Canadian Reacts to Germany's "Green" City Freiburg (More Bikes Than Cars!)

Here is my reaction and commentary to Germany's "Green" City (with more bikes than cars!)
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[@JensFrank]

Gras tracks are not only looking nicer, they are also less noisy and help the city climate.

[@HiltownJoe]

The difference in noise level is insane. You would not expect it from a thin layer of soil and grass.

[@BR618]

@@HiltownJoe why not? it's in essence a very porous surface like snow ^^

[@darirolxarniic6319]

@@BR618 the unexpected part is not that the tram produce much less noise over gras, but the amount of noise the tram makes when ever the gras tracks are interrupted by a crossing street. it still amazes me when every i cycle next to a gras tram track.

[@BR618]

​@@darirolxarniic6319Right, I understand the noise difference, but I can't understand why that is unexpected; as all porous surfaces show a degree of sound absorption, even rain permeable asphalt absorbs/reduces noise noticeable compared to normal asphalt/concrete (, at least to my ears). ^^ [Sorry, but my brain screams at me that the noise produced by the tram is the same, but the surroundings behave differently ... sorry again ^^)

[@darirolxarniic6319]

@@BR618 i guess i just have no, or not good enough intuitive understanding of how sound absorption works, so its a bit like magic every time

[@i-klaus]

I live here near Freiburg, on the outskirts of a small town. I walk 12 minutes to the train station, 10 minutes to the nearest bar, 8 minutes to the nearest grocery store, butcher or bakery, 5 minutes to my family doctor or a pediatrician, 4 minutes to the nearest children's playground, 3 minutes to the next bus stop and I can be in the forest (Black Forest) in two minutes. You can also buy the “Regio Card” for around 103 CAD per month. This means you can travel in three districts with all local transport such as trains, buses and trams. Greetings from the Black Forest.

[@dasmaurerle4347]

Kirchzarten ist geil!😂🍻

[@nettcologne9186]

There are many cities in Germany that take Freiburg as an example. The former capital of West Germany, Bonn, also got a “Green” mayor and is now remodeling the city (Contains: a cable car is now being built in Bonn that will be integrated into local public transport, connect huge parts of the city and cross a river).- And one city that was the cycling capital of Germany before Freiburg is the city of Münster.- Fun fact: There is a crime series on TV that takes place in Münster, where the chief inspector always rides his bike to his assignments ;-)

[@WookieWarriorz]

the noise is the biggest thing i cant get used to in the usa. I lived in a suburb in phily for a bit and texas too and the sound of cars nomatter where i was drove me insane, couldnt enjoy my buc'ees in peace haha. Even being in the middle of nowhere soemtimes the sound was still there, life was constantly punctuated with a white noise at least, as soon as i get back home or to anywhere in europe i immediately feel less stressed purely due to noise, just having the sound of nothing or children playing and birds singing is so amazing and a privilege i didnt really know i had. (well without earphones or earplugs)

[@DSP16569]

Founded in the 12th century - Oh Boy what a young town. Cologne will have his 2000st anniversary in 26 Years (founded in the Year 50 - shortly after this Jesus was cruzified), Trier has had his 2000 Year anniversary in 1970 (founded 30 before christi birth)

[@UntilWeregoing]

Wow. That is wild :) Amazing

[@ProfTydrim]

the age of Freiburg is rather typical for central europe. Most cities were founded around the 12th century. We do have some cities which are over 2000 years old, but the big boom in city founding was during the 12th century.

[@dn3087]

1000 years of history is not unusual in Europe. The place where I live was first mentioned in a document from the St. Gallen monastery in 815. And is definitely significantly older.

[@pellevision8246]

Hey man. I like your journey with these reactions. I am german but i live in the netherlands now. We got a great bicycle culture over here... What about music rections sir ? There is a marching band from hamburg which covers house classic tunes with their live instrumentation. Definately a vibe. The Group is called "Meute" Try reacting to one of their street performances if you are intruiged... Peace and love...

[@RustyDust101]

12:44 the blue sign designating it as a play street has an additional sign on top showing it is a cul de sac for any larger vehicles but not for pedestrians and bicycles. A play street has VERY strict rules for any motor vehicles. An absolute top speed of 5kmh, with a walking pace under most circumstances. Any motor vehicle has to be able to come to a full stop within less than the vehicle length at any time. Any vehicles have to give full priority to pedestrians and especially children at all times, and aren't allowed to hinder their movements. You have to drive with exceptional awareness in these streets as any accidents will be painfully scrutinized for any negligence on the driver of a motorized vehicle. As speeding tickets at 21+kmh over the speed limit (ie 26+kmh) will result in a driver's license suspension for at least a month and at least one point of driver's violation in the central driver's registration in Flensburg most people REALLY follow the rules in these areas. Btw; at eight+ points your driver's license is gone for good. You can get up to four points for single violation without property or person damage. Combine a few violations, and your driver's license can be permanently rescinded in one instance. For example get caught speeding while failing to yield right of way which results in an accident involving injuries... Weeell, the outcome won't be pleasant.

