Other people probably said so too but the 'tie' in 'transportatie' (and in most dutch words with 'tie' at the end like 'locatie' or 'organisatie') has a hidden S in it, like 'tsie'.
Jovie it's time for you to start cycling and show your kids it's safe to do so when they are able too on their own! Overcome your fears! Start Sundays less traffic!
I never really learned to bike 🚴🏻😔 and never missed it but I’m facing the prospect of moving to the Netherlands and I’m freaking out I’ll die on a bike accident 😩
Just correcting one error/incorrect advise, when you walk on a road with no sidewalks, it is customary to walk on the far left side of the road. By doing so you see the oncoming traffic and can verify (eye contact) that they have seen you and you can react accordingly. Either they will go around you or you can step of the road
About walking on roads without a sidewalk: as I live in a village, near some roads in the polder that neither have a sidewalk or bicycle lanes, my parents taught me to always walk on the left. So that you can always see the traffic on your side of the road coming towards you and can see if they saw you.
I was taught this as well and used to be amazed how few people seem to know this. This is even more important during poor or dark light conditions and also applicable when there's no better option than walking on the bicycle lane. However, after doing a little bit of research it makes sense why nobody seems to know this anymore: that law was scrapped in 1991. The current position is that (individual) pedestrians should decide on a case by case basis which side of the road they deem safest for them to walk on. In the case of an accident there are other laws that can cover all the situations (i.e. the infamous article 5 which basically covers everything). This actually makes a lot of sense since not all road infrastructure is created equal and it's easy to imagine situations where walking on the right side is arguably safer. Fun fact: the rules are different when walking in a group, in that case the group should behave like a car of cyclist. What exactly is a group is whole other thing though. 🙄
That is really annoying. it's one thing if you do that on provincial road and you walk besides the road. but really bad if you do that on bike lanes. (especially those joggers. stay on your own side. ) don;t ghost walk. btw it's WRONG to, if a cyclist hit you then it's yr own fault ! and i refuse to change lanes cos a jogger or a walker walks on the wrong side. I take great pleasure seeing them jump out of the way ! (it's okay to walk on the left IF you step off the lane/road when there is on coming traffic. but they don't cos parents told them it's good i guess )
@@shrike6259 I just looked this up because I was under the impression that walking on the left side was mandated by law. It used to be but apparently they changed it in 1990. currently pedestrians are allowed to use either side of the road if there is no sidewalk. So legally you're in the wrong.
@@shrike6259 .. and what happens when they don't or can't see or hear you? That a**hole behavior. I can't always hear cyclists when they come up behind me, and yet they get pissed at me for not jumping out of the way (and I can't move all that fast, anyway). If it's a car driver's fault in hitting a cyclist, then the same should apply to cyclists and pedestrians (the faster mover needs to account for the slower mover). Where I live cyclists often ride on the sidewalks, even when there's a bicycle lane literally right next to it.
Italy is full of microcars. Especially where traffic and parking is hell, like in Rome. A lot of teenagers have it, you need a special licence for that and you can ride it from 16y.o.
Probably a Dutch person should be saying this, but I just wanted to point out that the pronunciation of 'tie' at the end of a word like politie, transportatie or competitie, etc. sounds more like TZEE instead of TEE.💞
Friendly request for our expats in The Hague, please use bicycle lanes or the road when biking, not the footpaths. Otherwise you will endanger or even hurt the pedestrians.Thank you 😀
When I went to the US for the first time I was 21 and was able to rent a car because I was from outside the. Americans needed to be 23 to rent a car. In my perception American drivers learn from their father or brother and mistakes are copied over and over again. Besides that a drivers test (I did mine in Florida) is laughable simple and cheap. The death tole of drivers are many, many times higher in the US because of this than in the Netherlands.
Americans can be excellent drivers. We learn at a much younger age. It is a much larger country with bigger roads, bigger cars and bigger parking spaces. I agree that Americans don't drive that well in Europe but it's mostly because we're not used to such narrow roads and parking spots. We also have varied terrain so its not fair to make a comparison. I did pay for lessons from a former police officer with babysitting money at 16 because my parents traveled a lot and I wanted to get my license and be done with it. It's not required by law to have professional lessons but they are widely available.
@@MHM-i2o Anyone can drive on large open roads where the most you have to worry about is a pothole or a traffic light. That doesn't make someone a good driver. A good driver knows how to safely drive in mixed traffic on roads designed to limit your speed. Because it aren't the highways where most accidents happen. It are the 30km/h and 50km/h roads where drivers often don't have right of way and have to share the road with cyclists. Also, the Netherlands isn't Europe. The Netherlands is one of the toughest countries in Europe to drive in. Specifically because our infrastructure is designed around all traffic, not just cars. Even our neighbours in Germany and Belgium are more car centric.
@@rendomstranger8698 As a Belgian I can confirm this, bike roads are much safer and more widely available in the Netherlands. King Car still rules Belgium and the rest of Europe. Improvements are being made though and everyone looks to the Netherlands in envy in this regard. Dikke pluim!
There are two types of moped. One kind is more equivalent with bicycles, the other not. Hence you'll see some "mopeds" in the bicycle lane, even when the traffic sign says that mopeds should not be there. They have this colored tag on the front fender: yellow for real mopeds (
True mopeds (bromfietsen) must be limited to both 45km/h and 49cc. Helmets are mandatory. However nowadays yellow colored tags are no longer required on the front. Numberplates in the other hand must be yellow with 6 black digits (numbers & letters). Within city limits these must drive on the main roads. Restricted mopeds (snorfietsen) must be limited to 25km/h. Helmets aren't required and these slower type mopeds must use bicycle lanes wherever available. Orange tags aren't required anymore on the front, but they carry blue licence plates with 6 white digits. Microcars are considered handicapped vehicles, with very similar rules applying as to mopeds. They must have (cheaper) moped insurance, no tax on the other hand, can park anywhere (also on the sidewalk), for free even. Construction speed is limited to 45km/h, weight to 350kg, petrol engines to 50cc but diesel and electric engines can theoretically have infinite cc's/ torque as long as power delivery is no more than 4kW. Often they come equipped with two cilinder diesel engines. Regarding electric bicycles and on a more personal note: They're not faster than seasoned cyclists and if you really find it difficult to take cyclists' speeds into account (slower than almost anything on the road!), maybe you shouldn't drive a car on Dutch roads. Plenty of choice to get from A to B without possibly killing a cyclist as Jovie piointed out: Busses, trams, metros, trains, sidewalks. Add cabs, planes, ferries, microcars and bicycles to that and we're all golden.
It's important to distinguish "Microcars" from the small, two-seater SMART cars, that are actual, full-blown CARS, that are highway and Motorway legal - Versus all the other Microcars, that should be considered moped-mobiles. They are technically classed as "Quadricycles" under legislation in many European countries. They are NOT Highway or Motorway legal, because of their LOW Top Speed of 45 kp/h or 29 mph - and NOT offering much Crash Protection !!
My mom uses a wheelchair and she recently got a tiny remodeled micro car that has the chairs taken out and that she can roll her wheelchair into. It's really great because now she can visit us or get groceries by herself again.
Hi Martian, that is great. I am soon going to move to Netherlands and my husband has a walking limitations, I think the solution you mentioned might be great help in my situation. Will it be possible to share more details or links about procedure or car modification options that could be possible to have in Netherlands
Hey hey it was a very good video. And that why i love my bike. We even have spots were you can stall your bike for free and they watch it. So if you want to go to the city center for a few hours you know your bike is safe.
As for your Dutch word of the day, it's not TRANSPORTATIE. The translation is VERVOER. Another comment is that Dutch are taught that when you are a pedastrian and there's not a sidewalk available, walk on the LEFT side of the road so you see upcoming traffic, even when texting.
If there is no sidewalk/pavement available, you can use first the bike pad or second the (car)road (if it's permitted). However, you need to walk against traffic, so the left side of the road. So traffic behind you can easily pass you, and you can make eye contact with oncoming traffic.
Nice video about vervoer :) the word of the day could have been : ontmoedigingsbeleid we want as little use of cars and more use of public transport and bikes. Our gouvernement invests in these , so they hope the car isnt used as much.
Why the taxes so high in the Netherlands! Look at the dutch highways, roads and transportation infrastructure. It's one the best of the world (I guess).
