Cycling from Nijkerk to Amersfoort (NL)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- [Ep. 952] The upgrade to the main cycle route between the towns of Nijkerk (Province Gelderland) and Amersfoort (Province Utrecht) is almost finished. I cycled the 10.7km long route. More information in the blog post: bicycledutch.w...
Everything looks so orderly and sophisticated there. It’s like an alternate path the UK could have taken 50 years ago before going in the opposite direction.
Ireland's chasing ahead of the UK, while they're still working out the speed controls
1980s neo liberalism. - Thatcher's there's no such thing as society, only individuals.
I have no clue why I just watched someone bike through the streets that I've biked on myself too many times for 30 minutes but I enjoyed it.
Had a good laugh at your comment 🤣
to have a nice little chuckle at the americans like me who see this and go "holy SHIT this looks AMAZING"
@@teuast I lived in the US for most of my life and it was amazing when I moved to the Netherlands. Most people probably wouldn't say that they enjoy biking places here but I still do.
Thank you for taking us along. I hope for a future in which I see people doing these videos from all over the world
That's an interesting idea.
Hopeful here too, from Australia
Greatly appreciate the map on the right. We just returned from cycling for 5 weeks in your country. Very beautiful riding. The motor scooters can be a pain.
Bicycle-Dreamland.
Seamless commuting.
Great.
We should officially rename the Netherlands, "Bicycle Dreamland". 😁
I used to live in Hooglanderveen years ago, it's fun to see it again. And see how much has changed.
Thank you for another lovely trip, Mark. I particularly enjoyed watching your progress on the map: instead of guessing which way you would go at a junction it was nice to be looking in the right direction. ☺️👍
I like the addition of the map on these rides. I hope you add these all the time.
Que saudades desse país lindo, saudades de Rosmalem onde eu fico sempre que vou para ai, sempre que posso vejo seus vídeos para matar a saudades, vejo na smartv para aproveitar melhor os passeios. Graças a você estou pegando bastante idéias de lugares para conhecer. Um grande abraço
Very nice route, and this is how you promote village to village communiting. Basically, kids going to school without parents driving them, starts from 11-12 years. Also, Amersfoort has midieval city center where people like to visit restaurants and shops without the need of driving with car. The basic parking fees in city centers in Netherlands are one of the higest in the world to prevent congestion in cities ( also to collect city taxes!) amd promote public transport/ biking. These connecting routes are all over the Netherlands and reduces car usage
From age 11-12? Over here its age 8-9. I think age 11 is quite late for cycling to school or sports yourself.
Yes you are right within village/ cities but biking between e.g Nijkerk/ Amersfoort mostly later age
Amazing to see you cycling through my hometown Nijkerk. Thanks for taking us along!
Bike route upgrade? Ha! Where I live I will gladly just take a bike route.
초기 영상보면 주차해놓은 모습 깔끔하고 자전거 타는 한적한 길 너무 좋음 깔끔하게 관리되어있는 모습이....^^ 영상보는 맛이 나네요^^
This is where I live. I ride these roads regularly and it is a joy. We’re lucky with this kind of infrastructure.
My daughter painted part of the artwork in the Veentunnel, funny that you show it...
Very nice ride, even nicer when the missing links are finished. The red road surface not only color codes for cycle vs. auto roadways, but it seems there is better depth perception as opposed to black surface on cloudy days. Do you find that to be the case on your rides in low light?
I'm curious how the red pigmented asphalt would compare to blue or green asphalt. I really like the red, as it provides a nice contrast from not just the plain black car lanes, but also from the surrounding vegetation and greenery. It could possibly be an issue for colorblindness, along with green asphalt, but I wonder how much of an issue that would be. It would be cool to get the perspective of someone who is colorblind on this idea.
I hope I'm not the only one who would be glad to see the driver and brief specs overview of his vehicle before (or after) the trip.
18:55 I've seen this IKEA on the Dutch RR cabinerit videos and noticed this bikeway filled with people. I really gotta get over to Netherlands and see this for myself.
Your videos are pure urbanist escapism for me. I just watch the landscape drift by and pretend for a moment that I live somewhere that's easy and safe to travel by bike.
Such smooth bicycle lanes, it looks like a dream! thank you for making this video!
Yay! A map to go along!
