These videos are literally a therapy. They are so peaceful giving all the sounds of the environment. Raw videos are the best. Thank you for sharing this. For us Architects this is top content. Teaches us a lot.

There is something about dutch roads that are so quiet, that I have been unconsciously watching these videos to fall asleep.

@steemlenn8797

2 жыл бұрын

lol But more than once I have thought how amazing it is what the microphone picks up.

@tardvandecluntproductions1278

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of combustion engines and tires going over asphalt at high speed, gets quite loud.

@RosesAndIvy

2 жыл бұрын

We are currently in lockdown so it’s quieter than usual.

@EvilTurtle97

2 жыл бұрын

@@RosesAndIvy Utrecht hasn't been any quieter now than before the lockdowns except for in the evenings because clubs were closed from my experience. Dutch cities in general are just very quiet because of our focus on walkability and cycling, its cars that make the noise and they are barely present in our cities compared to foreign cities, watch this vid another commenter also posted if you want to know more kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYiKj9mwo92tp5s.html

@xoranginho

2 жыл бұрын

as they say "cities arent loud, cars are loud"

Thank you for all of the work you put into these videos. Editing in the names and rules for each stretch of road and path you ride on is something most people wouldn't do. It really adds a lot to the experience of watching this though.

As living in Utrecht, cycled this on daily basis, it still is nice to watch. Made me proud of how the counsel positioned the bicycles in the traffic. They made it much safer, still to much cars in the centre, but they've done well

4:50 on your right hand there is a small square. My father was born there in his fathers bakery. The historic house was demolished in the late fifties or early sixties. The reason was to enlarge the road and make way for cars. But the city council changed their mind and the road was never enlarged. A very nice historical house was demolished though. In my opinion the past Utrecht city councils did a horrible job. Up untill 3:55 it's all modern crap buildings which replaced historic buildings. The current city council is not much better. Edit: I checked when it was demolished, even found an old photo of the demolition. Predikherenstraat houses 34 and 36 were demolished in July and August 1959. Both houses were my grandfather's bakery.

@BicycleDutch

2 жыл бұрын

All the houses on the right hand side of the street from 4:27 to 4:55 would have been demolished for that road. It is good the plans changed! Too late for that house your father was born in, but just in time for all the others. In fact that planned road would run until about 7:20 and the many new buildings in that stretch are mostly replacements of buildings that had already been demolished.

@finn4240

2 жыл бұрын

i actually live in the same street :)

@RobertDoornbosF1

2 жыл бұрын

It is in his newest video actually, the one about the street with a no cycling sign

@BicycleDutch

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertDoornbosF1 yes, this remark and that question about the no-cycling sign combined were the inspiration for that video kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaxou8elgsfOibg.html

At 04:03, where that big advertisement is on top the building, left off the center, used to be an electronic clock. Nothing fancy but it was always nice to be able to see what time it was while on the bike, without having to look on your watch. To the right were some shops and while I and a fellow student walked past in 1993 on a sunny day, we were shocked and surprised that a man in a white Moon Spacesuit was walking out. They were renovating the shops and the asbestos scare had just started. I mean, the shops being renovated were open without doors and out walks this worker in moonsuit while we had no idea of any danger. Past these shops, at 04:11, the corner structure, was the old Postkantoor. Today's kids wouldn't believe how enormous a post office in a big city like Utrecht could be. It was like a big bank! Not seen in the video, when turning to the left at 04:19 is Het Neude plein (to the right), where quite a few cafes were (probably still are) often frequented by students. At 04:22, the alley-like street on the right, De Voorstraat, was about half the width of any regular street. There used to be a bus running through that street, making it rather dangerous for bicyclists and pedestrians alike.

i've visited utrecht yesterday and it was so so damn amazing. i wish i could've stayed forever. so peaceful yet efficient.

Very cool seeing how you get your bicycle and head off. Excellent ride.

4:55 15 cars in 50mts 36 bikes in 15-20mts

Thanks for putting the road sign details in! That helps a lot.