If you have to walk on the side of the road, or bikepath, stick to the left. Dutch kids all learn this in school. Also, if a bicycle hits a car from the back, you can be sure they're held 100% accountable.
It's not true that a cyclist can only be held 50% accountable. It's true that the cyclist usually gets 50-100% of his damages payed for, UNLESS the car owner can prove he has no blame. If the car owner can prove he has no blame, he doesn't have to pay anything. Moreover, a judge can override these rules in special circumstances. Proving you have no blame as a car owner tends to be fairly hard though. If for example you didn't pay attention, you hold some blame -- even if for example the cyclist ran a red light. A car owner can always claim 100% of his damages if the cyclist was as fault. So that 50% rule is only for the damages of the cyclist. You should probably also mention that 'aansprakelijkheidsverzekering' is mandatory. So everyone is (or at least should be) ensured for accidents like these.
Hi Jovie, I’m pretty sure the micro cars exist in France and Italy aswell, since several brands are in fact French or Italian. For instance Ligier, Aixam and Chatenet are French and Casalini is Italian. A lot of elderly people use these, but nowadays it is considered quite fashionable for teenagers under 18 to use these micro cars. This is because the micro cars are considered as a moped by law, so you need at least a moped drivers license and youngsters between 16 and 18 are not allowed to drive a regular car solo. The fact that these micro cars are quite expensive makes’m status symbols for these younsters and they are arriving dry on their destination on rainy days, which we have a lot in The Netherlands as you know, unlike riding a moped.
Volgens mij ook. Je kan ook nog "transport" zeggen, maar van "transportatie" heb ik nog nooit gehoord. Dat is eigenlijk wel raar, want "transporteren" bestaat dan weer wel... Nederlands is lastig.
@@ronaldderooij1774 goede observatie, klaarblijkelijk is Google translate een wat domme app. De juiste vertaling van transportation lijkt mij transport of vervoer te zijn. Public transport(ation): openbaar vervoer. Openbaar transportatie is voor linguistische sillybillies.
@@lbergen001 ik heb nooit in het leger gezeten maar zelfs daar lijkt mij het woord transportatie een brug te ver. Ik geloof trouwens dat de dames en heren van de militaire logistiek daar de naam GENIE TROEPEN dragen.
@@petertraudes106 Tegenwoordig: "Dienst Bevoorrading en Transport". Genie troepen bestaan ook maar die houden zich vooral bezig met zaken als wegenaanleg en (vooral) bruggenbouw.
You have two types of mini cars. Ones that can go up to 25 km/h and ones who can go up to 45 km/h. The first ones are also known as Canta's are mainly for older en disabled people. They fall outside the law for a license and can be driven on a bike lane. The second is like a moped with a roof. You've got have a moped license and you can drive on roads with where bikes and mopeds are not allowed. When there is a traffic sign with a bike, a moped and a tractor on it, you can't drive there. On motorways and highways you can't drive either, of course. I drive an aixam and it has a diesel engine out of a small digger (about 500 cc). It's detuned to 45 km/h, clean it can go up to 80 km/h. It's built in France and there you can go up to 80 km/h.
Transportatie? I m from the dutch speaking part of Belgium and this word is totally strange to me, sounds like some recent english influence ( denglish). What was wrong with the words “vervoer” and “transport”?
Isn't Denglish a combo of German (Deutsch) and English? We call that weird Dutch-English combo Steenkolenengels (at least that was the case last time I checked). On transportatie, it's not a word used in this way and she also mispronounced it (blame Google for that one, she made effort to look it up). Vervoer or transport is indeed what we use here too (OV is the abbreviation for openbaar vervoer as well). I can see where we could use the word transportatie, but it sounds like a weird anglification and feminization of the word transport to me. The first thing that bothered me was the pronunciation and not the fact that we don't actually use the word (at least to my knowledge). What does that even say about me?
@Dirk De Meirleir: Thank you! I would have taken it for a Flemish influence on Google. :-) As I feel it, "vervoer" is our general word for transport, but "transport" feels like "the act of transportation".
Someone 's gotta tell Jovie that you can't rely 100% on Google translate! 😉 ( The last 'tie' is pronounced as in 'politie' or 'natie' Jovie! ) . or better you say 'vervoer' or 'transport' as transportatie is an 'anglicsisme' .
When there is no sidewalk, you are required to walk on the LEFT side of the road or bicycle lane so you can see traffic coming and traffic can see you.
i think micro cars tend to be used by the elderly, i believe they are subsidized partly for the elderly and those with physical conditions. you need a moped license to drive one, it counts as a moped. which why they are also allowed to use the bicycle path (or at least they used to, im not so sure about it these days) when i was still in school, i knew several guys my age that owned a micro car. since its basically a moped with the benefit of having a roof, radio, and a heater. :D
The micro cars were aimed at elderly and disabled but from what I've read (and seen here on UA-cam) they are also popular among young people because they're so much cheaper than a car and it's so much cheaper to get a license for them.
Om misverstand te voorkomen, met ons woord transportatie bedoelen we: wegvoering naar een oord van ballingschap met verplichting, daar dwangarbeid te verrichten.
It is a Dutch word, according to my dictionary from 1982 its meanings are "1. het transporteren 2. het zenden in ballingschap... " The "the transporting" meaning is harmless, but the other meaning (banning people from the country or so) makes it a bit unpopular, (this is an understatement).
Portugal is full of micro cars! It's the most dangerous way of transport. People who for whatever reason don't have a driver's license, are allowed to drive these little vehicles that look remarkably like a real small car, on a moped license. They are the number one involved in accidents. These micro cars are getting more and more looking like normal cars and therefor are often seen as normal cars from a distance... only problem is: they are really slow and can't keep up with normal traffic. We've got them over here in different brands and forms... looking like a ferrari, a 4x4 and even pickup trucks.
I heard you talking about the 2 most common used apps/websites. I can recommend a 3rd, OVInfo is an app on your phone that shows to the minute where all busses, trains, etc in the Netherlands are. Including delays. This works for every busstop as wel. It has helped me tremendously for being on time at the stops.
What you call a ‘ microcar’ is a brommobiel. It is designed for disabled and elderly people who are not allowed to drive a normal car anymore because of that. I have one too because of medical issues. There are too types, one that only goes 25 km and us treated as a bike (may go on bicycle lane and footpath) and one that goes 45 km and is treated as half car half scooter. It must go on the road but not on highway and some 80 km roads. You don’t need a driverslicence but you must have a scooter driverslicense. It is a shame that many young people buy them for cheap to drive around in cities bevause you don’t pay taxes and insurance is way cheaper. It really is designed for disabled and elderly
Hmm, Road tax, 43,- per month, ~90,- per month car insurance ( at ~0 years dmg free). Say you tank bout once a week for doing 500 km a week, you pay bout 55-60 euro a week on fuel. Parking permit bout 60,- euro a year 240,- Fuel 43,- road tax 90,- Insurance 15,- parking permit to park near your home. ------ 388,- euro a month. ex parking costs if you going to park somewhere where its paid parking... that isn't too bad. As for going cities, go by public transport there, parking fees there are near always higher than your total cost to go there and park there.
I'm one of those elderly people who actually drives the Dutch made 'Canta2' .. it's a microcar (45km), but the only one allowed to drive on the bicycle paths as well as on the surface streets (60/80). You don't need a license (though I do), you can park on the sidewalk plus you don't have to wear a seatbelt. I absolutely love it because I have far more mobility and protection from the elements than I did when I owned a bike/moped. Vive la Hollander!
@@burgienl Niet om dwars te zijn, maar er is duidelijk een verschil tussen de moped en de Canta. Deze uitleg heb ik via het bedrijf ontvangen: A Canta can travel up to 45 kph and because it is only 1.1 meters wide, it has been classified as a mobility aid rather than a moped car. As such, it can be driven on bike paths, foot paths, sidewalks (at a maximum speed of 6 kph) and on local roads (with a maximum speed limit of 80 kph). The Canta does NOT require the driver to have a Class AM4 license but they must be at least 16 years of age. Groetjes🌹
@@LindaCasey wacht ff, die invalideautootjes hebben weer hun eigen regelgeving? Nederland zou Nederland niet zijn als het ergens geen uitzondering voor zou verzinnen.... LOL ;-) Wel idioot dat je met zo'n ding op een 80km weg mag rijden trouwens. Het overige verkeer rijdt daar 2 keer zo hard.
