I love how quiet the city is without the excess of cars.

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Yes, the quiet is often taken for granted here but it is quite good compared to other urban areas

I have to admit, I'd love to live in a country or city where most of the traffic is bikes. Great video.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

@JRTattooStudioArt1

Жыл бұрын

Definitely right... ❤

@eric106071

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@freekfaro5606

Жыл бұрын

Fairly quickly after the beginning of the video, I found out where this is .... Delft! I've lived and studied there 20 years. I immediately recognized the house where a friend of mine, Paul van Rompu, lived (the big white house at 3.16 on the left, Julianalaan). His father was the famous Jimmy van Rompu.

@louisbassett1799

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking I’m gonna be on the move after watching this

If only "just one more lane" was applied to bicycle lanes everywhere

@waterdeptworker

Жыл бұрын

We are like White Whales here in Mass. Just traffic from cars like 24-7 for real. The only times there are no traffic is like between 2 am-4 am...Other than that TRAFFIC!!!! Pathetic!!

Idk why but does anyone also feel the excitement just by seeing them all cycling on their commute :))

@dominoot2652

11 ай бұрын

I felt the same! Imagine just using a bicycle for going anywhere. what a dream.

@Eduardo_Espinoza

11 ай бұрын

I used to ride on the nearest bike path on my break at work, it was so fun :)

@mauricej8747

4 ай бұрын

I live in the Netherlands, found a new job and now i have to go by car.😢

so quiet. no stressing car noise. beautiful

@repelsteeltje90

11 ай бұрын

You can hear snippets of conversation of the other cyclists. That doesn't happen when you are in a car.

@misturjosturr7658

11 ай бұрын

@@repelsteeltje90 How horrible, human noises!

amazing how quiet it is

@d.5688

11 ай бұрын

Everybody's still asleep

@DeBert

11 ай бұрын

@@d.5688 Yeah at 8:30am on a weekday. Sure.

The Dutch are very agile cyclists! They ride in a crowd and do not collide with each other at all. Respect!

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, people learn to cycle from an early age

@Dutchadventures

Жыл бұрын

We are born with a Bicycle. And our schools do bicycle exams starting at the age of 8 / 9 and then there will be a second exam at the age of 11 / 12.

@rebinu

Жыл бұрын

@@Dutchadventures no we don’t 🤡

@FruchtigeNuss

Жыл бұрын

Wtf

@gerritjw521

Жыл бұрын

Dat er ook nog andere weggebruikers bestaan interesseert ze geen fuck..

Amazing! So many bycicles, so many bike lanes, so many bike parking areas! I love that.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Yep, quite nice infrastructure to help people get around!

We spent two weeks in Amsterdam and learned very quickly that cars go on asphalt, bikes go on red stone, and pedestrians go on concrete. Our hotel manager warned us “Red is dead. Don’t walk in the bike lanes, because they don’t stop for you.”😅

@alex2143

Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah true. Your hotel manager did you a huge favor. People expect you to pay attention to where you're going. Drivers also don't expect pedestrians to jump off of the sidewalk and onto a busy road without even looking. Also, having to come to a stop on a bike is pretty annoying, because bikes accelerate pretty slowly, and it takes quite a lot of time and energy to get back up to speed (which adds up if you have to do it multiple times over). If some idiot who wasn't paying attention forced you to stop and waste a big amount of energy and time to get back up to speed, you kinda grow to dislike the people that don't pay attention. Especially as the alternative, 20 lane stroads filled with noisy polluting cars, is so much worse for pedestrians. The least you can do is pay attention to where you walk.

@Debbie338

Жыл бұрын

@@alex2143 We walked a LOT and also bought rail passes. The trains are terrific. I can’t imagine even needing a car there. I’d always assumed the Germans had the best mass transit systems, but the Dutch are even better! 😊

@jeroenstolp9889

11 ай бұрын

​@@Debbie338the German public transport options are actually notoriously underdeveloped. Germany still has a strong culture of "Autobahn" and prioritises transportation by car over public transport.

