#6 - How to survive Dutch people on bikes
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Holland can be a dangerous place. Especially when you're walking on a bike path and Dutch people are biking there. Here's a survival guide to bike lanes, bike paths, bikes & Dutch bikers, especially in Amsterdam! || Made by Tom Roes, Neil Robinson & Jesse Cohen.
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AAN DE KAANT!
Ik ging helemaal stuk bij dat gedeelte.
Geniaal!
Years ago a Dutch girl was shouting this out cycling down the crowded Warmoesstraat in A'dam. I heard some English tourists say ''Why is she shouting ''I'm the cunt'' ?''
@@simonh6371 Amazing!
ik ging stuk hahahaha
Everytime I visit Amsterdam, I am amazed that I'm not seeing ambulances speeding by every minute. The chaos caused by (mostly) tourists on bicycles is worrying. It's like they NEVER cycled before in their entire lives, and then decide that it will be a neat idea to step on one and try to drive throught the most hectic city of the Netherlands. High or not, it is a dumb idea.
As a resident of Amsterdam myself, I can hereby vouch for the fact that we are just as bad, if not worse, than the tourists. Basically we think _"Well, I know the city like the back of my hand, so what could possibly go wrong? And besides, I"m an 'Amsterdammer' and I'm in Amsterdam, so if I am automatically in the right. Especially on my bicycle. So if anything does go wrong, it's automatically the other person's fault anyway."_ This is a..... somewhat shaky argument, of course.....
But hey, don't come between a person from Amsterdam and their superiority complex! Most of us are very attached to ours -- admittedly, myself at least partially included.
My best moments are when you see an entire group of tourists getting on bikes, and they are not even going anywhere and they can barely keep the handlebars from shaking.. xD
But you know, I live in the Netherlands and walking in Amsterdam is already kind of difficult, so cycling must be a disaster. I´m glad I don´t live there because sometimes I´m having trouble cycling trough the city in which I live, which is dead comparing to Amsterdam.
But you know, I live in the Netherlands and walking in Amsterdam is already kind of difficult, so cycling must be a disaster. I´m glad I don´t live there because sometimes I´m having trouble cycling trough the city in which I live, which is dead comparing to Amsterdam.
Yeah today for example was really bad (England vs Holland) there was broken glass all over the place and drunk people all over the bike path, I sometimes wish I had like a plow in the front of my bike xD
How to surivive Dutch people on bikes?
HA HA HA.
You don’t.
You need to become like them in order to survive
Just walking around in the pissweather aaaahh fuck nooo an typhus cancer bike
@Bhum Brahmavira Nepali biking? the dutch could do that without having eyes
As a Dutch this seems a bit to dramatic it’s pretty easy
Shit
That got dark real quick
here we have bikes that are stolen and you steal them, you use for it a few weeks untill someone else steals it from you and so on.
#stationsfiets
dont forget the and steal a new one
I guess that's what they call 'sharing' culture
That's what people call recycling... ;-)
Kan je ook stoppen met stelen van mijn fiets dan dankje
“This is an insult, not a diagnosis” 😂
People are often shocked that here a cyclist WILL hit you if you get in their lane and call them ruthless. Not realizing that in many cases they have to choose between hitting 1 person who's in a wrong lane or causing a collision of 30 other cyclists behind them.
@@johnli535 no.. why?
Pay attention. Really. This is important.
They WILL kill you. If you're on a bike path, you're fair game. Also, when in Amsterdam it's very tempting to walk down the middle of a street that has iron rails... do NOT do this. That's the light rail line. It's quiet, and can sneak up on you. More than once my friend has had to pull me out of the way of a train or bike.
And do not assume that because there is snow on the ground, or a storm, or after dark, that you're safe. The Dutch ride in all weathers.
So true! We are a hardy people.
LOL I'm Dutch and I view most of Dutch mentality as quite tame but that last paragraph truly makes us sound like savages and it gave me a mental image of an eerie, quiet Amsterdam that jumpcares the shit out of tourists with random screaming bicyclists and killer trams on unidentifiable traffic lanes
And if I randomly walked onto an arterial road in Auckland with two-tonne 60km/h autoboxes everywhere? What would that do? Tickle me? Cause a nuclear explosion? 'Kill you' 'dangerous' my ass, lol.
