Cycling in The Netherlands - Brilliant

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1. We have canal paths that go many miles around Phoenix Arizona. But does not compare to this but has many beautiful things to see. Thanks for the upload.
2. Nice video.
3. I like that "fiets", pronounced almost like FEETS, are the name for the bicycle in the Netherlands. <3
4. Very good film, I'm aiming to cycle in the Netherlands this year, no excuse as Harwich is nearby! If the EU forced the U.K to have a cycling infrastructure like the Dutch I'd vote to stay in Europe.
5. Looking at our cycling laws from an outside perspective has really given me a new appreciation for it.
   I know a belgian dude who comes to our country JUST so he can ride his bike everywhere safely.
   
   Awesome video. Hope you enjoy cycling in our country for many years to come!
6. no my parents did not started it but the network has been builded first in the area were you were byciling and were they live ( the rst of the netherlands was done much later)it also extends into belgium by the way
7. this is briliant my parents live in Stramproy.. they started this route system actually overther now it is in the whole of the netherlands....this is our favorite way of spending our summer. we now also have soemthing similar for walking....Best regards from hollan, Martijn
8. So helpful, thanks very much
9. A very well done film about Dutch cycling. What I do want to write here is that something in your video took my intention. I saw the map and I did realise that you were just a short bike ride from where I live. You were in Swalmen and I live in Roermond, which is a city. You have chosen very well. It is a beautiful part of Province Limburg. You notice I'm rather bias. On a few km2 a lot of landscape, culture and history.
   Furthermore the German an Belgian border are very nearby.
   I want to thank again for your efforts making this film informative and interesting
10. Maybe I could add something about traffic rules in Netherlands.... At many points on a crossing and/or juction, as well as soem roundabouts, you will notice "tri-angled" shaped figers on the path and/or road.  We call them "haaietanden" ....in English 'shark-teeth' .....when the tips of the triangles are facing you as you approach the crossing, YOU will have to give way....in 99% of the time that will not be the cyclist, but the motorist that will have to give way to any traffic crossing.....
    I hope I helped out a little bit, since my native language is Dutch as well....but thank you for promoting my country as a cycle-friendly nation...be well..
11. What a great video, explanation of navigating the map was an eye opener! How simple to get around, we have been thinking of a returning but for a cycling holiday next time in The Netherlands for a while and this has made our minds up, later this year we will be on a boat from Hull.... Anyone suggest the best time to go (or avoid) May to October?
12. I like these "outside perspective" videos about my country. Especially when they're positive! ;) Glad you enjoy it here but please don't be shy to provide us with constructive criticism on how we can become even better!
13. I really loved your video. I am a former "Dutchman" and now a Canadian living in Toronto, Canada. As a child and teenager, I practically lived on my bike. On my recent visits back to the Netherlands, I saw many changes and improvements within the bicycle infrastructure. And I think that they all are very sensible.
    I particularly like the fact that most primary bike paths are red. This is something we should do in Toronto to make motorists more aware of where they cannot drive their cars. As I am now not as agile as in my youth, I like to try one of those wonderful electric bikes on my next visit to Holland. Thanks again for posting this informative video.
14. Great explanation.
    Stop by the next time you're over here, w'll have a coffee and I show you my workshop.
15. IT WAS DISCOVERED IN BELGIUM
16. Lovely little clip, as a Dutch person I'm always proud when I see foreigners enjoying our cycling culture and infrastructure. I hope they take those ideas home and that other countries/cities will follow suit and improve their cycling facilities so more people can enjoy cycling as a daily mode of transport. You might want to learn a few of the basic traffic rules and signs btw, like the signs painted on the road (like the triangles that indicate if you have right of way or not on roundabouts)
    
    What you were doing is leisure/holiday cycling, obviously. But in the cities, cycling is very easy and convenient as a way to commute to work or to daily activities, too. We all cycle!
17. I came for a woodworking video and found this gem. Thanks for uploading this.
18. Hi Peter - We are looking at a trip cycling in Holland this October..so in the planning stage...Could you recommend a map of the cycleways I prefer to have hard copy rather than plan using a PC.....Thanks Tim 
19. I received a PM from Jochem van den Berg and he has asked me to relay it to you:
    
    Hello Mr. Parfitt,
    Greetings from The Netherlands, I enjoyed watching your video Cycling in The Netherlands - Brilliant. I have a few little things I would like to add, which you might be able to make into a video. This is not meant as criticism, but as helpful information.
    Around 6 min 40 sec, you talk about the right of way. Often when I watch videos on youtube about cycling in The Netherlands, I notice that people forget to explain the simple road markings which indicate who has priority and right of way.
    If you look at the attached link.
    http://www.fietsberaad.nl/library/repository/ontwerpvoorbeelden/rs_7.%20joostdendraaijerplein%20hilversum.jpg
    You will see some painted triangles also known as yield signs. If I'm not mistaken, the UK uses yield signs on a pole. The painted yield signs are also refered to as "shark's teeth". These yield signs are both used on road and cycle paths. In short, when you approach a painted yield sign painted whether by car or bicycle, you give way to the traffic crossing your path as seen in the link.
    Another thing I would like to mention is that the Dutch rules of the road has a ranking system.
    1. Pedestrians
    2. Cyclists
    3. Mopeds and Scooters
    4. Motorbikes
    5. Cars
    6. Trucks and Busses
    In short, the higher you are on the ranking system, the more rights you have, the more you are protected by law and the more lower ranked vehicles have to take care when on the road with you.
    The last thing I would like to mention is, when children are in their final year of primary school, they get lessons in rules of the road and how to behave in traffic. As well as practical exercises on how to handle their bike properly. This concludes with an exam where children have to cycle through the city, showing they know the rules of the road and that they know how to behave in traffic. If you search "Utrecht Traffic Garden" on youtube, you can see how one city has decided to teach kids how to cycle.
    Yours, Jochem.
    P.S. Apologies if there are grammar and spelling mistake, English is not my 1st language.
20. It helps with whole country being flat