We used to cycle a lot in the UK but now there is too much traffic ! This looks amazing !

Great men, Hopefully the flowers arrived fresh and well to it's destination, the ride Though was relaxing and nice, appreciate it thanks for sharing.

Ik heb genoten van je video ,deed me denken aan de tijd toen ik fietste ik woonde op de nigerdreef. Ik herkende de hele rit. Ik kon zelfs de geur van het fietsen en de stad ruiken.nu ik ouder ben en niet meer kan fietsen ,leek het alsof ik zelf op de fiets zat.erg leuk dank je voor de rit. Duimpje op

At first, I thought you were going to ride the train and I was like “wait, isn’t that what Not Just Bikes does?!” 😂

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Mark rides the train on a daily base: Mark lives in Den Bosch and commutes to Utrecht back and forth. NJB got inspiration for his channel by watching BD videos.

I still love thatyou have parking garages big enough to ride round inside. We have a lot of "cyclists dismount" signs (no doubt those are one of our most common bits of bicycle infrastructure)

@balloe3466

2 жыл бұрын

They are not common. Only when there is roadwork. You could cycle form the south to the north of the country and only dismount for traffic lights and maybe a ferry.

Bedankt voor de video! Het was erg interessant om te zien!

This was very enjoyable to watch! That 17 minutes flew by!

@pmmeurcatpics

2 жыл бұрын

Omg it was 17 minutes?? I haven't even noticed it until I saw you comment lol

This building will forever be completely amazing in my opinion.

This brings me back to my time in Utrecht ! Thank you for the upload !

I live in the new building at 11:43; a great place to reside if you want to study here in the Netherlands. This building was built especially for non-Dutch students. It's called "The Fizz" for anybody who's wondering. There's also a shopping centre right across the street, making it a great place to rent an appartment!

@thomasminnema5988

2 жыл бұрын

The building has it's own gym, private bycicle parking garage and is very well secured because of a special tag, which can open the gate at the front and almost all doors within the building (except personal front doors of course). At night, even the doors to the courtyard need the tag to enter.

@rutgerb

2 жыл бұрын

As a Frisian you qualified as a non-Dutch student?

@thomasminnema5988

2 жыл бұрын

@@rutgerb I didn't, but all ±670 appartments were originally only available for expats. I joined the cue for when a room would become available and I was lucky to get one quickly.

Allemaal altijd zo netjes in Nederland . Mis dat hier in Canada . ! Ben op school in Utrecht geweest for jaren op het SchoolPlein en ma woonde er vlak tegen over de school in Utrecht op School Plein ook . Was de Lagere technische school .

Misschien een tip, om de verkeersborden in het Engels te benoemen/beschrijven! 😁✌🏼

Dank u wel ... for these fun rides over beautiful Nederlands straats. Please show me the way station centraal to my friend shop on oudkerkhof straat Utrecht

My new urban cycling zen video! Very relaxing. Cheers! 😊

I'd love to know if the flowers arrived intact and were well received. 😊💐 I enjoyed the trip, thank you, its fun trying to work out the meaning of the roads names to learn a little of your language.

@JasperJanssen

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t speak to received but I don’t know why they wouldn’t have made it. They were affixed pretty well.

Why is this so relaxing tho.

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Cycling is so relaxing that it is impossible to be depressed when riding a bike. So beware of people who never ride a bike, they may be depressed.

Bedankt vanuit Amerika. Utrecht is de stad waar ik geboren ben. Ik mis het nog steeds na al die jaren.

@ab222

2 жыл бұрын

Het is totaal niet meer wat het is, geheel veranderd. Hoog Catharijne verdwaal je en alle kleine ondernemingen zijn verdwenen, ook veel in het oude stadscentrum.

Very good, I'll share this in Brazil

Wow great!! Utrecht ❤️

Nice, you drove past my street 👍🏻

Oh man, the bicycle path at brailledreef has been closed for so long (3 years?). It was so annoying and I am happy it's opened up again! I did not know!