I've cycled there last time about ~40 years ago, coming from Lelystad/Harderwijk. I think the cycle paths along the main road were tiles (same as used for pavement) or grey asphalt at the time. I believe the red fiets straat was just a grey asphalt country road.
Great ride again today and very much enjoyed the map on the side. Heel erg bedankt!
I enjoyed watching the video. Thanks a lot.
I can really appreciate roadsides being left to some managed ecological zones with native bushes and meadows.
A welcome development in the Netherlands that needs expanding.
That being said, why do we so much underutilise the connections made possible by bridges? Have a look from 14.34 onward: a widening of the span of the bridge at 14.44 by a meter or two could connect that modest ecological zone on the right with a potential ecological development on the other side of the road it crosses. Natural pockets are beneficial but it's the connection between them that make them truly functional. Think "ecologische hoofdroute" (main ecological route).
I guess what I'm saying is: We've got plenty of bridges in the Netherlands, make each and every one a wildlife corridor...
Uw land is fantastisch! Het is erg mooi bij jou thuis. Ik wou dat ik nooit in Nederland was geweest.
Ah, the well-known Fliersteeg. Used to ride from Vathorst to Nijkerk for 5 years of middle school. Feels faster compared to 8 years ago
Not a pothole to be found. Very impressive. The bike path I use here in the US nowhere as good as this. Is there a speed limit?
You have to see it this way: The cost of bike infrastructure is 10% of that for roads. In NL we invest annually some €580 mln on bike roads. per capita €33 for bikes, €133 for railways and 342 on vehicle roads. In total some €500 per capita.
Rule of thumb is that an additional €1investment in roads has negative societal benefit or stays below €1. Whereas investing in bike infrastructure will have €6 benefit for every €1 invested. (That would be even without the health benefits.. )
In USA the lack of maintenance and poor state of roads cost over $ 500 per averag urban driver (Bay area even over $1000 ! ) ! Extra costs due congestion, gas, wear and tear, accidents etc ..
London School Economics measured that the costs of US sprawl are over a trillion dollar per year versus compacter cities .. ($ 3000 per cap !).
If US would have invested more in walkability and compacter cities it would haved save a hell of a lot of costs !
You can pedal as fast as you want. Electric bikes, scooters and the like that can go faster than 30 kmph/20 mph aren’t allowed on bike paths.
Yes, there are. Cyclists are limited to the same speed as other road users (cars) on normal streets. But not on dedicated cycling paths.
However, it is not enforced. So amateur cyclists on their racebikes doing 40 km/h where 30 is allowed are unlikely to be 'pulled over'.
On dedicated paths, there is no speed limit for cycling. Though there are talks of implementing them.
@@axelnils That’s almost right. Outside the city (with 80 km/h roads) scooters must use the bicycle path. As you can see at 11.00.
Bikeways in the US often get invaded by heavy motor vehicles, namely painted bicycle gutters more than properly separated lanes. They also don't receive enough investment to maintain, as the maintenance of roads and streets constantly driven on by heavy motor vehicles serves as a priority over, and a distraction from much more durable forms of infrastructure, like bike lanes, sidewalks, and railways. In short, neglect the things that are supposed to last a long time, in order to waste energy maintaining the things that fundamentally can't last a fraction of the time. It's a mindset trap that America's urban area maintainers have fallen into.
Dat Vathorst lijkt veel op Brandevoort in Helmond, moeten al die vinex-wijken uniform zijn?
Nee hoor. Wat je wel ziet zijn modes, ontwikkelingen in ontwerpstijl en elementen. Als een wijk goed verkoopt, zal een ontwikkelaar graag eenzelfde soort buurtjes bouwen, om er goed aan te verdienen. En een ontwerper of ontwerpbureau zal ook zijn eigen stijl gebruiken bij nieuwe opdrachten.
Such a dream
maybe consider choosing colors other than red and green for showing progress on the map next time. it's difficult to tell exactly where the red and the green begins.
Can confirm, I did not see any change happening in color. I'm colorblind and was thinking how nice it would be to show the progress/location on the map.
Nah, the green are the fields...
Oh, the screen shot is the actual route he took, that indeed is green. Most of the colours are defined by the app and the map producer. He has no control over those.
An animation with a distinct circle to indicate the current place would be an improvement.