@Debbie338

11 ай бұрын

@@jeroenstolp9889 So, like the U.S., then. 😊

@jeroenstolp9889

11 ай бұрын

@@Debbie338 well, to a lesser extent. Whereas in Germany it is considered underdeveloped, it's still 'there'. In large parts of the US there is just none. In Germany you could still live anywhere in the country and not own a car and be mostly fine. It'd be an inconvenience, but manageable. Trains and buses may not often run on time, and may not get optimal maintenance, but you could make it work. In well over 90% of the US, a car is not optional.

This video so wants to make me go and live in The Nederlands...Biking is such an aesthetic and beautiful way of transporting yourself...

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Quite relaxing!

@midasghijsels158

Жыл бұрын

it is beautiful yes!

Took me a minute, but I finally noticed this is the exact route I cycle every morning! Maybe we've crossed paths at some point, who knows!

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Probably! I take the route daily

So many bikes in shitty foggy winter day. Here in Czechia they say people can't use and never will use bikes as way of transport "because of the winter". Also if you did this in Prague for example you would have to share the road with cars in 99% of cases and many drivers hate cyclists here and call them "cycloterrorists" or "cycloassholes". Now our government came up with mandatory helmets for adults because "cyclists are the problem, not cars" 😕

@stuckupcurlyguy

11 ай бұрын

Quite sad what's happening to Czech in terms of the shift to crappy car urban design

I love the cycling culture of the Netherlands. The cycling infrastructure is very, very good and allows for it to exist. I wish we had that here in the US. At least where I am that infrastructure is non-existing.

@TheCelticsAREboss

11 ай бұрын

wtf do you mean by "infrastructure"? all you need is a road/sidewalk and there are plenty of those in the US. gtfo

@user-sr6pi5lp3q

11 ай бұрын

I saw a vlog about LA traffic.

I went to Delft University almost 40 years ago, and I used to cycle all over town, but in this video, I only recognize the bit in the beginning where they turn onto the road next to the canal, and then the area around the main auditorium and the Civil Engineering building. The bike infrastructure looks to have been improved (not that it was bad even back then!), but I guess the university has also grown a lot. Maybe I should go for a visit and see for myself what the town is like now!

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Very cool! I can imagine it looks ayote different these days

@Eduardo_Espinoza

11 ай бұрын

That explains why the path looks so pristine

@AllanTheBanjo

11 ай бұрын

I was there (technical mathematics and aeronautics) in the mid 90s. Happy days. Good place for bike travel.

@Shrimp0kUgel

11 ай бұрын

I haven't been to the Netherlands in over 10 years, but that "O jan wat zit je haar mooi" ad is classic, although it looks like it changed to a skin ad instead of a barber ad 😅. Anyhow, glad it's still there, somewhat. Everything is still pretty similar, although I'm sure the train station changed completely.

@MarianneExJohnson

11 ай бұрын

@@Shrimp0kUgel That ad 😁

Now imagine all of them in their own, individual cars. That's North-America.

@lolololol7573

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what I tell those who defend the current car dependent infrastructure. Those people on bikes would become car traffic as well, no wonder there's congestion. If they want to bike, let them bike. More room on the roads, so both sides would be happier.

@dudeonbike800

Жыл бұрын

Also notice how fit everyone is. Funny how transportation choices affect your entire life and life expectancy. Americans are so soft, coddled and used to be motored everywhere, they now exclaim, "But I couldn't RIDE all that way!" or "But many people are OLD!" As if retired folks don't bicycle in other parts of the world!

@lolololol7573

Жыл бұрын

@@dudeonbike800 I'm afraid of the population that is about to retire, but is also car dependent. In the Netherlands next to 12-18 years old, the two biggest groups that bikes is 55-65 years old and 65-75 years old. If they had their bikes taken away, it would be a nightmare on the road. I hope the USA managed to make changes soon because I fear a lot of traffic accidents with the baby boomers who eventually no longer should be on the road, but at the same time need it for their mental health and social activities.

@TheCelticsAREboss

11 ай бұрын

@@dudeonbike800 "americans are soft, coddled," acting as if the netherlands is some harsh, ecosystem with strict demands. lmao. europe is the "softest" place to live, especially countries like the netherlands

@humanoidfrog4645

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheCelticsAREboss in the netherlands it would be strange to see a fat person so i disagree (as a fat person myself)

Those architecture of the buildings is brilliant. Nothing like Dutch engineering. So many different characters on their bikes... such a delight.

