evacuation of this lane, followed at the next portal with a red cross), or a speed limit (obligatory, goes before speed limits on signs alongside the highways). Speed limits on matrix signs can vary at lanes, for instance a 70km/h for the most right lane and 90km/h for the other lanes. That may indicate a problem on or usage of the the emergency lane at the right side. Black overhead matrix signs are adjoined by orange flashing lights, to get your attention.
On the priority rules some remarks. 1. Basic rule is that all vehicles coming from the right have priority. So even bicycles coming from the right have priority. 2 You can get a fine if you do not make it absolutely clear to the one coming from the right that you are going to give them priority. It can be quite daunting for bicyclists when you do not stop your car. 3. All crossings that are priority crossing have traffic lights, traffic signs and/or road markings and any combination of those , telling you who has the right of way. 4. Do not stop to give priority when you don't have to. Drivers behind you do not expect you to stop, so you might get rear ended and with the growing number of cars with dashcams you might find that your insurance will tell you that you were wrong and they are going to pay for the damages of the car that rear ended you. 5 Pedestrians walking towards a pedestrian crossing (zebrapad / zebra path) have right of way. They do not even have to have one foot on the crossing. Just having the clear intention to cross the street is enough. And yes, Dutch police will have no problem writing you a ticket if you don't stop for them. This offense is handled by the Dutch public prosecution service and their fines usually start at €375. 6. As others already have written, when you're getting involved in an accident with a bicycle or pedestrian you are presumed guilty and there's no way you can prove your innocence. Bicyclist ran a red light? Your fault if you collide with them because everyone knows that bicyclists run red lights and you should have taken your precautions to avoid hitting them. It's an official court ruling. Drive safe....
Woha on point 4... if YOU rear-end someone, you are usually responsible, unless you can prove the person in front of you performed a brake-check. But if you come to a normal stop by braking normally out of courtesy for another road-user, you most likely will be accountable for the accident as you didn't take proper distance in following the driver in front of you and thus failed to keep a safe distance in which you can stop in time should the occassion arise.
Because if you rear-end the other driver, this means you also would not have avoided a sudden braking from the driver in front for a completely legal reason (cyclist blasting through the roundabout, collission in front of that driver, those sort of situations)
@@weeardguy I won't argue with you. You're right, enjoy.😏
#6 is wrong. Though financially there is no difference.
In your scenario where a bicycle ran a red and ran into you he's legally liable for the accident but you, as the car driver, are financially liable.
And that's a grey area as there have been cases where the bicycle was so blatantly at fault that the courts made them financially liable as well.
First example of that (which came within weeks of the law going into effect) was a stone drunk cyclist hitting a legally parked car.
By law the car owner was responsible for the damage to the bicycle and the injuries of the cyclist despite the car not even being powered up and being parked legally, but a court tore up that ruling because of how idiotic the full implication of the law is (effectively rendering the entire law useless when challenged in court).
@@jwenting One way or another, the bicyclist gets rewarded for blatantly ignoring a red light. As I said there's a court ruling that says that everyone knows that bicyclists run red lights, so if you get into an accident with them, you have to pay for their damages. Which basically means that bicyclists get rewarded for being in the wrong.
@@foppo100 So you'd prefer the idiotic American way with stop signs at every crossing and people still running them?
Basing your opinions on one minor incident seems a little odd to me.
Thank youu✨ This video was really helpful. Usually I always take the public transport while i’m visiting but this time I really want to drive ✅
Very helpful!
mind that the thing about needing a credit card and paying a deposit applies worldwide. If you're a European visiting the US or Canada you need one as well, and are also charged a deposit.
Heck, I've been charged a deposit to the amount of half my planned stay in US hotels...
Include some visual examples of what you are trying to get across. Helps the viewer to visualize it.
Omw the roundabouts was the pits hehehehe! And when I got home I got a letter in the post for a fine of €43... Apparently sped the day we arrived on our way to Noord-Brabant. But driving was so much fun. Drove to Germany. And when you have 2 small kids who don't know the European cold, it was very convenient!