From Utrecht to Zeist via Utrecht science park is a very nice route..

Nice bike, I need to get myself a Gazelle too!

00:16 Cannot imagine anything like that big cycle park/garage ever existing in the UK. But using other people's bikes as a shelf tho'... lol 💐🤣

@annbrew1096

2 жыл бұрын

We have that where I work, in London, provided for by employer. VERY popular, but strictly limited in numbers, so for potentially thousands of users, we have hundreds of bikes stored like this. There are a lot of railings that get used, plus outdoor cycle racks. But Central London space, what can you do ?

You're very close to where I live. The Buurthuis is only 2 streets from my house. I think your route is a bit long , you should have followed brailledreef to the next intersection where you also meet carnegiedreef. Less traffic lights over there.

1:30 is that an "pump" for the tires at the left side? That's neat :)

@GreenJimll

2 жыл бұрын

Some railway stations and public spaces in the UK have pumps (and sometimes chained tools) available near bike parking spaces.

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Of course it is an air pump. With thousands of parked bikes in that garage, there are always a few tires that need air.

Thanks for another super video. Does the last several minutes of the video show typical Utrecht suburbs? Hoping that we will be able to return to the Netherlands in the autumn, Covid permitting and if I can persuade my wife, so that we can ride some of the routes you have shown over the years.

@markovermeer1394

2 жыл бұрын

Utrecht suburbs, of course, quite different depending on the fashion in the years they were designed. However, I would say this shows the normal state of infrastructure for Dutch towns and cities in general.

@thomasminnema5988

2 жыл бұрын

Overvecht is definitely one of the poorer suburbs of Utrecht, but that doesn't reflect on the great infrastructure.

@JasperJanssen

2 жыл бұрын

Overvecht was built in the seventies and it shows. You can date our suburbs pretty inaccurately by what kind of buildings they have. A 1930s suburb looks different from 1950s looks different from up’s from 80s from 90s.

nice intro :)

Utrecht 🧡

4:26 Is this a shared pedestrian and cycle street? Looks very quaint. I can think of some streets/alleys in Boston and Philadelphia that I would love to see converted in this way with all the cycling amenities

@Niloc_

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, but like 30 secs later its also for cars coming from left or right and go straight the same way (you can see the car coming from the right)

They really need to fix the letters at both entrances. Let's that amazing structure down.

The Dutch could learn some things from the Japanese about maintaining their infrastructure. Other countries too, perhaps, but mostly just the Netherlands builds things that are worth keeping around. That half-missing sign at 1:44 would be a very rare sight indeed in a place like Kyoto.

@Yellowstone300

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf are you even saying

@HigherQualityUploads

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yellowstone300 kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZuWqZeln5i7o8o.html

This video was taken during the lock down. Utrecht is always crowded!

I the beginning after you got your bike down, perhaps a intro, "I'm off to see my sweetheart ride along"

Hey Mark, how do you film videos like this one? As in how do you mount your camera?

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Mark has his camera mounted on his frame top horizontal bar, that provides steady footage. Most people mount their camera on the handle bars, with constant left to right motion.

Mooi! Opmerking : als ik de telefoon horizontaal houd, dan verschijnt het logo rechtsonder, over de straatnamen! Als de telefoon verticaal is, verdwijnt het logo. Is dat niet aan te passen? Ik hoop 't! Super yt kanaal trouwens! Dank voor alle mooie video's!

@BicycleDutch

2 жыл бұрын

Bij mijn telefoon staat het logo ver buiten het beeld. Dat doet KZread zelf en is kennelijk op elk apparaat anders. Kan ik niet veel aan doen. Ik zal de straatnamen voortaan hoger zetten.

@torrawel

2 жыл бұрын

@@BicycleDutch Graag!! Dank!!