Oh this takes me back a few decades when I rode my bike to school in the Netherlands. I hope my kids here in Italy now will enjoy the same pleasure when they are old enough. Thanks for this!

@lienbijs1205

Жыл бұрын

Took my bike with me last summer on holiday to Garda Lake. I fell hard 2 times because of the shitty roads and cycling together with cars on one road was really bad for my heart. Huge stress levels from being anxious.

@PetervanHofwegen

Жыл бұрын

@@lienbijs1205 your touristic cyclist experience (while wearing Lycra?) is not comparable with everyday commuting. So instead of complaining about a foreign country let the people that actually live there speak: Italy is on the level and on track where the Netherlands was in the 90's while starting out much later. So we are doing well and that should be celebrated. Besides Italy and the Netherlands are not the same by any stretch of the imagination. Trying to compare the two... Rather futile.

@lienbijs1205

Жыл бұрын

@@PetervanHofwegen I am not complaining, I am sharing my personal experience as a tourist in Italy around the Garda lake and cycling around in Peschiera del Garda and the surrounded villages. I don't see any reason why my tourist experience is less valuable to notice that your children,to my opinion, won't share the same experience on their bike as you had in the Netherlands. I have been also for shopping by bike to different supermarkets and no way that I dared to let my 14 yrs old daughter on her bike alone on the street like it is no big deal at all in the Netherlands. And that you tried to be sarcastic to say something about wearing lycra, says everything about you, and anything about me. And no, I don't wear lycra, we had our general city bikes with us to experience the beautiful nature and just the experience from your surrounding is more intense than sitting in a car. You don't like my comment, that is obvious, but unfortunetely for you, you are not the person who makes the KZread rules.

@PetervanHofwegen

Жыл бұрын

@@lienbijs1205 I was merely trying to point out the difference in experience between aan casual ride by a tourist compared to a daily commute by a local. You acknowledge that you fail to see the difference which makes clear why the rest of the ignorance ventilated I you comment exists. Lets stop this conversation because it doesn't make you look very good. Not do I have any intention to tend to your ignorance. I bid you a good day.

@miliziametallica

Жыл бұрын

italy? lol the country of mad, silly, angry, ignorant car drivers

The bicycle is such a wonderful invention. Imagine the additional time it would take to walk that distance.

@ebbeb9827

Жыл бұрын

the most efficient mode of land transport ever created!

@SteffiReitsch

Жыл бұрын

@@ebbeb9827 And it was always out there, just waiting for somebody to think of it.

@Scarafax

Жыл бұрын

@Ohio state Is the best place Yes and no... the model (two wheels with a seat inbetween and a steering sysstem) was indeed invented by a German, however it was a walking bicycle and didn't have pedals. The first mechanically propelled two-wheeler was invented by a Scottish man. While the model is important it is the mechanically proppeled system with pedals that make the bicycle one of the best transport ever. That system made people use way less energy to go forward, so they could travel faster and longer distances. Oh well, every country has some top-notch inventions.

@critiqueofthegothgf

Жыл бұрын

@@ebbeb9827 spelled trains incorrectly. bikes are a close second though

@goku445

11 ай бұрын

@ohiostateisthebestplace Like gas chambers.

It is so quiet - mostly - I wold love that my commute was this quiet!

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty quiet by most standards, which is nice for a daily commute

I’ve cycled this route for years and if you cycle here at 6:00 you have to take the shortcut on the right because it feels so good. It saves about 5 seconds:)

@liamcopich9239

11 ай бұрын

I love that. You knew the meta

@marcoreale02

24 күн бұрын

wait tho thats the big tiles separated by grass. if you got one of those old omafiets your bike will literally disassemble🤣

@quinten3628

Сағат бұрын

@@marcoreale02 yeah you can take the bigger shortcut which the guy in front is taking or the slightly smaller one between the grass but thats a lot bouncier indeed hahah

its so much quieter without all the cars

@M_Julian_TSP

Жыл бұрын

Less noise, less pollution, less traffic jam, less delay, less deaths, less payment... The benefits of public transportation ans bike infrastructures is si valuable

@krisjones74

Жыл бұрын

I almost didn’t notice that - but then I read your comment and realized you can hear people charting at normal volume in the middle of ‘traffic’.