Heyy Ezra, thanks for sharing, great to see you on our UA-cam channel. Bob
The turbo roundabouts improve the safety of roundabouts massively! I also have been driving in the UK and the roundabouts there are so dangerous in my opinion. When you want to turn right you have to take the inner lane which means that most of the time when you want to exit the roundabout you have to cross the outer lane which is so scary because other cars could be driving there.
I like our turbo roundabouts :)
People shouldn't be on the roundabout, in that outer lane, at the same time as you're moving across. That means there's been a timing issue. I've driven in the U.K. for 12 years and I've only ever had that issue once, and that was because some as--ole got impatient and wanted to undertake me when I wasn't expecting it.
Hi Bob & Adele, I got caught at a roundabout in Nijmegen, this Roundabout was the size of a small island lol, 4 lanes wide and had a traffic light in the roundabout!! we had to stop 3/4 through the roundabout to let traffic in from a side road.
I also got caught out when parking in small villages/towns, in some parking areas you need to display a blue card from memory on your dash.
We found this card in our glove box after we got a ticket!! This wasn't explained to us when we hired the car.
We hired a car for 4 weeks at Schiphol and drove through Holland, down to Limburg where i lived for 15 years, went to Brugge Belgium and spend a week driving around the Moselle and rhine river regions, absolutely loved it and had no dramas with driving around.
Except they drive on the wrong side of the road!!!! lol
Hoi John - great story - good to see you and thanks for commenting! Great to have you on the journey with us. Bob
There was no need of them to explain all signage used on Dutch roads. If you drive in a foreign country, it is always smart to know the traffic rules. There was a sign E10 and blue markings at the curb or at the parking spot or at entering a parking place/garage. Sign E10 also gives you the maximum time of free parking, mostly from 30 min to 2 hours. That was your sign (E10) to use the blue clock card, set it on the current time and put it behind the windshield, so it can be seen from the outside. Don’t know if the traffic sign codes are European, if not, you’ll have to google the Dutch traffic signs.
Lol so i leave tomorrow and I don't own a credit card. I already paid for the car online. So... I mean... I don't have an option. Nothing was mentioned about requiring a credit card when I paid.
Is the credit card thing out of date? I'm getting mixed messages. Hertz customer service eventually decided I would need a credit card at the Harderwijk location, however, their website specifically says that locations in the Netherlands are now taking debit cards. And when I look up forms of payment for that location it says Debit cards with Visa logos are them are find as long as you're not renting one of the high end vehicles.
I'm kind of freaking out right now.
Did you manage OK? Let us know!
3 years later and our max speed limit is still 130km/h
Do you have recommendations of car rentals?
All the major chains are represented in most major cities. Can be cheaper to get a local rental shop but you may end up with a car that's plastered full of advertising, maybe ok for you, maybe not.
Dutch railways offers car rentals as well (yes, really), not sure about the cost.
Sixt or Europcar. Don't go with local Dutch hire companies. They're always more expensive and generally offer worse service.
Thank you. Turbo roundabouts. I like it. :)
Hoi Liz, that's what we call them! Thanks for commenting and fijne dag :) Bob
About having a car in the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Would i be ok if I'm coming from the UK 🇬🇧 and I use my car
hoi Jack - Thank you for your message. You can certainly bring your UK car to NL. However, make sure you inform your insurance, get your green card from them and purchase the required headlight stickers you need in Europe. When do you plan to visit, Jack? A
Most important: please use the proper side of the road! 😁
Don't forget about bicycles. You'll find there are a lot of them.
This country has roughly 17 million people and 23 million bicycles.
And they obey their own set of rules.
First rule of cycling: Bicycles always have the right of way, even if they have not.
If you, as a driver, think you have the right of way, well, think again.
If you hit a cyclist, even when it's not your fault, it's still your fault.
That's called "presumed liability."
Don't try to understand, for there lies madness. Just accept it. It's for your own good.
Nr 6: pay attention to cyclists! Not only cars from the right have priority, also cyclists have.