It is quiet on the outside but inside it is like SQUEEAAAK CREEEEAAAAK KLUNK SQUEEEAAK
Back when I was a child I thought trams were driverless and did not stop if someone got in their way. I know that's not true but it's probably a healthy way of thinking.
This film should be on a permanent loop in all flights into Schiphol, inside the airport itself (arrivals), on all trains into Amsterdam and all tourbusses (coaches) coming to Amsterdam.
Funny story:
Years ago a Dutch girl was cycling down the crowded Warmoesstraat in A'dam at night shouting ''AAN DE KANT!''. I heard some English tourists say ''Why is she shouting ''I'm the cunt'' ?''
"On the side"
@@andr386 To the side would be more accurate in that context, meaning that the people walking in the road like they were in bloody disneyland should move to the side.
@@andr386 that is te literal translation, but what it actually means is 'get out of the way!'
1:18 that's the most dutch sentence right there xD
I visited Amsterdam and riding a bike there was absolute pleasure.
I really don't know what you guys are talking about. Everything was nice and smooth. No insults, no collisions etc.
"Kanker, tifus.. this is an insult, not a diagnosis". LOL!
*Views*
90% Dutch
10% other
or Germans, who suffer from the same fate. I have a busy intersection like 300 m from here - 2 Meter bright red (freshly painted) bike lanes, 4 Meter pedestrian crossings. Guess, where all the tourists walk…
Apart from the not walking on bike paths, this vid only applies to Amsterdam.
+Super Ultra Thanks Mom But.. they said that :o
'Welcome to Amsterdam'
oooh, didn't hear this :3
You have to remember that many people can't even find The Netherlands yet Amsterdam on a world map. :) xD
Tim Nuy Totally true!
That's only Americans.
Thank you for censoring "fuck" in "get the fuck out of the way." I now have no idea what it said, and am not offended.
+Sesp Pur Our pleasure!
+ZeroTroubles We thought it would be better to censor it, as it's sounds more friendly in the voiceover. Our next video will be about cursing in Dutch, without any censoring, so you're sure to get some nasty lines there ; ) If you miss the word Fuck, this is a awesome video to make up for it: ua-cam.com/video/26UA578yQ5g/v-deo.html
+ZeroTroubles We did it for the sake of comedy. We think the video is funnier with the word fuck censored than with the word uncensored. But you may disagree :)
+ZeroTroubles It won't be. We totally fucking promise!
If you are an adult, you know what "it" said. If you are in your puberty, you know what "it" said because you wanted so badly to hear someone say it. If you are in elementary school, you know what "it" said because you have heard it from your or your friend's parents and someone explained to you the meaning of the f-words. If you are a toddler, you should't be on youtube anyways. I don't think anyone's freedom of information was harmed by censoring cursing, it only promotes the idea that such vocabulary is not widely appreciated.
echt supergrappig en tof gedaan! we hebben alles achterelkaar zitten kijken en keihard gelachen.. heerlijke humor!!! hopelijk komt er snel meer!
1:07 - I must marry her.
thechosendude iii
thechosendude iiiiiiii
thechosendude that’s my cousin
Bro. You only live once.. and you're alive now, maybe she is alive too, and you're in this giant world full of magical experiences, what are you doing living your whole life in just one place? We were not made to live in society, and pay taxes and die, i know it was a joke but i'm just trying to say that, if you want it, why not?
@@pudinjuniormota7881 amd you're wasting your time writing a paragraph under a youtube video
Tourist guide books have been VERY slow to add tips to "stay off the bike paths, they are NOT sidewalks!"
Easily identifiable by their garnet color and signs like "fietspad".
Another great tip, when in very busy areas, "cross with the Dutch". I think I head or read that at the comedy club Boom Chicago.
They know when and where it's safe to cross so you can't go wrong crossing with groups.
My personal tip is to listen for their squeaky bikes approaching from behind you.
Since their bikes spend a lot of time outdoors in their frequently rainy weather, most of them squeak! : )
"Welcome to Amsterdam."