@szymonzak6681

Жыл бұрын

@@krisjones74 it seems like something out of this world

@JxshhWasNotHere

Жыл бұрын

Its totally the opposite on my country

Most relaxing commute ever

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Indeed! Thanks for watching

I'm amazed how no one collided but I guess that's what happens when people are used to being on a bicycle since they were kids. When I get on a bicycle my vision narrows and all my attention is basically in my immediate area just because it's an unfamiliar sensation. Wish things were different over here!

@wipboy148

11 ай бұрын

The same rules for cars apply here. Such as right goes first and straight before turn. Plus we see where everybody looks to go too, which makes it way easier. And everybody can cycle really well. Don't know anyone under 40 who can not cycle without using their hands.

@chaosmagican

11 ай бұрын

@@wipboy148 Out of curiosity, is it legal to actually do that (driving without hands) and if not does anyone care? Because in old Germany it isn't and cops stop you for that and I hate it with a passion

Hundreds of people 0 noise perfection.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Indeed makes for a peaceful commute

What a dream 😍 Wish the USA was more like this.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, some American cities are improving but the car-based infrastructure dominates still

@Radimkiller

Жыл бұрын

Americas cities are much bigger, this won't work there. Cities in Europe are generally pretty compact.

@bq5577x

11 ай бұрын

​@@Radimkiller this is utter BS

@The-Cat

11 ай бұрын

You';d have to do something about all that junk food over there before you can fit the average American on a bycicle... just saying those thin rims have a weight limit before they start to bend. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@47f0

11 ай бұрын

@@Radimkiller - Have you seen a modern European city... Oh. You haven't. Guess what - they are not all quaint 17-century villages with a manger nestled next to the pub. "Ohh, we're American - we're too big to do those tiny European things". The truth is, the majority of Americans essentially live most of their lives within a dozen miles of their home - as is true in many places. My wife grew up in Queens, NY - and has never seen Staten Island - or much of Brooklyn. You think People in Spring Branch Houston are getting their teeth cleaned in Meadowbrook Houston? Being big is precisely what should motivate increased cycling infrastructure - it frees up traffic for people who really do need to drive all over our "big American cities", because over 70% of that traffic jam you're stuck in is local traffic. EDIT: Or... perhaps it's American cities you haven't seen - suburbia is a global infestation, but the fact remains that most people live locally when it comes to stores, schools, jobs etc. America has absolutely nothing unique in that regard.

This is the reason why i want to live someday in the Netherlands

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Certainly is a nice country to live in!

@eph3672

Жыл бұрын

but so expensive. 2,500 euros per month just to live away from cars

@pookapookyoyo3095

Жыл бұрын

@@eph3672 ??

@johnvanhal2450

Жыл бұрын

​@@eph3672 I pay 800, and that's considered expensive for the region that I live in. A three room apartment.

@Scarafax

Жыл бұрын

@@johnvanhal2450 You are talking about rent... but there are a lot of other costs of living. Energy, water, groceries, taxes, etcetera... with 800 you won't survive in the Netherlands. Even people with AOW (lowest income there is) have more than that. Approx. 2500 a month (netto) is a minimum base of income you will need to have a 'normal' life.

Me: Why would I watch a dude just cycling to uni? I cycle to work everyday. Also me, one minute later: Stay on his Wheel! Don't get dropped!! Draft his ass!!!

I’ll never get over the fact that this is called “traffic” in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

I quite prefer it to car traffic!

@M_Julian_TSP

Жыл бұрын

With bike-centered transit cities, traffic is a thing but traffic jam is not, so enjoyable

@gerritjw521

Жыл бұрын

The dutch word for traffic is verkeer, there is no reason to call it traffic

@mfbfreak

Жыл бұрын

@@M_Julian_TSP Bicycle traffic jams can most definitely happen if the infrastructure doesn't keep up with the ever increasing number of bicycles, and the increase in the number of bakfietsen which are much less agile, harder to overtake and have to move more carefully. Amsterdam is on the verge of developing traffic jams on sunny days along certain routes, like the Stadhouderskade. The entrance to the Vondelpark is sometimes blocked by cyclists waiting for the traffic lights there.

@midasghijsels158

Жыл бұрын

what else would call this? transport?

Totally zero noise pollution! What a dream :))

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

Aaahhh, it's so quiet!