Those microcars exist in Germany as well. They can be operated with a licence valid for mopeds (class AM or old class 4), a car drivers license is not required. Their limitations are: maximum speed: 45 km/h (28 mph) - maximum power: below 6 KW - engine size: below 50 cm3 - empty weight: below 425 kg (937 lbs). The microcar does not need a car registration and it is exempt from car tax. You need an insurance as for a moped and must affix the moped's insurance plates to the back of the car.
Do you know if it would be possible for me, an American who doesn't have a Dutch partner and isn't a "highly skilled" migrant, to move to the Netherlands? I've been considering it, but after doing some research it seems impossible for me
Isn't mopeds the same in all Europe? In my country, Sweden, there are two kinds of mopeds, class 1 and class 2. Class 1 mopeds, maximum 45 km/h, are not allowed on bicycle lanes. Class 2 mopeds, maximum 25 km/h, are allowed on bicycle lanes and should use them if available. Neither of them are allowed on motorways.
Hoi, Just to help you with your dutch a bit. When a word ends with TIE it is pronounced as (T)SIE. Please Please!!! don't tell people about the 30% rull, i"m a driving instructor and some people have never ever seen the inside of a car but they do have a licence? Believe me that it is possible in bangladesh to buy it on any corner of the street for 60euro. Do you want those people driving around you and me? What if they hit you child?
Here in Canada regarding cyclists, reverse onus applies (for pedestrians as well however nothing says they cannot be 100 percent liable but)a very high burden of proof is on the vehicle driver ........btw, i have not been watching any youtube for a while and just back, I LOVE your hair.......cheers!
Here's a money saving tip for parking. Most cities have these P+R parking garages at the outskirts. You park and then you take a tram, metro or bus for the last part of the journey. There's a P+R at Amsterdam Olympic Stadium for example. Just get a ticket at the P+R entrance and go in. At the end of the day as you come back and put the ticket into the slot of the machine it'll give you the normal hourly rate first which can indeed be stupendously expensive. But the machine also has a OV chip card reader and as soon as you scan your OV card the price basically drops with about 90%. Now you have to make sure you actually used it for public transport that day because otherwise it doesn't work. The only downside of P+R parking spaces is that space can be limited and sometimes you have to wait a bit, sometimes up to 30 minutes, for new parking space to become available. It's quite common for cars to be in line at the entrance of the parking garage, waiting to be allowed in. But it saves a lot of money so it can be totally worth it. I'm sure there's a website somewhere to find all these P+R places. A good altenative are these parking apps for cheaper spaces. Oftentimes business car parks or private spaces are offered as cheap parking spaces because they're not being used in the weekends or holidays. They often allow you to park the whole day for say 5 to 10 euros. And when there's a gate the app gives you a code to open it. With a bit of creativity there are lots of ways to save money on parking. :)
We have car lanes in northern Wisconsin, and a small gravel shoulder with steep ditches, so pedestrians and cyclists are in peril! I would love to see bicycle lanes and pedestrian walk paths, you are so fortunate living in the Netherlands! Now we have all these 4 wheel UTVs buzzing around, more like Cushman and some look like big kids toy transformer gocarts. The microcars would be an improvement if lithium battery electric motor drive is used.. Keep greening the Netherlands👑🌄.
German here. Microcars aren't really a thing here. I think the Smart and VW Up are the smallest cars around here, but they still aren't their own category. I also have to admit that I haven't heard of those before. But, honestly, I wish we had something like that here. Parking in German cities is ridiculous (or used to be pre-pandemic), and a smaller car also tends to emit less and is better suited for electric motorisation. So, I'm a little jealous here. Thanks for the vid!
Transportation engineer here. The Netherlands is the holy grail of transportation planning. The only reason the suburbs are a thing in the US is because transportation is heavily subsidized. On average, we only take in about 30% of what is needed to maintain our roads from the gas tax. Developers often pay for new roads. That's why cities depend on suburban sprawl and downtowns are left to rot. Things would be very different if Americans were charged to real price to drive.
As a foreigner I find it shocking that bicycles are prioritized over pedestrians. Where I live, the footpaths are extremely narrow and full of parked bicycles, so you end up in the bike lane anyway. There is not such a thing as a relaxing walk in the Netherlands unless you go to the suburbs. And then, there are not footpaths in suburbs...🙄
Most Americans are unaware how easy the US driving tests are [relatively speaking]. I learned to drive in California, and it was pretty well unheard of for anybody not to pass their test. In the UK, on the other hand, about 50% of learners fail at their first attempt. I'm pleased to say that not only did I pass first time in California, I also passed first time in England...and passed my motorbike test first time as well.
Hi Jovie, I liked this video as much as all your other ones. I just have to say that, may be some other dutch person already told you, transportatie is not the correct translation in this matter. The better translation for "transporttion"in this meaning would be: "vervoer". Thank you for a lot of interesting videos about our country. It's always nice to see the perspective of non dutch born people about the Netherlands. And you are a great ambassador!
‘Kwetsbaar’ is the word you’re looking for, re cyclist versus anybody else on (motorized) wheels. It’s the difference in vulnerability that led to the current traffic law.
So what, you have a car to travel from a to b. Why wouldn't you pay for the space to that park? Everything has a price, just being born has a price. An American view it a 'a god given right', we don't. And going by the state of the roads in America I rather have the dutch system.
Why would you take your car to the City Centre of Den Haag anyway, unless you have older people or something with you? If you are healthy and able, why not take your bike or the tram? If you are just too lazy, then yes you can pay the 30 Euro to park.
Hi Jovie, one form of public tranportatsie 😀you missed is the OVfiets that also works with the OV chipcard. You nearly got to the core of the car discussion. You nearly said it is not worth the money to have a car and that is exactly the reason driving a car is so expensive. Only use when it is really necesarry.
the tax on a petrol car is not that bad.. I believe it is about 50 euro's a month.. my diesel car is 125 euros a month on tax only.. got it allrisk insured which is another 85, so without driving this car already costs me over 200 euros a month
In Belgium we also have micro cars. You need some basic lessons to drive but don't need a driver's license. It is indeed used by many elderly people but also some people with a handicap are using them. It's cheap. Oh and they don't need a license plate but most have a personal plate just for fun.
I love your channel. I like your view on the Dutch and the Netherlands. Just a little pointer on you r word of the day: We dont use the word transportatie, I think google has to learn something here. I would use transport or vervoer.Groetjes Anna
Yes, there are those microcards here un Spain. They are considered 50cc motorbikes, because this is their engine size límit and are used mostly for old people and people lacking a proper driver license
In Italy we do have microcars, and they are regulated just as mopeds, in fact that's what teens drive from 16 to 18 yo before they can get a "real" car, if they don't want to get a moped
Micro cars: we call them disability cars. They are for people that have lost their car license because they are unable to drive. (no eye site, not able to estimate speeds, not able to look around because of a fused neck. Generally speaking we stay clear of them because the drivers are accidents waiting to happen.
Micro cars are having the same files as a moped. Driving licence or a moped license is needed. In big cities, young people wait longer before they get their driving licence, because it is way easier yo use public transport or a bike. Yep yo get your Dutch driving licence, you must know a lot more and there is asked way more in your driving skills than in the USA. Here you learn to drive!
"Transportatie" is not a Ducth word. The Dutch word for "Transportation" is either "Transport" or "Vervoer", where "Transport" is used for goods and "Vervoer" is used for people.
Transport and transit of people (or even goods) is usually called 'vervoer (het)'. And we have some specific derivates like: 'personenvervoer' (transport/transit of people); 'goederenvervoer' (transport of goods); 'vrachtvervoer' (transport of freight); 'openbaar vervoer' (public transport). I've never heard 'transportatie (de)' -- noun, but we do use 'transport (het)' -- noun, and 'transporteren' -- verb which is a synonym of 'vervoeren'.
Just you know: We came through my husband’s job as high skill worker and we have more than 10 months living in the Netherlands and we could exchange the driving licenses without problem. It was so easy! :) I think we read that the only requirement is that you should have the 30% ruling to able to exchange it.