@binchamers

2 жыл бұрын

Je kan dit logo uitzetten als je op de drie puntjes rechtsboven bij de video drukt en “aantekeningen(?)” uitzet. (Mijn telefoon staat in het Engels dus ik weet niet of aantekeningen de naam is in de Nederlandse app)

A pity that you did not take a little detour past the Nijntjepleintje! You were so close. At 05:46, to the right you will find Café Averechts. Interesting place.

😉👍🚲

Nice building! Can an electric scooter fit there?

I live in Utrecht Overvecht :D

Do you have a video on cycling through Amersfoort from utrecht.

May I ask you how the red Lights works? When do you have to wait, when not?

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Most traffic lights have detection loops, both for cyclists and cars. So faster green time for cyclists and then the last car passes the traffic light, the light goes immediately to red. Less waiting time for other directions. There are also detection loops 25 meters in front of the light, so when I approach the light, I have to slow down, but I do not need to stop. I receive the green light.

Heb je een fiets in Utrecht en één in Den Bosch? Ik ben al sinds voor covid niet in U geweest. Bijna onherkenbaar het eerste stuk rond HC!

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Natuurlijk heeft Mark 2 fietsen.

0:10 This year I found out why these triangles are in the corners.

Guy in that jacket at 2:40 checks out them runner chicks.

@suzukialto4488

2 жыл бұрын

Who wouldn’t ? 🙂

Heee wat een fijne video! Voor mijn werk ben ik o zoek naar beeldmateriaal van Utrecht voor in een verzorgingstehuis en deze beelden verlenen zich er perfect voor! Is het mogelijk om in contact met je te komen en waar kan ik je dan vinden/bereiken? Groetjes!

At 6:00 you could see very well how bad overgrown cars are. They are wider than the parking spaces that used to be totally okay and you can't look over them, increasing danger if someone or something wants to step on the street.

@yumi419

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. In the US, bigger trucks and SUVs are in demand because they're safer to drive (that is, if they are in an accident, plenty of buffer room for protection that is). It's so sad... I watch these videos in awe and hope someday I can see it in the States.

@steemlenn8797

2 жыл бұрын

@@yumi419 Yes, that "safer for me" is the same as "I drive my kid to school because there are so many cars dropping off kids and that is dangerous".

@tigerius05

2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that you're looking at older street's with updated roads, so it looks a bit cramped, around 15:00 you see some 60-80's commie block's that show a bit more room.

@steemlenn8797

2 жыл бұрын

@@tigerius05 That has nothing (primarily) to do with cramped. It's just that 20-30 years ago, when parking spaces were planned, that size was enough. Bigger ones only started to get build maybe 5 years ago in my area of Germany, when SUVs started to be common. I drive a small car. You can easily park 3 of those in the space of 2 SUVs (length wise). But nobody talks about that when they complain that they can't find a parking space for their city tanks. Width wise the grows is not that big, but it's still the difference between "Yeah, it fits if you manouver a bit" and "one wheel on the street" or more common "one wheel on the bike path/sidewalk"

Wat is er met al die letters gebeurd? Vandalisme? 😞

how many speeds in the bikes drivetrain?

Could you visit Leerdam? I'm living in the partner community of Pfinztal and want to visit the place for just that basic reason.

@adnefs45

2 жыл бұрын

Yes for sure. Glass museum, nice rural villages and the delta Biebosch to see the eagles

Dutch bikes - so useful (everything comes a standard) :)

@1:45 what did the writing on the wall use to say?

@typhoidtyphoon

2 жыл бұрын

I _think_ it used to say "Uitgang Smakkelaarsveld" - so "Exit [name of street]". "Smakkelaars" used to gamble for freight there, which is where the name comes from :).

Are there travel restrictions now there?

@balloe3466

2 жыл бұрын

If you get a PCR test you're good to go. Some countries require you to have had your 3rd injection, but we don't. other than that, most shops are closed, or only available to pick up stuff you ordered in advance.

@balloe3466

2 жыл бұрын

NVM im high, lots of shops are open

Hoe krijg alles zo stabiel gefilmd? Als ik iets film met mijn camera stuitert het alle kanten op.