I absolutely adore the way they show which way they are turning

@bertoverweel6588

Жыл бұрын

😂

@Preset

Жыл бұрын

Well, you're supposed to by law. While a lot of people don't bother, enough people still do it because they know how annoying it is for car drivers if a cyclist does not signal their turns.

@michael___684

Жыл бұрын

@@Preset considering there is not a lof of biking culture in my ocuntry if any this was nice to see

@humanoidfrog4645

11 ай бұрын

😂 yeah we learned that when we were young and it just sticks. Sadly there is no way to say you're going straight

I’ll be studying in Delft this summer and I can’t wait to bike there myself, thanks for sharing!

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy your time here! The weather should be great

Brilliant. In the summer months I try to cycle to work sometimes, it’s only 7 miles, but it’s so dangerous with the main roads I have it cross, the ‘cycle paths’ are in extreme need of repair and too narrow to be sharing with others. 😢

This is actually a dream city of mine! Wow. I commute to work and to university and it can be rough at times.

This is blissful - I'd love my morning commute to be like this. I must say, I try to use the quiet roads and cycle lanes here in London, but they are no match to yours. More are being build, but it will take decades and I don't know if the government has that agenda on their mind.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Hope they continue to expand it in London 🚲

Oh wow! How calming is this!!!

Imagine if every bicycle was a car the amount of traffic, noise, pollution, stress there would be in that town!

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Would be impossible to get anywhere!

@humanoidfrog4645

11 ай бұрын

It's not a town lmao shut up

It actually looks fun to live there. It feels very person focused and its very beautiful

@alekseyromanov9593

11 ай бұрын

Imagine walking in this cycling nightmare

Ngl after biking my whole life I'm like the guy @3:05 taking the apex of corners, trying to make every ride challenging for myself😂Only responsibly at safe moments though, not like him in an almost blind corner while there are many other cyclists too

When I went to collage in Toronto I was the only one that rode to school. 17 km one way every day except if there was a foot of snow on the road.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Quite a commute! How is the biking infrastructure in Toronto?

@goldenretriever6261

Жыл бұрын

@@camonthemove it's not great. There's bike lanes mostly in the downtown areas. Most drivers hate bike lanes and cyclist. They complain it's too cold to ride bikes 8 months of the year as an excuse to remove bike lanes. There's always one politician who will remove bike lanes. Montreal is much colder and snowier than Toronto and has twice as much bike lanes.

3:00 you can tell that this guy who passed is having fun riding

@erik5374

Жыл бұрын

He’s in a hurry and frankly... behaving like a jerk.

@ConsciousAtoms

Жыл бұрын

He's also driving dangerously. No way he could have seen if there's oncoming traffic around the corner. Could have caused a collision then and there.

@dexorne9753

11 ай бұрын

@@ConsciousAtoms he had plenty of time to see tbh

Imagine the heavenly air quality

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the air quality is not necessarily top notch because of how densely populated the Netherlands (and Europe in general) is, but it is still quite good considering how many people live in the area at a very high standard of living

Such a great way of commute. You hear people talking and wind instead of car engines and car horns.

Great video - love it. Thsnks

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very nice video! I love it!!!

I am American and almost studied in Delft, but ended up studying in Ghent. Back you had to qualify to attend Delft, but Ghent was open if a place was available. These days, attending Ghent is more strict for acceptance though. There were so many Dutch students in Ghent, because they didn't qualify in the Netherlands.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, for Dutch students I believe acceptance into universities is more a matter of following the proper high school track, and the real barrier is the difficulty of the classes, rather than admission processes. For international students it’s a bit different

@thejeeder3333

Жыл бұрын

Gentstudent

Well-built infrastructure for bike traffic. Great country !

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome....Wish i too want to RIDE my Bicycle..here...(50 yrs of cycling n Still Riding it...Happy to see this on KZread...)..

For who is confused why it works: The same rules for cars apply here. Such as right goes first and if you go straight you go before cyclist turning. Plus we see where everybody looks to go too, which makes it way easier. And everybody can cycle really well. Don't know anyone under 40 who can not cycle without using their hands.

Great video! The serenity! And lack of cars😊 and if your city or country wants to be like this, it all starts at an early age!