I agree with you. I have heard of this 180 day rule and thought I missed the chance but when I called our municipality (Eindhoven) they said its possible and I got mine.
A tax exemption for Highly skill immigrant that comes to the Netherlands. The person must be living in a country apart from the Netherlands of 150KM distance.
If there isn't a pedestrian walkway and only a road for cars and bikes. You should walk on the left side of the road facing the opcomming trafic. That way you can make eye contact or at least estimate if the traffic is aware of you. You don't want to be hit by a car that simply hadn't noticed you.
Some places don't have a pedestrian path but a bicycle one only, good to know we can walk on them at the right. I did it a few times because there was no other route sometimes.
We use to walk on the left side of the road when there is no pavement/bikelane. When there is a bike lane, take the one on the left side of the road and walk on the left side of the bike lane so you can see uncomming cyclists and make eye contact. It makes me very uncomfortable to walk on the right side of a bike lane, you dont know what is happening behind you.
Als de fietser roekeloos gedrag vertoond en de automobilist het ongeluk niet kon voorkomen, dan is de fietser voor 100% aansprakelijk. De bewijslast is hoog en dus zal meestal de automobilist 50% of meer moeten betalen. Deze regel heeft wel bijgedragen aan dat er minder ongelukken gebeuren tussen automobilisten en fietser.
I am still not allowed to travel to the Netherlands just gave up on it, there is the onset of cooler weather. In Australia too anybody with a clean driver's license can teach people how to drive. However, don't expect to pass as the police take the examination. In the US I could drive for 3 months as I am from an English-speaking country. I noticed that everybody was speeding by at least 10 mph over the speed limit. One exception was Route 49 through the Sierra Nevada's saw it as a free rollercoaster ride.
I was like microcars?! And then I went ohh right that kind of car. I never call them micro cars but a "minder valide auto". I find them so annoying when there is one of them in the bike lane. Because some tend to drive very slowly and then you cannot pass them because they are to big for the bike lane. So then I usually use the side walk (if no one is walking there) ad pass them. It's not allowed but sticking behind such car is way to annoying and that way it takes me a bit longer to go from A to B and may run late at an appointment.
In the Netherlands you have two kind of microcars 1) minder valide auto (scootmobiel) 2) brommobiel. 1) is meant for people who are disabled. Has a max speed of 25 kmh and is treated like a solex/snorfiets. It's actually a bike with helping engine and come in 3 or 4 wheels. The once with a disabled sticker may enter a pedestrian area. They also have a maxed width of I believe 90cm. No drivers licence needed just a one day able to drive certification for the insurance. 2) those are mostly with 4 wheels although there are some with 3 wheels. They go in the category bromfiets and basically are bikes with help engine to a max of 49.9 cc and a max speed of 45 kmh needing a drivers licence
Love your videos! We used to take the train from Cologne, Germany to get to the Netherlands! And we saw that a lot of people in Amsterdam and around the area that love to ride bikes! They ride their bikes there like it’s a car, lol, but it was cool… It’s so accessible to get everywhere in Europe unlike in the US. You can take the train, fly for a reasonable price, etc… We miss living in Europe so much, it was the best time of our lives! We lived in Spangdahlem, Germany for 4 years and ventured to so many different countries…If we do go back, we are definitely going back to visit Amsterdam and Rotterdam. People were friendly and the vibe is amazing! It’s breathtaking!
Let me add one more thing, if you are walking on a path that you share with cyclists, walk on the left, ( not on the right ) so when you see a bike coming you can move a little bit more to the side. If you walk to the right you don't see a bike coming ...
I learned something, the word of the day. I always would use vervoer. Have you thought of making word of the day Brommer? That is Dutch for Moped ( which is the German word for it).
Good video, Jovie. I won't mention 'transportatie', I promise :-). The law about liability for road accidents is a bit more complicated in the Netherlands, but you do get the hang of it. For more detailed videos about Dutch infrastructure and public transportation on UA-cam, I recommend Not Just Bikes, A View from the Cyclepath and of course Bicycle Dutch. For tourists, walking on the bikelane, my Dutch frase of the day would be: AAN DE KANT! :-)
If driving to another (large) town, look out for a Park+Ride on the edge of town, much cheaper and easier than taking your car into the city centre. For example, Utrecht P+R costs €5, which includes parking for the day and return tram ride for ALL occupants of the car into the city centre.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 there's not a good Dutch translation for the word town.. which makes it quite hard to know if you should use city or town. But he or she is talking about a large town. So it's clear he or she means "een grote stad". And places like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch etc. (Grote steden) have those P+R spots.
@@lightblue_12 Those you mention are the major cities in the country, not towns. There might be some confusion about towns but "grote stad"? That's always translated to city.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 I agree! I'm just saying that, because there is no Dutch word for "town".. a Dutch person who is describing "large towns" will always mean big cities. You could say Amsterdam is a city, Hilversum is a town and Lutjebroek is a village. But Amsterdam and Hilversum are, in Dutch, both cities. So a large town, as said by a Dutch person about Dutch towns, will mean cities. Honestly, this is a lot of explaining to say that it's a bit "mierenneukerig" to try to correct this person... 😇❤️
Other people probably said so too but the 'tie' in 'transportatie' (and in most dutch words with 'tie' at the end like 'locatie' or 'organisatie') has a hidden S in it, like 'tsie'.
Yeah it's pretty similar to location and organisation in English, only the T being pronounced more like "sh" instead of "ts" in the Dutch version.
I love that you tell foreigners to not be jerks and stay off the bike paths, when it's Dutch people who are the worst offenders in that area.😂
Those bike lanes are red for a reason: it's tourist blood
Like American beaches because of Jaws
a bad joke. I am sorry.
Jovie it's time for you to start cycling and show your kids it's safe to do so when they are able too on their own!
Overcome your fears! Start Sundays less traffic!
please do this for your children!
Yeah!
We got a lot of "zondagrijders" which are worse....
I never really learned to bike 🚴🏻😔 and never missed it but I’m facing the prospect of moving to the Netherlands and I’m freaking out I’ll die on a bike accident 😩
@@paolasanchez9870 you do know that the NL are the safest country in the world to ride bikes, right?
Just correcting one error/incorrect advise, when you walk on a road with no sidewalks, it is customary to walk on the far left side of the road. By doing so you see the oncoming traffic and can verify (eye contact) that they have seen you and you can react accordingly. Either they will go around you or you can step of the road
About walking on roads without a sidewalk: as I live in a village, near some roads in the polder that neither have a sidewalk or bicycle lanes, my parents taught me to always walk on the left. So that you can always see the traffic on your side of the road coming towards you and can see if they saw you.
I was taught this as well and used to be amazed how few people seem to know this. This is even more important during poor or dark light conditions and also applicable when there's no better option than walking on the bicycle lane. However, after doing a little bit of research it makes sense why nobody seems to know this anymore: that law was scrapped in 1991. The current position is that (individual) pedestrians should decide on a case by case basis which side of the road they deem safest for them to walk on. In the case of an accident there are other laws that can cover all the situations (i.e. the infamous article 5 which basically covers everything).
This actually makes a lot of sense since not all road infrastructure is created equal and it's easy to imagine situations where walking on the right side is arguably safer. Fun fact: the rules are different when walking in a group, in that case the group should behave like a car of cyclist. What exactly is a group is whole other thing though. 🙄
That is really annoying. it's one thing if you do that on provincial road and you walk besides the road. but really bad if you do that on bike lanes. (especially those joggers. stay on your own side. ) don;t ghost walk. btw it's WRONG to, if a cyclist hit you then it's yr own fault ! and i refuse to change lanes cos a jogger or a walker walks on the wrong side. I take great pleasure seeing them jump out of the way !
(it's okay to walk on the left IF you step off the lane/road when there is on coming traffic. but they don't cos parents told them it's good i guess )
@@shrike6259 I just looked this up because I was under the impression that walking on the left side was mandated by law. It used to be but apparently they changed it in 1990. currently pedestrians are allowed to use either side of the road if there is no sidewalk. So legally you're in the wrong.