@@codex4048 Yeah, same here. :)
It would be cool for there to be an arrow or bicycle icon to pinpoint location, so there would be no need for two different colors on the route. It's a small map on the screen, so I think iconography would help a lot more than colors.
You almost never stop or doubt where you are going, do you first do a practice run ? We only see the end result and i wonder a little how much extra effort it takes to make them... Most of your rides look like its your 'daily' trip knowing all the detours and put holes.
You might wonder how the blog post came to be. That takes research. When that is done, all he has to do is take the train and start. You simply don't set out on a whim, careful planning is the name of the game.
@@Paul_C Oops there is a blog ill look into that .. its early morning forgive me. Just checked it makes sense now on youtube you get into the habit of just watching video...
Well I cycled to Nijkerk first. On the way back it’s simply going back as I came. But indeed I also studied the route first. It was a shame that there were many many school children in the rural area when I cycled to Nijkerk. They were all gone when I cycled back. But there were again many in Amersfoort.
@@BicycleDutch Hello. Please reply. Check out this. Someone keeps a connection with me. Maybe it is you but it also looks like a scam.
Did you reply to my comment on this saying I am winning the price?
@@AndriiMartynenko No I did not. It is a scam. I have deleted more than 100 of those comments and reported them to UA-cam but they keep coming back.
Dit is niet de kortste route, dat is nog steeds langs Nijkerkerveen en dan het tunneltje bij Hooglanderveen.
I believe that it would give a better feel to have the came put in a way that we can see the handlebars, you know?
Bene,poche auto, pista eccellente,un sogno per le nostre strade italiane👋🎄
nice route
Watching this, and fairly early on we see a situation where able bodied cyclists are momentarily slowed down by an elderly woman using a mobility scooter. In the blink of an eye, she is easily passed without issue. A lot of people seem to be really against having mobility aids, that being wheelchairs and scooters, allowed access to using bike infrastructure. They complain about how slow they are, how they would get in the way, and how much of a nuisance they must be. But this goes to show very casually how much of a non-issue this is. When your bike infrastructure is wide, clean, safe, and smooth enough to be easily used by the disabled, by the elderly, by children, their increased presence on said infrastructure does not get in the way of able bodied cyclists. The "avid cyclists" who defer to this line of thinking need to understand the harm of such complaints.
I also noticed the small delivery truck a little later on, which fits very well in small spaces. Small utility vehicles based off of a golf cart platform are common in American universities, and other such larger campuses. They are however much less common outside of those limits, where much larger trucks dominate the landscape for delivery and utility. These, along with cargo bikes, would be an essential component to using space efficiently and increasing safety in better designed urban landscapes in America going forward. Cities big and small like NYC where street space is so congested by private cars and large delivery/utility trucks should benefit greatly from this kind of vehicle form factor. And of course, the reduction of private car use in general, but I just thought these tiny trucks are notable and worthy of consideration from an American perspective.
Next time you cycle through Vathorst (or plan to), send me a message. Ill come out and wave.
Very nice indeed.
Those loud, obnoxious scooter bikes should be outlawed. Worldwide! Fight me.
Can I fight with you as well?
Within city limits scooters are not allowed on bike lanes.
Totally agree!!!!
hear hear
@@bertvdlast police should enforce more though
When did you film this video? Last Sunday I travelled from Amersfoort City center to Hooglanderveen and the cycle path was cut off because of construction after ggd until the bridge at IKEA. I guess the asphalt was going to be there soon
Hi. Can you point out your best video to help me understand Dutch street signs? Planning a bicycle based vacation for next Spring and I could use the help. Thank you.
You can literally search the word signs on his channel page.
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As an English cyclist, whenever I watch one of your videos I'm left thinking "if only we could do this"
Its all about the will to do it..
3:01 Would you say the speed bump for cyclists at the bus boarding island is preferable to just a drop down ramp?
That's not a speedbump, it's way to gradual to serve as an actual speedbump.
A drop down ramp is less accessible, than this gradual slope. So yes a "speedbump" is definitely preferred.
- A Dutch cyclist
It flattens the walk towards the bus island, and therefor is nice to people who are less agile. What I don't understand is the poor placement of the furniture, which blocks most of the level walk. Great idea, poorly done.
Continuous sidewalks and leveled out speed bumps like this are very good for wheelchair users, and users of other mobility aids. Having to roll down a ramp to gutter level where debris and water will collect, like we have in the US almost everywhere, is a substantial barrier for disabilities.