I've been to Amsterdam in my very first time there and the cycling rules there are so clear and obvious.
Just stay off the bike-lanes and learn to recognize the sound of a bicycle bell.
I'm surprised that only one guidebook that I've read mentions to stay off of the bike paths! They're not sidewalks!!!
Even if you are not on a bike path, my tip is to listen for their squeaky bikes approaching from behind.
(Since they are often kept outdoors in their rainy climate.)
I love to cycle when in NL buy I prefer quieter areas than Amsterdam.
Look up the song around 1:11, its from the dutch group de jeugd van tegenwoordig, and its called sterrenstof, wich means stardust
95 percent watching is probably dutch
Ja
And people who want to be Dutch 😜 I've got a 57 day streak on Duolingo, watch out!
I’m Italian/English, I’m the 5%
Absoluut
@@alexwilder8315 I have 184 day streak 🤣🤣
My fellow Dutch sent me this masterpiece and I’ve found the comment section only now
Wie vind het ook irritant als toeristen met macbikes gewoon door het centrum fietsen waar het niet mag?
ja zelfs de kalverstraat in fietsen.... vol op het winkelend publiek af.
shersmk90 Ja vet irritant. Kom je net een winkel uitgelopen, vliegt er een fietser net voor je neus voorbij.
!!!!!! Eerlijk amsterdam is echt niet leefbaar meer voor de mensen die hier gewoon wonen en werken..
Ja echt
As an American cyclist who had cyclist boyfriend and son (biking family to work, school, doctors, market,etc), I didn't find it hard to maneuver through Amsterdam streets on foot. It is really common sense mixed with having rhythm.
Look before you leap and stay out of bike lane and keep alert at all times.
Agreed. Travel agencies should inform people about rules and customs of dutch traffic every time someone books a trip to the Netherlands. I guess it also helps to not be a dumb *ss...
They've been known as "the silent killer"...but tourists know them as "whispering death".
The ringing death
There's a saying in Amsterdam: "If the trams don't get you, the pushbikes will!"
The fatality part killed me I swear 😂😂😂
as i was in Amsterdam for the first time i was mindblown of how many bikes there are. there are more parking things for bikes than for cars
ur gay
These are actually great! Keep up the good work mate :)
When sterrenstof started playing and everybody started swearing i got so many flashbacks of near death experiences lol
I don't know who you got to do the cyclist but it's spot on
Rule #1 to survive the Dutch: avoid Amsterdam like the plague.
Well - yeah terrible overtourism - we have that in Austia too - luckely in Vienna it disperse a lot as we have so many spreaded out tourist attraction, while in Amsterdam it's concentrated basically into the inner city district (and no cruise ships - well no ocean going - we have danube cruise ships - but they are harmless). But some smaller locations in Austria - especially Hallstadt - it is a nightmare. Some people even walk into peoples houses and gardens univited because it is so overtourismed that they think it is a amusement park - that China build a complete replica of the ciy doesn't help the matter - it makes it worse. I still love Amsterdam so. Had greate times there, but was shocked when I come back there two years ago by the overtourism.
So I love other cities and villages too in the Netherlands but for a replacement for Amsterdam visits it's Utrecht now.
It's funny, and for the bigger cities at least it's pretty accurate. Go to smaller towns, and it's nowhere near as bad.
My survival tip is always keep your head on a swivel.
Crossing the road? Look behind you.
Making a turn? Look behind you.
Etc.
One thing, though: Cyclists sometimes think the side-walk is part of the bike lane, or ignore no-cycling zones (which surprisingly do exist). That's a pet peeve of mine. I once nearly got run over by an oncoming cyclist while on a side-walk. I moved left to avoid him, he moved left to avoid me. One near-miss later, and he helpfully tells me it was my fault of course. Apparently I should have just stoically kept moving forward. Funnily enough, doing exactly that managed to almost get me run over on a different occasion, so excuse me for being a little confused there, bud!