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What I love most is that there are no people walking on the bike lane. Not the case where I‘m from and it’s so frustrating.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Yes bikes have priority here and pedestrians generally don’t walk on bike paths

@ihatesnakeu.7238

11 ай бұрын

If u come here try it yourself, it feels super weird walking on the bikelane when theres sidewalk next to you hahahaha

There's a bit more car traffic in the city where I live (Dordrecht), but it's still very familiar

I love cycling,and doing it en masse in the Netherlands is very enjoyable...Great video

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

WAYO dit is Delft, herkende het in de eerste 2 secondes xD. Ik heb deze exacte route supervaak gefietst, maar niet als student. Ik geb gewerkt voor Dominos Papsouwselaan. English: I recognised this instantly, I live super close to where this video was recorded and actively work in this area as a food delivery cyclist.

@wipboy148

11 ай бұрын

Same, humor dat iedereen los gaat over m'n saaie standaard route naar school.

@Shrimp0kUgel

11 ай бұрын

Dit was mijn dagelijkse route naar de uni en ga alsnog los 😂 ik woon nu in het buitenland

Ok so any thoughts on coaster brakes on Dutch bikes? I'm gonna get a bike soon, but most with internal geared hubs seem to have pedal-brakes (with a regular hand brake on the front wheel though). Any opinions?

Did you filmed it with one hand on the steel?. Nice video!

Wish we had this here in Portugal. Too bad my country is still so car-brained

no talking and riding bicycles, gets a thumbs up from me !!

I see cars parked along the bike path. It doesn't look easy for them to get there and to get out of there. Living in Canada, when I see a moving car on dedicated bike path, I get very wary. How is the cohabitation working out?

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Good question, here generally cars yield to bikes so as a cyclist it feels pretty safe even when sharing the road with cars. The paths you see are both bike and car friendly- this is not uncommon in many parts of the Netherlands, although there are of course dedicated bike paths as well. I can’t speak for the driving experience here, as I don’t drive a car in the Netherlands

@andrenolet2452

Жыл бұрын

​​@@camonthemove When your driving a car and you are involved in an accident with a bike, by law your partialy responsable, even if your not at fault. Only if you can prove malicious intent, you might get clear. When its a child your always at fault when they are below a certain age limit. So as a car driver you better yield. Furthermore trafic rules favour bikes and slow moving trafic.

@joenuts5167

Жыл бұрын

There feitspad. These are cycling “roads” that share use with cars. However, extreme traffic calming measures are used on streets with the bike roads. Meaning there is no non local car traffic. Pretty simple and smart

@alex2143

Жыл бұрын

It works fairly well. The roads make it very clear that it's a space for cyclists, and the cars are a guest there and should yield to cyclists. And cyclists WILL remind you of that. Cars know their place and can wait until there's a gap in traffic. And if that takes a while, then that takes a while.

This looks amazing. I tried cycling in Utrecht in my holidays, it is quite nice and fun. I wish germany had this infrastructure as well but cars are seen as superior and cycling here is different and definitely worse

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

I would like to visit Utrecht and cycle there as well!

@midasghijsels158

Жыл бұрын

​@@camonthemoveYou can reach it in a day, around 60 km I guess. Then take the bike in the train to go back to Delft, or stay for one night and return the next day. Of course if you really like cycling you can also return the same day by bike but then you don't have a lot of time to visit the city.

first time I visited I got a bike and went around Kerkstraat and De Pijp, it was calm, idyllic and made me fall in love, second time I rented near Centraal at the busiest time of day, spent about 2 hours having a panic attack and rang my bell so much the sound stayed with me long after I returned the bike

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Biking in busy areas can be stressful, but I think you get used to it if it’s a daily commute for you

@oliverlewis9080

Жыл бұрын

@@camonthemove I am so fortunate. When I bike to work, i'm lucky to see another person compared to my 2nd time in Dam, I was shouting ' BIKE LANE ' every bloody minute. Can't believe how much that place made me hate tourists despite being one

@hugobouma

Жыл бұрын

FYI: this video was taken somewhere in the remote region of Not Amsterdam. It's home to only 92% of the Dutch population, so you may not have heard of it.