@@rixtedewolff8966 Walking on the left side is safer, you see the upcoming traffic. They shouldn't have changed the law imo
@@shrike6259 .. and what happens when they don't or can't see or hear you? That a**hole behavior. I can't always hear cyclists when they come up behind me, and yet they get pissed at me for not jumping out of the way (and I can't move all that fast, anyway). If it's a car driver's fault in hitting a cyclist, then the same should apply to cyclists and pedestrians (the faster mover needs to account for the slower mover). Where I live cyclists often ride on the sidewalks, even when there's a bicycle lane literally right next to it.
Italy is full of microcars. Especially where traffic and parking is hell, like in Rome. A lot of teenagers have it, you need a special licence for that and you can ride it from 16y.o.
In Poland you don't need driving license for microcar, so people without it are using them as normal car. It become more and more popular.
Probably a Dutch person should be saying this, but I just wanted to point out that the pronunciation of 'tie' at the end of a word like politie, transportatie or competitie, etc. sounds more like TZEE instead of TEE.💞
Friendly request for our expats in The Hague, please use bicycle lanes or the road when biking, not the footpaths. Otherwise you will endanger or even hurt the pedestrians.Thank you 😀
yeah those people who go full speed on the side walk and then use their bell when they are 5 seconds behind you only to give out an annoying sigh suck
When I went to the US for the first time I was 21 and was able to rent a car because I was from outside the. Americans needed to be 23 to rent a car. In my perception American drivers learn from their father or brother and mistakes are copied over and over again. Besides that a drivers test (I did mine in Florida) is laughable simple and cheap. The death tole of drivers are many, many times higher in the US because of this than in the Netherlands.
True, lessons from a proper licensed driving instructor aren’t even obligatory. Incredibly how insanely stupid American law can be.
Americans can be excellent drivers. We learn at a much younger age. It is a much larger country with bigger roads, bigger cars and bigger parking spaces. I agree that Americans don't drive that well in Europe but it's mostly because we're not used to such narrow roads and parking spots. We also have varied terrain so its not fair to make a comparison. I did pay for lessons from a former police officer with babysitting money at 16 because my parents traveled a lot and I wanted to get my license and be done with it. It's not required by law to have professional lessons but they are widely available.
@@MHM-i2o Anyone can drive on large open roads where the most you have to worry about is a pothole or a traffic light. That doesn't make someone a good driver. A good driver knows how to safely drive in mixed traffic on roads designed to limit your speed. Because it aren't the highways where most accidents happen. It are the 30km/h and 50km/h roads where drivers often don't have right of way and have to share the road with cyclists.
Also, the Netherlands isn't Europe. The Netherlands is one of the toughest countries in Europe to drive in. Specifically because our infrastructure is designed around all traffic, not just cars. Even our neighbours in Germany and Belgium are more car centric.
@@rendomstranger8698 As a Belgian I can confirm this, bike roads are much safer and more widely available in the Netherlands. King Car still rules Belgium and the rest of Europe. Improvements are being made though and everyone looks to the Netherlands in envy in this regard. Dikke pluim!
There are two types of moped. One kind is more equivalent with bicycles, the other not. Hence you'll see some "mopeds" in the bicycle lane, even when the traffic sign says that mopeds should not be there. They have this colored tag on the front fender: yellow for real mopeds (
True mopeds (bromfietsen) must be limited to both 45km/h and 49cc. Helmets are mandatory. However nowadays yellow colored tags are no longer required on the front. Numberplates in the other hand must be yellow with 6 black digits (numbers & letters). Within city limits these must drive on the main roads.
Restricted mopeds (snorfietsen) must be limited to 25km/h. Helmets aren't required and these slower type mopeds must use bicycle lanes wherever available. Orange tags aren't required anymore on the front, but they carry blue licence plates with 6 white digits.
Microcars are considered handicapped vehicles, with very similar rules applying as to mopeds. They must have (cheaper) moped insurance, no tax on the other hand, can park anywhere (also on the sidewalk), for free even.
Construction speed is limited to 45km/h, weight to 350kg, petrol engines to 50cc but diesel and electric engines can theoretically have infinite cc's/ torque as long as power delivery is no more than 4kW. Often they come equipped with two cilinder diesel engines.
Regarding electric bicycles and on a more personal note: They're not faster than seasoned cyclists and if you really find it difficult to take cyclists' speeds into account (slower than almost anything on the road!), maybe you shouldn't drive a car on Dutch roads.
Plenty of choice to get from A to B without possibly killing a cyclist as Jovie piointed out: Busses, trams, metros, trains, sidewalks. Add cabs, planes, ferries, microcars and bicycles to that and we're all golden.
It's important to distinguish "Microcars" from the small, two-seater SMART cars, that are actual, full-blown CARS, that are highway and Motorway legal - Versus all the other Microcars, that should be considered moped-mobiles. They are technically classed as "Quadricycles" under legislation in many European countries. They are NOT Highway or Motorway legal, because of their LOW Top Speed of 45 kp/h or 29 mph - and NOT offering much Crash Protection !!
My mom uses a wheelchair and she recently got a tiny remodeled micro car that has the chairs taken out and that she can roll her wheelchair into. It's really great because now she can visit us or get groceries by herself again.
That's great, I'm so glad to hear that she can have that independence.
Hi Martian, that is great.
I am soon going to move to Netherlands and my husband has a walking limitations, I think the solution you mentioned might be great help in my situation. Will it be possible to share more details or links about procedure or car modification options that could be possible to have in Netherlands
Hey hey it was a very good video.
And that why i love my bike. We even have spots were you can stall your bike for free and they watch it. So if you want to go to the city center for a few hours you know your bike is safe.
As for your Dutch word of the day, it's not TRANSPORTATIE. The translation is VERVOER. Another comment is that Dutch are taught that when you are a pedastrian and there's not a sidewalk available, walk on the LEFT side of the road so you see upcoming traffic, even when texting.
Mierenneukermodus: "Transport" is "vervoer", "transportatie/transporteren' is "het verplaatsen/verplaatsen" o.i.d.
Hoi hoi, we would say vervoer, not transportatie, like in Openbaar Vervoer 😊
I was thinking that too!
If there is no sidewalk/pavement available, you can use first the bike pad or second the (car)road (if it's permitted). However, you need to walk against traffic, so the left side of the road.
So traffic behind you can easily pass you, and you can make eye contact with oncoming traffic.
But never go walking or cycling on the highway. It is not allowed but also very dangerous!!!
Nice video about vervoer :) the word of the day could have been : ontmoedigingsbeleid we want as little use of cars and more use of public transport and bikes. Our gouvernement invests in these , so they hope the car isnt used as much.
Why the taxes so high in the Netherlands! Look at the dutch highways, roads and transportation infrastructure. It's one the best of the world (I guess).
Car taxes are a lot more than investments in roads. Thats why we call the car melk koe.
That is not a direct consequence. Exhibit A: Belgium. (thought it has improved a lot in the last decade)
If you have to walk on the side of the road, or bikepath, stick to the left. Dutch kids all learn this in school. Also, if a bicycle hits a car from the back, you can be sure they're held 100% accountable.
It's not true that a cyclist can only be held 50% accountable. It's true that the cyclist usually gets 50-100% of his damages payed for, UNLESS the car owner can prove he has no blame. If the car owner can prove he has no blame, he doesn't have to pay anything. Moreover, a judge can override these rules in special circumstances.
Proving you have no blame as a car owner tends to be fairly hard though. If for example you didn't pay attention, you hold some blame -- even if for example the cyclist ran a red light.
A car owner can always claim 100% of his damages if the cyclist was as fault. So that 50% rule is only for the damages of the cyclist.
You should probably also mention that 'aansprakelijkheidsverzekering' is mandatory. So everyone is (or at least should be) ensured for accidents like these.
Hi Jovie, I’m pretty sure the micro cars exist in France and Italy aswell, since several brands are in fact French or Italian. For instance Ligier, Aixam and Chatenet are French and Casalini is Italian. A lot of elderly people use these, but nowadays it is considered quite fashionable for teenagers under 18 to use these micro cars. This is because the micro cars are considered as a moped by law, so you need at least a moped drivers license and youngsters between 16 and 18 are not allowed to drive a regular car solo. The fact that these micro cars are quite expensive makes’m status symbols for these younsters and they are arriving dry on their destination on rainy days, which we have a lot in The Netherlands as you know, unlike riding a moped.