*Get off my side-walk.* :P
Rules: 1. Like 'car roads' bike roads have 2 lanes. It's a usual rule to bike with 2 next to each other (exceptions include big empty roads really small ones) So make sure to not get more than 3 next to each other while biking
2. Purple/pinkish color means Bike path. In crowded cities or towns. It can be really crowded so watch out and cross when it's safe
3. Dutch people don't tend to use bike helmets because they are used to biking and are commonly very skilled at it
4 Police will hold you up if you don't turn on lights when it's dark.
5. Its considered rude to not let people pass if they are faster, especially when in a group
6. people can get angry if you don't hurry up when the light's green. So please don't hesitate or wait 3 seconds just go already :s
Hope this helped any questions are welcome
You sir need more subscribers. I'm Dutch btw :D
ronneke1996 helemaal met je eens ;)
Ronneke klinkt ook niet echt buitenlands😂
It's mostly the tourists that will ride you over
Dit is zo grappig om zelf te kijken als je nederlands bent😂😂 (hopelijk komen er meer video's😛)
And I was wondering why I recognised Neil while he was in our school today.... Keep it up, was nice talking to you
Went to Amsterdam in 2014 and oh god bikes are just everywhere
Makes a change from everywhere else where cars are just everywhere.
Reason #1 why tourists on bikes are dangerous in Amsterdam is that they are not confident enough to drive a bicycle. They don't know what to do and are overwhelmed most of the time so they make stupid decisions. Same goes for tourist pedestrians. They don't know where to go and almost unconsciously step into the bike path. It is not that they are stupid but they are simply overloaded by the hectic life in Amsterdam.
0:39 that is like the busiest and uncontrolled traffic light in whole Amsterdam
To add to the mayhem the Dutch have 8 million cars.. and lots of traffic jams.
Seriously, you call what we have traffic jams? I have been to Paris, Arbil (Iraq) and Kampala (Uganda) and believe me, we Dutch people know nothing about real traffic jams or traffic chaos. 🤣🤣🤣
1:14 "This is an insult, not a diagnosis" 😂
damm cool!!!!
1:18 "Cancer off typhus tourists"
We do have crossings for roads. But for bikelines they won't work. Just look out!
A bunch of bells and f*** you means welcome to Amsterdam XD and no bells and no f*** you means welcome to Spijkenisse
That's more than true
nearly pissed myself laughing so hard and loud.....and its all true...."aan de kant, kankertouriste" =golden....
"Cancer off typhus tourists"
It sounds so weird in English....
het grappige is dat hij al die scheldwoorden en zinnen zo netjes zegt
Pretty accurate, must say!
I just died watching this
I visited there it was GREAT! Rode bikes to bars and restaurants, rode EVERYWHERE and saw awesome fit female scenery. Even 80+ year old couples traveling on packed bikeways together. Everybody looks so healthy and fit. The sidewalks are shared by pedestrians, bicycles, and even small cc motor bikes. Cars also park on some paths. It all seemed to work quite well. But it NEVER would work in Los Angeles or So. California because the thinking and common sense ends when you land here.
Every dutch motorist (and pedestrian) primarily is a born and raised cyclist, many can not even exactly remember their first bike ride. That makes a huge difference in traffic.
You'll need comfortable and safe infrastructure for generations to grow up like that, but it works. Not so sure about mixing pedestrians and bikes, though.
I lived in New Braunfels, Texas, for a few months and have no license. But there were some bike-paths there, including one to the nearby town of Grüne (German for green so that's how they pronounce it) with a historic dancehall that still has live music most nights. So that was cool. Pedestrians are worse of mostly though. Hardly any sidewalks.
We absolutely love this video, after moving here and actually getting us to riding a bike through the crowds of tourists this video nails it spot on. We would love to grab a drink one of these days. :O)
Dont forget, in Holland it can rain sometimes. Or all the time.
Hoe overleef je fietsers in Nederland?
OPHOEREN VAN HET FIETSPAD
If you walk on the bike lane and get in a accident you can sue the person walking and will be most likely to win!
Lol, it's all so true. At least here in Utrecht we don't get the hordes of tourists, but we do have the official, busiest biking lane in the entire country. And it's on my route from home to work. FML
Like literally bike traffic jams during rush hours, kinda amazing that it's even possible, but the great people of Utrecht just managed to do ecxatly that. Nice
cant believe how accurate this is
Hi im dutch and i have a bike good luck whit that
I approve this message. get the fuck off the bicycle lane.