Gorgeous! Looks almost like my part of Warsaw, and I commute on a bike, too 😃 I only wish the car traffic on my route was lighter, just like on your video - I wouldn't have to hold my breath in tunnels... I have a question - do Dutch bike lanes have speed limits? Here in Poland, Central Europe (please remember we're not Eastern) bike lanes usually move at a significantly faster pace... Awesome video, cheers 😊

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I don’t think there are speed limits imposed on bikes here, at least where I am in the Randstad

@Falaxuper

11 ай бұрын

@@camonthemove Thanks for the reply! Regardless of whether speed limits in bike lanes exist anywhere in the world, I think the old saying may check out: 'a gentleman is never in a hurry' :)

This is such an inspirational video.

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

Nice Video you Recorded. I do Exactly the Same in The Hague on my Bicycle. Keep it up!!

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, likewise

It's so flat! Whenever I take my bike I always end up somwhat sweaty because hills suck

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Flatness is definitely essential to making this all possible!

Damn. It's so peaceful. I like it a LOT

Without heavy traffic even the air feels cleaner through the screen lol

This is honestly the most Dutch video I've ever seen. For all the videos ot there trying to show you what daily lifein the Netherlands is like, as a Dutch person I can promise you, this is the only actual real one.

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Cloudy, windy, and lots of bikes!

Not one flashing bike light on the front or rear. Not one helmet. And not one bike over 100 euro! Very cool, thanks.

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Yep! Although at night lights are required

I am a semi professional cyclist and a complete cycling addict this looks so fun!

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is just surreal. All the large universities here in the U.S. (especially those with a large commuter population) are surrounded by this enormous wasteland of car parking. I'm so envious of your country's cycling culture.

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

I also have studied in the US and remember that as well… some campuses are better than others with biking infrastructure on or around it, but certainly not like here

It looks so fun !

Interesting, that at river lane, there were a lot of personall amd company cars parked. I assume locals can drive on bike lines, with some sort of permit? 2:02

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Actually, I think no permit is required. The road before the left turn onto the bridge is more or less a shared bike/car road, although cars generally avoid it unless you live on that street or something.

This was really cool to watch ! 😅😊

Bicycle is my preferred mode of transport in my super crowded city in Mumbai. I don't care my city has no dedicated bicycle lanes because I pedal with the traffic if not faster . I save a considerable amount of time and enjoy see people wasting their time and resources.

This is what civilized living and commuting looks like.

what bike?

This is a dream

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you can visit sometime

Are bikes/parts even expensive at that point? Like you breath and theres a bike down your feet

its similar here in Denmark, but I don't think there is quite as many as where u are

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Would love to visit Denmark and cycle around… I hear it is indeed similar in many ways

Going to delft for my masters in aerospace. Looks great

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Congrats! It’s a great program

@curiousnomadic

11 ай бұрын

Hope it is worth it

which state is this

I wonder, if you wanted to commute at a fast pace (30 to 40kph), how would you go about it? Would you ride on the car lanes?

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

You shouldn’t generally bike in the car lanes on the road, so you are a bit speed limited here. But this is a very busy area because of the university, in most places you could go much quicker on the bike path

@michiobosozoku489

8 ай бұрын

When driving a speedelec (ebike with support up to 40km/h, helmet and license plate mandatory) you have to use the car lanes when inside the city, outside you can drive on the bicycle lanes. For pedalling there's no speed limit but common sense is expected. Outside the city you might share the bicycle lane with pedastrians.

So peaceful. I like it.

At 5:57 you're crossing what looks like a tram line. I dont recall there being a tram line here before, is it new?

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

The tracks are there, but no team currently runs. Actually, right now the university is under construction to renovate the tram tracks so a tram actually does run through campus

@Shrimp0kUgel

11 ай бұрын

@@camonthemove ahh right, I think it was a similar situation when I lived there then.

That was lovely, dude!

I live in Maastricht and I wish we had the wide-area bicycle infrastructure like that, also public transport is much much better when you live and work in areas like Delft. Here for the very most jobs you will need a car for commuting, it would either take much too long or for example late shift there is no public transport at all to get home. Everything in the South of the Netherlands is planned around the car. Only in the historical center of Maastricht you see quite some bicycles and even there many cobble-stone streets are only for pedestrians and delivery cars, bicycles not allowed.