Good grief Jovie, "transportatie" is NOT a proper Dutch word, the word that is generally used is VERVOER!
Volgens mij is transportation vervoer in Nederlands. Because most car drivers also ride on a bike they tend to be less of a jerk towards cyclists
Volgens mij ook. Je kan ook nog "transport" zeggen, maar van "transportatie" heb ik nog nooit gehoord. Dat is eigenlijk wel raar, want "transporteren" bestaat dan weer wel... Nederlands is lastig.
@@ronaldderooij1774 goede observatie, klaarblijkelijk is Google translate een wat domme app. De juiste vertaling van transportation lijkt mij transport of vervoer te zijn. Public transport(ation): openbaar vervoer. Openbaar transportatie is voor linguistische sillybillies.
Mee eens, Transportatie wordt volgens mij alleen nog in het leger gebruikt. Wij zeggen gewoon: Vervoersmiddelen.
@Jovie: weer bedankt voor deze video!
@@lbergen001 ik heb nooit in het leger gezeten maar zelfs daar lijkt mij het woord transportatie een brug te ver. Ik geloof trouwens dat de dames en heren van de militaire logistiek daar de naam GENIE TROEPEN dragen.
@@petertraudes106 Tegenwoordig: "Dienst Bevoorrading en Transport". Genie troepen bestaan ook maar die houden zich vooral bezig met zaken als wegenaanleg en (vooral) bruggenbouw.
Microcars are basically mopeds with a roof, and are meant for disabled people to move around. As i understand, however, anyone can drive it..
We have them in Belgium too, and I noticed m in France too
But the liberal parking does require a special disabled/elderly permit/sticker iirc.
You have two types of mini cars. Ones that can go up to 25 km/h and ones who can go up to 45 km/h. The first ones are also known as Canta's are mainly for older en disabled people. They fall outside the law for a license and can be driven on a bike lane. The second is like a moped with a roof. You've got have a moped license and you can drive on roads with where bikes and mopeds are not allowed. When there is a traffic sign with a bike, a moped and a tractor on it, you can't drive there. On motorways and highways you can't drive either, of course. I drive an aixam and it has a diesel engine out of a small digger (about 500 cc). It's detuned to 45 km/h, clean it can go up to 80 km/h. It's built in France and there you can go up to 80 km/h.
Transportatie? I m from the dutch speaking part of Belgium and this word is totally strange to me, sounds like some recent english influence ( denglish). What was wrong with the words “vervoer” and “transport”?
You are right, and I am Dutch. The word is not used for transportation in the way it's used in this video.
Beam me up Scotty! :)
Isn't Denglish a combo of German (Deutsch) and English? We call that weird Dutch-English combo Steenkolenengels (at least that was the case last time I checked).
On transportatie, it's not a word used in this way and she also mispronounced it (blame Google for that one, she made effort to look it up). Vervoer or transport is indeed what we use here too (OV is the abbreviation for openbaar vervoer as well).
I can see where we could use the word transportatie, but it sounds like a weird anglification and feminization of the word transport to me.
The first thing that bothered me was the pronunciation and not the fact that we don't actually use the word (at least to my knowledge). What does that even say about me?
@Dirk De Meirleir: Thank you! I would have taken it for a Flemish influence on Google. :-)
As I feel it, "vervoer" is our general word for transport, but "transport" feels like "the act of transportation".
Someone 's gotta tell Jovie that you can't rely 100% on Google translate! 😉 ( The last 'tie' is pronounced as in 'politie' or 'natie' Jovie! ) . or better you say 'vervoer' or 'transport' as transportatie is an 'anglicsisme' .
I'm dialed into your channel. I'm afraid if I keep watching I'll be moving to Dutch country.
When there is no sidewalk, you are required to walk on the LEFT side of the road or bicycle lane so you can see traffic coming and traffic can see you.
i think micro cars tend to be used by the elderly, i believe they are subsidized partly for the elderly and those with physical conditions.
you need a moped license to drive one, it counts as a moped. which why they are also allowed to use the bicycle path (or at least they used to, im not so sure about it these days)
when i was still in school, i knew several guys my age that owned a micro car. since its basically a moped with the benefit of having a roof, radio, and a heater. :D
The micro cars were aimed at elderly and disabled but from what I've read (and seen here on UA-cam) they are also popular among young people because they're so much cheaper than a car and it's so much cheaper to get a license for them.
On a Dutch road without a footpath, you walk on the LEFT side !
Om misverstand te voorkomen, met ons woord transportatie bedoelen we: wegvoering naar een oord van ballingschap met verplichting, daar dwangarbeid te verrichten.
Hoi Jovie. The Dutch word for transportation is vervoer. Love your vlogs. Groetjes Hans 👍
Transportatie is not a dutch word.
It should be 'vervoer'.
Or "transport".
@@nlbergsma Yes, but when it concerns people we mostly use vervoer. Transport is more used for objects.
Anka Voskuilen correct!
It is a Dutch word, according to my dictionary from 1982 its meanings are "1. het transporteren 2. het zenden in ballingschap... " The "the transporting" meaning is harmless, but the other meaning (banning people from the country or so) makes it a bit unpopular, (this is an understatement).
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Portugal is full of micro cars! It's the most dangerous way of transport. People who for whatever reason don't have a driver's license, are allowed to drive these little vehicles that look remarkably like a real small car, on a moped license. They are the number one involved in accidents. These micro cars are getting more and more looking like normal cars and therefor are often seen as normal cars from a distance... only problem is: they are really slow and can't keep up with normal traffic. We've got them over here in different brands and forms... looking like a ferrari, a 4x4 and even pickup trucks.
I heard you talking about the 2 most common used apps/websites. I can recommend a 3rd, OVInfo is an app on your phone that shows to the minute where all busses, trains, etc in the Netherlands are. Including delays. This works for every busstop as wel. It has helped me tremendously for being on time at the stops.
What you call a ‘ microcar’ is a brommobiel. It is designed for disabled and elderly people who are not allowed to drive a normal car anymore because of that. I have one too because of medical issues. There are too types, one that only goes 25 km and us treated as a bike (may go on bicycle lane and footpath) and one that goes 45 km and is treated as half car half scooter. It must go on the road but not on highway and some 80 km roads. You don’t need a driverslicence but you must have a scooter driverslicense. It is a shame that many young people buy them for cheap to drive around in cities bevause you don’t pay taxes and insurance is way cheaper. It really is designed for disabled and elderly
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Hi Jovie hi Daan love from America💙❤️🇺🇸
Hmm, Road tax, 43,- per month, ~90,- per month car insurance ( at ~0 years dmg free). Say you tank bout once a week for doing 500 km a week, you pay bout 55-60 euro a week on fuel. Parking permit bout 60,- euro a year
240,- Fuel
43,- road tax
90,- Insurance
15,- parking permit to park near your home.
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388,- euro a month.
ex parking costs if you going to park somewhere where its paid parking... that isn't too bad. As for going cities, go by public transport there, parking fees there are near always higher than your total cost to go there and park there.
I'm one of those elderly people who actually drives the Dutch made 'Canta2' .. it's a microcar (45km), but the only one allowed to drive on the bicycle paths as well as on the surface streets (60/80). You don't need a license (though I do), you can park on the sidewalk plus you don't have to wear a seatbelt. I absolutely love it because I have far more mobility and protection from the elements than I did when I owned a bike/moped. Vive la Hollander!
It's technically a moped so you do need to have a license. It just doesn't have to be a car license. Type AM is enough.
@@burgienl Niet om dwars te zijn, maar er is duidelijk een verschil tussen de moped en de Canta. Deze uitleg heb ik via het bedrijf ontvangen:
A Canta can travel up to 45 kph and because it is only 1.1 meters wide, it has been classified as a mobility aid rather than a moped car. As such, it can be driven on bike paths, foot paths, sidewalks (at a maximum speed of 6 kph) and on local roads (with a maximum speed limit of 80 kph).
The Canta does NOT require the driver to have a Class AM4 license but they must be at least 16 years of age.
Groetjes🌹
I'm glad it's working so well for you! Thanks for sharing!