10/10 great video I woke up almost all of my family by laghting
I adapted quickly. I think of bicycle lanes in NL as German Autobahns. You can use them as long as you don't bother others. If you do have to be slow, keep right and leave space as to not hinder the ones who are in a rush! When possible adapt to traffic conditions.
On a recent visit to Amsterdam, the most annoying thing were the moped riders in the cycle lanes.
so true, even we think so ;-)
I don't even live in Amsterdam (bike-hell), but as a person who rides a bike to school everyday I can say the Netherlands aren't safe..
As a cyclist who can't stand what I term "obliviots," this sounds like heaven.
1:15 AAN DE KANT! Lmao
How to survive: dont give bikes to tourists...
"Especially when you're walking on a bike path"......
THEN DON'T FUCKING WALK ON A BIKE PATH!!!!!
This is a very good tip to follow.
oh to be a stoned tourist ringing and dinging down the streets of Amsterdam
1:15 dit is echt mijn type persoon....
So accurate, damn😂
I die laughing every time I get to the part with the gepensioneerde at 0:50
Bikes are unstoppable
I wonder how many views on this video are from Dutch people themselves XD
Geloof me, heel veel ;D
this is so good and accurate😂
gotta love my country
Reminds me of the hudson river greenway in the downtown area of New York but without the fencing and a road to seperate us from the pedestrian walkway.
I ran over lots of tourist that cross the road blindly I'm on my 2 second frond rim :( 1 rim = equal to 6 tourists :P
Kijk Maxim, zo kan het ook!
This is a normal morning for me.
Brilliant! Thank you for the survival tips! ))
Hier voor de meme: 1:18
How do these not have more subs
I am wondering the same, thing shit.
Okay, so the whole Netherlands is only Amsterdam?
For all those complaining foreigners: Watch the videos of Just Not Bikes! You'll see The Netherlands to be the best country for bicycles, but also a good country for car drivers ... We just combined the best of both. And yes, as a pedestrian you are responsible to look out when you cross a bike-lane, the same as when you cross a car-lane! I mean, look around and you'll see elderly people on bikes, on busy bike-lanes and they manage perfectly. If they can do so, so can you! Even if you "colide" with another cyclist, you're probably both shocked but you continue your way ... Try that running into a car. O and take a look at this one: ua-cam.com/video/pqQSwQLDIK8/v-deo.html
Luckily I live in Twente in a pretty small city. Not so crazy over here 😂 once when we were in Amsterdam one of my classmates nearly got run over by a bus
Voornaam Achternaam stupid damn western dutchies would have paniced if they only see a tractor
"How to survive Dutch cars", would be better.
Specialy if you drive on an e-bike.
Believe me, they are the real danger.
Maybe it's because drivers are not used to cycling grannies covering a whole roundabout in 2 seconds.
I am from the NEDERLANDS and i love this vid 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ik ging helemaal stuk! Geweldige video!
Words like cancer arent normal here, its a misconseption. Some people say it just to be cool or something (idk the exact reason), but not everyone, im ashamed of this stuff.
lol i am dutch but uhmmm yeah bikes are dangerous
nope
Melle Koolstra nou sommige mensen hebben wel gewoon een fietsbewijs nodig 😂
Nah I think the sometimes silent "bromfiets" (moped) I think they are called are what scares me, they take risks whn they pass you! Sometimes I barely notice them..
Always look left and right!
Holland for THE win. Nederland voor de win !
Ohh i love this. I am dutch my self and we are such dicks here. These videos just complete the picture
Welcome to the Dutch, indeed...worst parts are the silly swear words
The old guy in red killed me HAHAHAH @0:50
As a full time professional Dutchie, foreigners, please take note of this advice. If you dont ride a bike in your own country, or very rarely, or are simply not good at it, grab a taxi. Do. Not. Ride. A. Bike. Also, if an Amsterdammer says kanker, thats just their normal way of saying hello. That’s sarcasm for all US people here.