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I have been to Maastricht but did not cycle there, but I do remember not seeing as much bike infrastructure

@BarringtonDrive

11 ай бұрын

All the money the govt earned over the last 20 years flowed up towards the Randstad...(the big 4 specifically) Anything under the rivers was comparatively left behind.... :/

@paulbeaucuse2092

11 ай бұрын

@@BarringtonDrive I lived in both parts of the country and this is unfortunately true. The geographical social-economic imbalance is a serious problem and will at the end hurt the whole country.

@BarringtonDrive

11 ай бұрын

@@paulbeaucuse2092 same... I also lived in both parts... and when living outside of the big 4, you just feel like nothing happens. Then moving to the North... boom you see what they built and how nice it all is and you start feeling robbed. :/ Still a nive enough country. But paradise it aint.

@paulbeaucuse2092

11 ай бұрын

@@BarringtonDrive I think, The Netherlands should look more to countries like Switzerland, Austria or even nearby Belgium, where they take much effort to spread institutions, companies or when not possible just extra public funding for public infrastructure. In the Netherlands even the public national radio and TV stations are all situated in the Amsterdam region. When I tell this people in Switzerland, imagine all national public state media is in Zürich only, or in Antwerp in Belgium, unthinkable. Also all newspapers, all constitutional entities are either in The Hague or Amsterdam. This extreme centralism and top-down organization was a total surprise to me. The provinces are not more then a cluster municipalities. I think this is the main reason for the political destabilization in the regions with quite some really extreme political parties. You see this in many countries, but The Netherlands are really in a worse situation. And this will at the end also hurt fancy places like Delft or Amsterdam.

Ben je heel toevallig een nano?

You might want to invest in some kind of device to strap that cam. There is a pretty hefty fine on cycling while holding a phone. Not sure if the law is that strict when it is a dedicated cam though. Love this vid

@camonthemove

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes I do have a camera holder that I use when I can… the video is shot on the iPhone so I am indeed at risk of fines

@JoPro06

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t know that was a thing. Here in Norway it’s nothing wrong to cycle with the phone in your hand, although it’s not advisable when cycling in traffic

@johnvanhal2450

Жыл бұрын

​​@@JoPro06 there are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands, that's why. And there are how many Norwegians? 5 million? Living in an enormous country, compared to the Netherlands. That's why people can't hold their phones while taking part in traffic. Not that any cyclist cares ..but it's dangerous, especially when you're as vulnerable as a cyclist

@gubsak55

Жыл бұрын

This shows one of the problems with bikers. They often forget to signal where they intend to go. With a camera/phone in on hand, they cannot make a hand sign, nor break abruptly in case of a problem. Still the traffic flows because everybody knows the others will not signal either 😢

Just listen how quiet. Wow.

It's almost agonising how far my city (Perth) is from this level of cycling infrastructure and culture. About half my commute is cycling on the unprotected shoulder of 50kph roads :( We're slowly getting better though!

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Hope it keeps improving!

what do they do if it rains?

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Nothing different really 😅 some people may wear a poncho or rain jacket tho

I've noticed a guy on a scooter who rode on a bicycle lane at 5:15. Is it legal in your country?

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

Yes, the low speed scooters are permitted

im not gonna finish this video because within 5 seconds i knew where you were and where you were headed. have a good day.

How far was the commute? I suppose it helps the city being so flat.

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

About 1.5-2 km I think

you got a new subscriber

The dutch and Kopenhagen are actually a "role model" for germany. In our german documentarys they are referring the whole time to Kopenhagen

@Cobalt985

Жыл бұрын

They should start referring to Delft instead because it's decades ahead of Copenhagen

This is super cool. I just want to move to the Netherlands now. Is bike theft more or less common in the Netherlands compared to neighboring European countries ?

@camonthemove

11 ай бұрын

I’m not sure the comparison to other countries, but I think it is not a big issue here in the Netherlands generally. But of course it does happen here and there

From min. 3:00 and on is all University. It even has its own tram line.

@a.vanwijk2268

Жыл бұрын

You haven't been to Delft in a while apparently. The tram was planned, but never realized. As I write this they are removing the tracks actually.

@florian5425

Жыл бұрын

@@a.vanwijk2268 they are not removing the tracks, they are placing new ones and the tram is expected to run in January 2024!

@a.vanwijk2268

Жыл бұрын

@@florian5425 Good news!

Imagine having all these people in their own cars