@@LindaCasey wacht ff, die invalideautootjes hebben weer hun eigen regelgeving? Nederland zou Nederland niet zijn als het ergens geen uitzondering voor zou verzinnen.... LOL ;-)
Wel idioot dat je met zo'n ding op een 80km weg mag rijden trouwens. Het overige verkeer rijdt daar 2 keer zo hard.
@@burgienl Dat ben ik met je eens, dus rij ik daar nooit op. Ik blijf zo veel mogelijk veilig uit de weg van snelheid. 😁
Just buy a 'bezoekers parkeer vergunning 'on the black market, People who don't own a car sell them..(Want a few Den haag Centrum uren Jovie ;)
Those microcars exist in Germany as well. They can be operated with a licence valid for mopeds (class AM or old class 4), a car drivers license is not required. Their limitations are:
maximum speed: 45 km/h (28 mph) - maximum power: below 6 KW - engine size: below 50 cm3 - empty weight: below 425 kg (937 lbs). The microcar does not need a car registration and it is exempt from car tax. You need an insurance as for a moped and must affix the moped's insurance plates to the back of the car.
Do you know if it would be possible for me, an American who doesn't have a Dutch partner and isn't a "highly skilled" migrant, to move to the Netherlands? I've been considering it, but after doing some research it seems impossible for me
About the micro car, closest we have is the Smart Car (made by Mercedes I think). England, UK but it’s just a normal car, just small
Isn't mopeds the same in all Europe? In my country, Sweden, there are two kinds of mopeds, class 1 and class 2.
Class 1 mopeds, maximum 45 km/h, are not allowed on bicycle lanes. Class 2 mopeds, maximum 25 km/h, are allowed on bicycle lanes and should use them if available. Neither of them are allowed on motorways.
Hoi, Just to help you with your dutch a bit. When a word ends with TIE it is pronounced as (T)SIE. Please Please!!! don't tell people about the 30% rull, i"m a driving instructor and some people have never ever seen the inside of a car but they do have a licence? Believe me that it is possible in bangladesh to buy it on any corner of the street for 60euro. Do you want those people driving around you and me? What if they hit you child?
Here in Canada regarding cyclists, reverse onus applies (for pedestrians as well however nothing says they cannot be 100 percent liable but)a very high burden of proof is on the vehicle driver ........btw, i have not been watching any youtube for a while and just back, I LOVE your hair.......cheers!
Here's a money saving tip for parking. Most cities have these P+R parking garages at the outskirts. You park and then you take a tram, metro or bus for the last part of the journey. There's a P+R at Amsterdam Olympic Stadium for example. Just get a ticket at the P+R entrance and go in. At the end of the day as you come back and put the ticket into the slot of the machine it'll give you the normal hourly rate first which can indeed be stupendously expensive. But the machine also has a OV chip card reader and as soon as you scan your OV card the price basically drops with about 90%. Now you have to make sure you actually used it for public transport that day because otherwise it doesn't work. The only downside of P+R parking spaces is that space can be limited and sometimes you have to wait a bit, sometimes up to 30 minutes, for new parking space to become available. It's quite common for cars to be in line at the entrance of the parking garage, waiting to be allowed in. But it saves a lot of money so it can be totally worth it. I'm sure there's a website somewhere to find all these P+R places.
A good altenative are these parking apps for cheaper spaces. Oftentimes business car parks or private spaces are offered as cheap parking spaces because they're not being used in the weekends or holidays. They often allow you to park the whole day for say 5 to 10 euros. And when there's a gate the app gives you a code to open it.
With a bit of creativity there are lots of ways to save money on parking. :)
We have car lanes in northern Wisconsin, and a small gravel shoulder with steep ditches, so pedestrians and cyclists are in peril! I would love to see bicycle lanes and pedestrian walk paths, you are so fortunate living in the Netherlands! Now we have all these 4 wheel UTVs buzzing around, more like Cushman and some look like big kids toy transformer gocarts. The microcars would be an improvement if lithium battery electric motor drive is used.. Keep greening the Netherlands👑🌄.
German here. Microcars aren't really a thing here. I think the Smart and VW Up are the smallest cars around here, but they still aren't their own category. I also have to admit that I haven't heard of those before. But, honestly, I wish we had something like that here. Parking in German cities is ridiculous (or used to be pre-pandemic), and a smaller car also tends to emit less and is better suited for electric motorisation. So, I'm a little jealous here. Thanks for the vid!
Transportation engineer here. The Netherlands is the holy grail of transportation planning. The only reason the suburbs are a thing in the US is because transportation is heavily subsidized.
On average, we only take in about 30% of what is needed to maintain our roads from the gas tax. Developers often pay for new roads. That's why cities depend on suburban sprawl and downtowns are left to rot. Things would be very different if Americans were charged to real price to drive.
As a foreigner I find it shocking that bicycles are prioritized over pedestrians. Where I live, the footpaths are extremely narrow and full of parked bicycles, so you end up in the bike lane anyway. There is not such a thing as a relaxing walk in the Netherlands unless you go to the suburbs. And then, there are not footpaths in suburbs...🙄
Most Americans are unaware how easy the US driving tests are [relatively speaking]. I learned to drive in California, and it was pretty well unheard of for anybody not to pass their test. In the UK, on the other hand, about 50% of learners fail at their first attempt. I'm pleased to say that not only did I pass first time in California, I also passed first time in England...and passed my motorbike test first time as well.
Hi Jovie, I liked this video as much as all your other ones.
I just have to say that, may be some other dutch person already told you, transportatie is not the correct translation in this matter. The better translation for "transporttion"in this meaning would be: "vervoer".
Thank you for a lot of interesting videos about our country. It's always nice to see the perspective of non dutch born people about the Netherlands. And you are a great ambassador!
‘Kwetsbaar’ is the word you’re looking for, re cyclist versus anybody else on (motorized) wheels. It’s the difference in vulnerability that led to the current traffic law.
So what, you have a car to travel from a to b. Why wouldn't you pay for the space to that park? Everything has a price, just being born has a price. An American view it a 'a god given right', we don't. And going by the state of the roads in America I rather have the dutch system.
Me have microcars in my country, Sweden. I think you can find them in all of Europe and maybe all of Asia too, but that's just a guess.
Why would you take your car to the City Centre of Den Haag anyway, unless you have older people or something with you? If you are healthy and able, why not take your bike or the tram? If you are just too lazy, then yes you can pay the 30 Euro to park.
Hi Jovie, one form of public tranportatsie 😀you missed is the OVfiets that also works with the OV chipcard. You nearly got to the core of the car discussion. You nearly said it is not worth the money to have a car and that is exactly the reason driving a car is so expensive. Only use when it is really necesarry.
the tax on a petrol car is not that bad.. I believe it is about 50 euro's a month.. my diesel car is 125 euros a month on tax only.. got it allrisk insured which is another 85, so without driving this car already costs me over 200 euros a month
In Belgium we also have micro cars. You need some basic lessons to drive but don't need a driver's license. It is indeed used by many elderly people but also some people with a handicap are using them. It's cheap. Oh and they don't need a license plate but most have a personal plate just for fun.
I love your channel. I like your view on the Dutch and the Netherlands. Just a little pointer on you r word of the day: We dont use the word transportatie, I think google has to learn something here. I would use transport or vervoer.Groetjes Anna
Yes, there are those microcards here un Spain. They are considered 50cc motorbikes, because this is their engine size límit and are used mostly for old people and people lacking a proper driver license
Enjoy your short video,s. Future topics phone cost, app used, cable and internet cost, banking cards use. Thanks
In Italy we do have microcars, and they are regulated just as mopeds, in fact that's what teens drive from 16 to 18 yo before they can get a "real" car, if they don't want to get a moped
Micro cars: we call them disability cars. They are for people that have lost their car license because they are unable to drive. (no eye site, not able to estimate speeds, not able to look around because of a fused neck. Generally speaking we stay clear of them because the drivers are accidents waiting to happen.
NS.nl is also for every kind of PT, so it doesn’t really matter which one you’re using.
Micro cars are having the same files as a moped. Driving licence or a moped license is needed.
In big cities, young people wait longer before they get their driving licence, because it is way easier yo use public transport or a bike.
Yep yo get your Dutch driving licence, you must know a lot more and there is asked way more in your driving skills than in the USA. Here you learn to drive!