@@mrmaniac3 Good point. Thanks! Yeah because where I am near Downtown LA the few bus boarding islands that do exist, it's not consistent. Sometimes it's a drop down, sometimes its a raised crosswalk, so I was curious which is better for those who have disabilities.
Could you do some of these at night? I'm curious to see what type of lighting is used and where.
Are there many accidents with those mopeds in cycleways? It looks dangerous...
A few. Not nearly as many as you would expect from the footage. But more and more cities are banning them from the cycle paths.
My guess would be that the number of accidents between cyclists and cyclists is about the same as between mopeds and cyclists.
@@bertvdlast what about the seriousness of the accidentes? Mopeds seem to travel a lot faster
@@alvaroromera2349 Deadly accidents between bicycles and scooters are pretty rare. And within city limits scooters are not allowed on bike lanes. They must use the road.
There will always be accidents between bicycles, mopeds, pedestrians, etc. A bike and a moped both have the capacity to go pretty fast compared to the surrounding traffic, and collide just the same. Accidents between these small vehicles will usually lead to much less serious injuries and far less fatalities than between them and cars. Which is why car traffic should be slowed down, should have good visibility, should be operated by diligent drivers, and should be beneath pedestrians and cyclists in priority. I can imagine restrictions and regulations on mopeds would be beneficial. Similarly, ebikes have many of the potential disruptive capabilities of mopeds, being capable of high speeds and such, and they will be best restricted and regulated as well. Speed governing should really be implemented on any motorized vehicle capable of exceeding safe speeds, on most roadways and streets with the exceptions of limited access higher speed roads. I still think ebikes should be able to use bike lanes, but they should slow down as with road bikes in close encounter traffic conditions with other bicycles and pedestrians.
De hele indruk wordt verwend door bromfietsen op het fietspad. Waarom mogen ze fietsen? Het zou logisch zijn om tussen auto ' s te rijden. Is dat niet zo?
Ha! This is my wife's commute!
what kind of bike do you use for this kind of trip?
Can someone tell me what the "fietsstraat - auto te gast" implies for motorized vehicles? See 07:12 . I did expect this to be a dedicated bike lane where some occasional car traffic is allowed "as a guest". However the cars passing our cyclist ( e.g 08:52 ) seem to drive at an absurdly fast speed....
It's outside of town so they can still go 60 km/h even though it is a Fietsstraat. There is indeed low traffic on this road. For Dutch people that driving/passing is not absurd, we are used to much closer/faster passes and comfortable enough with cycling that we are not going to suddenly swerve into it. That one seems well below 60 km/h and keeps plenty of distance. Probably in the old situation the road would be 80 km/h and with more traffic.
So cars are allowed on red painted paths? I thought those were only for bikes.
In some cases when cars do ride on red painted roads, then they are guests and should always prioritize bikes.
De scholen waren net uit zeker. Toch wel een paar keer bijna van je sokken gereden door tegemoetkomende jeugd.
@@Elatenl Niet in deze video.
@@Elatenl to be fair the only boomers causing problems that I've seen on Mark's videos seem to just be a bit deaf so are not aware of who is around them. One is not always conscious of being deaf if it has crept up on you gradually before you suggest they should be more careful. 😏😊🙏
I'm sorry I cannot post in Dutch, I love the language but cannot yet write in it.
@@Elatenl I bow to your local experience, I just remember seeing older people not moving out of the way even when Marc rang his bell. When I was younger I would have thought badly of such seemingly ignorant oldies but now being old myself I realise not hearing is a thing! I was talking about cyclists, not car drivers by the way...car drivers are a totally different kettle of fish and yes oldies can be ignorant and rude. I make a point of driving with care for others but there are some shocking drivers out there!
I'm glad UA-cam translates comments on the mobile app now
The motorbyces are too fast , loud, stinky and annoying. They should be banned from bicycle routes. Allowing them defeats the initiate reason why seperate lanes had to be build in first place.
추가로 영상 옆에 지도로그 첨가는 탁월^^
Those motorfietsen en auto's are annoying.
Those motor scooters are really annoying and dangerous.
Cycle in America and record it!
Check out the video with number 266 in the title, from 9 years ago, "Cycling in the US from a Dutch perspective".
Well, why don't you?
The Germans really understand that humans don't only need shelter.