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

Camera is gemonteerd op het frame, niet op het stuur.

@elroy-1990

2 жыл бұрын

@@mardiffv.8775 Oké. Bedankt voor de tip, dan weet ik dat.

Your "commuting to work bike-train" video is more than 8 years old now. Can you do an update, please. I'd love to see how taking a bike on the train has changed. Hopefully for the better, although maybe not if the idea of policy makers is for commuters/travelers to rent a bike at your arrival instead. Please also include other modes of public transport such as buses.

@BicycleDutch

2 жыл бұрын

I never took my bike on the train. In fact that new video would start just like this one. This is where my Utrecht bicycle lives now!

@MrHenkkkie

2 жыл бұрын

Taking a bicycle on a train is very inefficient, so the focus should be to improve the last mile transportation rather than everyone taking their bicycle on the train. If many people took their bicycle on the train, it would make the time and hassle to board the train much worse. Also the trains need to be much longer because more space is required. On top of that, it is not even allowed to take the bike with you on rush hours.

@Pfooh

2 жыл бұрын

50% of the train passengers in the Netherlands arrive by bicycle. Taking a bike on the train is discouraged because of the sheer numbers of bikes you would have to accomodate if you would allow them easily. That's why there's bike parking at all stations, and ov-fiets. Many commuters have two bikes as well, one permanently parked at their destination station (colloquially callad 'stationsfiets')

Is there a chance to write the signs in englisch, beacuse sadly i don't understand dutch. Thanks for the video!

@BicycleDutch

2 жыл бұрын

Everything is in English apart from the streetnames.

@caelorum

2 жыл бұрын

@@BicycleDutch Except for the "fietsstraat - auto te gast" sign. Which needs a while video to explain proper.

@wouterstin2314

2 жыл бұрын

The "fietsstraat, auto te gast" sign means "bikestreet, cars are guests"

@lkruijsw

2 жыл бұрын

Uitgezonderd = Except for

how late was the filming and the datum

@BicycleDutch

2 жыл бұрын

I started with the clock! It was filmed on Friday 14 January 2022 from about 10:50. Note that everything was closed because we were/are in lockdown in the Netherlands.

@s.vdbrink

2 жыл бұрын

@@BicycleDutch ah ok nice video

Next month on October '22 my daughter Will be in nejmegen Netherlands

6:55 Niet echt hoge kwaliteit fietsstraat graphic, he? :P

Sandra Krull and Alex Lock no sign of Olivier's 🧐

Now the Kanaalstraat!

@mardiffv.8775

2 жыл бұрын

No way, the Kanaalstraat is full macho race cars.

@hihy220

2 жыл бұрын

@@mardiffv.8775 It's awful. But! Their going to transition it into a biking street.!

Im earlier for a change

Nobody: KZread: I think you wanna see this video

Parking deluxe for bikes 😊👍

Motobikes shouldn't be in bicycles lanes, it seriously pisses me off

Why are gas powered motor scooters using the bike paths, seems stupid and unsafe.

Another bleedin scooter at 10 minutes. Also a number of cars/vans parked on the footpath, early on. We have it much worse in Dublin, where it’s seen as an entitlement. I’m surprised it’s tolerated in the Netherlands.

Very elegant💎💎💎. Boost your stats > P-R-O-M-O-S-M.

They can bike easily because.... The Netherlands is flat 😁

@twowheelsgoodbrum1077

2 жыл бұрын

They can bike easily because they turn the pedals. Oh, and because they have the best cycling infrastructure in the world.

@user-dy1dm7ii4b

2 жыл бұрын

It is ALWAYS super windy here. So uh maybe it isn’t that ideal after all.

@Pfooh

2 жыл бұрын

Cities like Arnhem and Maastricht, which are quite hilly, still have a modal share of above 25%.

@MrSeine2

2 жыл бұрын

No, always downhill in the Netherlands. We designed it that way. 😁

@iansmith6728

2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised your planners have allowed so much public open space to be dedicated to open air carparks around those blocks of units.