"Transportatie" is not a Ducth word. The Dutch word for "Transportation" is either "Transport" or "Vervoer", where "Transport" is used for goods and "Vervoer" is used for people.
I'm sorry, what were you saying? .... me trying to catch a glimp of those construction workers in the refelection of your glasses.
Transport and transit of people (or even goods) is usually called 'vervoer (het)'. And we have some specific derivates like: 'personenvervoer' (transport/transit of people); 'goederenvervoer' (transport of goods); 'vrachtvervoer' (transport of freight); 'openbaar vervoer' (public transport). I've never heard 'transportatie (de)' -- noun, but we do use 'transport (het)' -- noun, and 'transporteren' -- verb which is a synonym of 'vervoeren'.
Just you know: We came through my husband’s job as high skill worker and we have more than 10 months living in the Netherlands and we could exchange the driving licenses without problem. It was so easy! :) I think we read that the only requirement is that you should have the 30% ruling to able to exchange it.
I agree with you. I have heard of this 180 day rule and thought I missed the chance but when I called our municipality (Eindhoven) they said its possible and I got mine.
I think she was confused with your own driving license is valid for 185 days. Then you need a Dutch one.
What actually is the 30%rulling?
A tax exemption for Highly skill immigrant that comes to the Netherlands. The person must be living in a country apart from the Netherlands of 150KM distance.
@@bekonic Yes I'm afraid she's in for a big surprise once that time has passed
In sweden we don`t have micro cars . But we have a lot of bicycle lanes, we have the same problem with people not following the rules.
If there isn't a pedestrian walkway and only a road for cars and bikes. You should walk on the left side of the road facing the opcomming trafic. That way you can make eye contact or at least estimate if the traffic is aware of you. You don't want to be hit by a car that simply hadn't noticed you.
First of all you’re not a Karen! What Americans call a Karen we call a Gerda. Since you are from America you can use both 😂
Some places don't have a pedestrian path but a bicycle one only, good to know we can walk on them at the right. I did it a few times because there was no other route sometimes.
We use to walk on the left side of the road when there is no pavement/bikelane. When there is a bike lane, take the one on the left side of the road and walk on the left side of the bike lane so you can see uncomming cyclists and make eye contact.
It makes me very uncomfortable to walk on the right side of a bike lane, you dont know what is happening behind you.
you saying bikes just follow the rules i agree 100% and i grwe up in amsterdam
Als de fietser roekeloos gedrag vertoond en de automobilist het ongeluk niet kon voorkomen, dan is de fietser voor 100% aansprakelijk. De bewijslast is hoog en dus zal meestal de automobilist 50% of meer moeten betalen. Deze regel heeft wel bijgedragen aan dat er minder ongelukken gebeuren tussen automobilisten en fietser.
The microcars are legally mopeds. They can drive on the cycling lane where mopeds can and you need a moped license to drive one.
I actually doubt we would call it 'transportatie', but rather 'vervoer'?
I already walk n ride bikes were I'm at n the US we got stupid drivers here
The road construction noise is barely perceptible to me. It's NOT distracting at all to me.
You we're looking for a translation of 'zwakke weggebruiker'. (vulnerable road user 😊)
Transportatie is geen gebruikelijk Nederlands woord. Beter is gewoon “ Transport”.
I am still not allowed to travel to the Netherlands just gave up on it, there is the onset of cooler weather. In Australia too anybody with a clean driver's license can teach people how to drive. However, don't expect to pass as the police take the examination. In the US I could drive for 3 months as I am from an English-speaking country. I noticed that everybody was speeding by at least 10 mph over the speed limit. One exception was Route 49 through the Sierra Nevada's saw it as a free rollercoaster ride.
It sounds like you have a lot of interesting experiences. I'm sorry you won't be able to come here. Thanks for sharing about your experiences!
I was like microcars?! And then I went ohh right that kind of car. I never call them micro cars but a "minder valide auto". I find them so annoying when there is one of them in the bike lane. Because some tend to drive very slowly and then you cannot pass them because they are to big for the bike lane. So then I usually use the side walk (if no one is walking there) ad pass them. It's not allowed but sticking behind such car is way to annoying and that way it takes me a bit longer to go from A to B and may run late at an appointment.
In the Netherlands you have two kind of microcars 1) minder valide auto (scootmobiel) 2) brommobiel.
1) is meant for people who are disabled. Has a max speed of 25 kmh and is treated like a solex/snorfiets. It's actually a bike with helping engine and come in 3 or 4 wheels. The once with a disabled sticker may enter a pedestrian area. They also have a maxed width of I believe 90cm. No drivers licence needed just a one day able to drive certification for the insurance.
2) those are mostly with 4 wheels although there are some with 3 wheels. They go in the category bromfiets and basically are bikes with help engine to a max of 49.9 cc and a max speed of 45 kmh needing a drivers licence
If you want to look up some examples, 1 = Canta, 2= Biro.
@@hanneken4026 and not to forget Aixam 400
Love your videos! We used to take the train from Cologne, Germany to get to the Netherlands! And we saw that a lot of people in Amsterdam and around the area that love to ride bikes! They ride their bikes there like it’s a car, lol, but it was cool… It’s so accessible to get everywhere in Europe unlike in the US. You can take the train, fly for a reasonable price, etc… We miss living in Europe so much, it was the best time of our lives! We lived in Spangdahlem, Germany for 4 years and ventured to so many different countries…If we do go back, we are definitely going back to visit Amsterdam and Rotterdam. People were friendly and the vibe is amazing! It’s breathtaking!
we sure do love our bikes! (aggressively eats a piece of a year old cheese while stomping my wooden shoe on the ground)
Transportation in Dutch is 'transportatie'. Transport in Dutch is ... 'transport'.
For goods, machines etc. the words are "transport" (without atie) or (goederen)vervoer.
Let me add one more thing, if you are walking on a path that you share with cyclists, walk on the left, ( not on the right ) so when you see a bike coming you can move a little bit more to the side. If you walk to the right you don't see a bike coming ...
That's good advice, thanks!
It used to be the law, that you have to walk left on the road and bicycle paths. But it was canceled in 1991. But it is the safest site to walk on.
It is probably a correct translation for transportation but I would go for "vervoer".
Microcars are related tot the mopet with the yellow plate you needed drivers license am
Forget the word ‘transportatie’ 😄
I learned something, the word of the day. I always would use vervoer.
Have you thought of making word of the day Brommer? That is Dutch for Moped ( which is the German word for it).
If we were to do a video just about mopeds, it would be the perfect word of the day!
Microcars, under Dutch law, are equivalent to the faster, yellow tag, mopeds.
Transportatie=TransportatSie Politie=PolitSie Justitie=JustitSie Teleportatie=TeleportatSie
Good video, Jovie. I won't mention 'transportatie', I promise :-). The law about liability for road accidents is a bit more complicated in the Netherlands, but you do get the hang of it. For more detailed videos about Dutch infrastructure and public transportation on UA-cam, I recommend Not Just Bikes, A View from the Cyclepath and of course Bicycle Dutch. For tourists, walking on the bikelane, my Dutch frase of the day would be: AAN DE KANT! :-)
Thank you for the tip and for sharing your thoughts! I appreciate it!
If driving to another (large) town, look out for a Park+Ride on the edge of town, much cheaper and easier than taking your car into the city centre. For example, Utrecht P+R costs €5, which includes parking for the day and return tram ride for ALL occupants of the car into the city centre.
I doubt you will see the P+R parking outside towns. Probably only in cities.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 there's not a good Dutch translation for the word town.. which makes it quite hard to know if you should use city or town. But he or she is talking about a large town. So it's clear he or she means "een grote stad". And places like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch etc. (Grote steden) have those P+R spots.
@@lightblue_12 Those you mention are the major cities in the country, not towns. There might be some confusion about towns but "grote stad"? That's always translated to city.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 I agree! I'm just saying that, because there is no Dutch word for "town".. a Dutch person who is describing "large towns" will always mean big cities. You could say Amsterdam is a city, Hilversum is a town and Lutjebroek is a village. But Amsterdam and Hilversum are, in Dutch, both cities. So a large town, as said by a Dutch person about Dutch towns, will mean cities.
Honestly, this is a lot of explaining to say that it's a bit "mierenneukerig" to try to correct this person... 😇❤️
Town = gemeente