[@tobimahoni218]

Greets from Freiburg

[@Nikioko]

Freiburg changed a lot in the last 20 years since I studied there.

[@wietholdtbuhl6168]

And we go fast!ADIDAS +PUMA😅

[@dasmaurerle4347]

06:45 he's cheating there. The first perspective shows the road south of the gate looking north, whereas the second perspective is north of the gate looking south. Both parts still look very similar today. Greetings from Freiburg😊

[@UntilWeregoing]

Greetings from Vancouver Island

[@dimrrider9133]

Try the Netherlands 17 million people 23 million bicycles

[@zimbo65a]

Untli I Og and the city "Frieburg", Scrabble for Dummies.

[@UntilWeregoing]

I’m confused by your comment!

[@zimbo65a]

@@UntilWeregoing ok.... then "easy speach... the name of the city isn´t "Frieburg" but "Freiburg",

[@user-xi5lw4ke9p]

Hy. Please don’t forget Austria.

[@lord_dragultrioninnozenz3167]

it's called Freiburg and not frieburg

[@UntilWeregoing]

Thank you!

[@kohlenstoffeinheit5298]

Unlike in the US (and maybe Canada too) kids in Germany are out on their own even in big cities between gray blocks where there's no green around. And if they're not, it's because of gaming and social media, no matter if it's green outside. I just wondered, what old or disabled people do, if they can't walk very well and can't get on the tram very well. If the city center is a big pedestrian zone, they are closed out. Second problem I see is, that about 20% of all tax income in Germany results from car and energy taxes (on gas and diesel for example). Free education, health care and rising pensions have a price. I agree that city planning should make cities more beautiful, green and worth living, but I also have a strong feeling, that Ecos always target cars, no matter if it makes sense. In Germany the costs for e-cars are so high and the sales got so low that they had to reduce the production drastically. That reminded all the university graduated ecos of how normal people can't afford them and now they get back to trying to ban cars out of cities. If more cities do that, it will end up in a run to the countryside, which already started slowly years ago, and the ecos - then being out of options - will get back at a good old general speed limit on the Autobahn. It's always the same circle. But guess who brings them all their goods, when they have no car for big shopping and big products: Thousands and thousands of stinky diesel transporters from Amazon with drivers breaking their backs! It's just ridiculous.

[@UntilWeregoing]

Thanks for your perspective!

[@juttapopp1869]

I live in Freiburg and have lived in many places in Germany. Freiburg May be extreme ( and I HATE the biking zombies and their cult), but it's not MUCH different from most German cities ( they all had pedestrian Jones singe the sixties_ seventies) except for, weil, the religious fanaticism of the said zombies.

[@johnveerkamp1501]

THIS IS ONLY ONE CITY ,IN THE NETHERLANDS DER IS AN HOLE COUNTRY LIKE THIS !!

[@cayreet5992]

Yes, 'Not Just Bikes' normally makes videos about that - he lives in the Netherlands with his family.

[@TrumpFanClubDeutschland]

True. But the Netherlands aren´t much bigger than Freiburg

[@HiltownJoe]

But this city proves an important point. Human friendly design is possible on a citly level. You do not need the backup from the whole country. So it is a much better model for the US than the Netherlands. Assuming you want to petition to change for your local governmet, the first thing naysayers will point to is national support if you show an example from the netherlands. But if you have an example that works while going against the grain of the country it is from, those excuses evaporate.

[@user-xi6nk4xs4s]

@@TrumpFanClubDeutschland Not much, but enough ;o)

[@user-xi6nk4xs4s]

@@HiltownJoe Fortunately the examples in the US start to develop. Problem at the moment seems to be that the cities that have these developments become very expensive as apparently so many people want to live there. As long as there isn't a national support, I'm afraid these cities will remain unreachable for the average US American.

[@andreasgehtdichnixan8779]

Everything is ok, but in the future cyclists should also contribute to the costs of the roads and also carry license plates for identification in the event of damage, violations and accidents that they constantly cause. A lot of cyclists drive however they want without fearing any consequences because they drive completely anonymously.