The 2017 video review

[576] The year round-up, a look back to all my video's and blog posts from 2017. More information in the blog post: bicycledutch.w...

[@ronwhite8503]

Having a Dutch wife, and now living in t'Netherlands, I can vouch for how excellent it is here. Especially as I come from the grim SE of England where the car is king. The standard of living is so much better and for a cyclist it is heaven. The rest of the world needs to take note before the car gridlocks the entire planet.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

This enrages me to no end, marrying a foreigner is treason, and no guest may overstay his welcome.

[@ekpennock]

I want to thank you so much for all that you do! I found your channel earlier this year which encouraged me to buy a bike and cycle to work as often as possible. Now I cycle to run neighborhood errands and it's so much fun! I wish my city were as cycle friendly as the Netherlands but I'm determined to lead by example to instill change. Here's to another year!

[@maaiker2977]

ekpennock Yeah people tend to not know how much fun and relaxing cycling is to do. It has such a positive effecr on ones wellbeing. Especially when you take your bike shopping. The bike carries your stuff, you are more flexible on a bike and its way cheaper. I cycled all my life but couldn't for a couple of months (I got run over by a car...dumb accident) and I felt like someone amputated a leg or something. Once you start cycling it gets part of your life and you won't want to be without.

[@AnataWaDareDesuKa]

Maaike R I’ve lived in Ireland the last three years, and the thing I’m looking forward to the most when I’ll come back in May, is flat surfaces, bicycles lanes and cycling 😁 Just 6 more weeks to go! Didn’t know I was going to miss it that much.

[@dimitarkomitov5991]

I spent 3 months this summer in the Netherlands. First day - 27th of april - day of king what can I say more. The Netherlands is an amazing place - you won't regret if you give it a go. The infrastructure is more than perfect. I rented a bike and cycled to Germany and Belgium. I lived in Susteren near Sittar-Geleen. It was a great experience. This channel brings back a lot of great memories

[@burtlloydphotography]

For me as a cyclist "If it ain't dutch it ain't much" got a brand new meaning ;) Thanks again and again for uploading your videos!!!

[@KofelinaPL]

true, true (:

[@jacc88888]

As a Londoner who has recently started cycling again, I’m green with envy! Lovely video

[@irrelevance3859]

Help the UK out but signing a petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320918

[@HaughtonTim]

I just found your channel! How do you only have ~15K subs!? I have a good, and slightly ominous, feeling that I will be binge-watching many of your videos in the coming hours, days, and weeks. - utility cycling enthusiast in London :)

[@413453425]

Your videos are super relaxing yet informative! I'm an American happy to be living and cycling in the Netherlands for 5 years now. My own cycling highlight of 2017 was using my OV Fiets subscription. Basically the train company has decent bikes you can rent with your public transit cards. Super convenient to travel by train to a meeting, or whatever, and explore the local bike infrastructure :)

[@dannygayler90]

At almost 72 , IO started back late , but as a result am a lot more healthier and happy ! No I'll cycle until I die !

[@Rafaga777]

I really like your videos. Please keep on the good work.

[@pappy9473]

I'm an avid watcher of your videos. I'd love you to come to Dublin to speak. The Dublin Cycling Campaign is gathering momentum but the is so much work and change that needs to take place for Dublin to regain it's position of one of the great cycling cities in the world. Happy Christmas and Cycling 2018.

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

I too found your channel this year - I genuinely appreciate everything you've posted. Your videos are well made, well explained and really enjoyable. I look forward to your channel in 2018. Thank you (and Happy New Year to you)

[@fschilder6419]

Keep up the great work please.

[@driftviews]

Great work, thanks for all your entertaining and informative posts over the year.

[@swaaagquan3540]

Thanks for the whole year of great videos, hope you keep them up. They are very inspirational and I'm trying to get the right people to watch them.

[@busog97641]

Thank you for a wonderful 2017.

[@IbikeCopenhagen]

Hi Mark, what a great wrap up of 2017! Your videos are inspirational and looking forward to seeing more. Now that I moved from San Francisco to Pasadena where cycling is abysmal, seeing these videos keeps me going. Thank you for all the great work.

[@CeleryMuffin]

Thank you so much for your videos! Looking forward to more next year

[@DanielSimu]

Prachtige samenvatting, bedankt voor al je filmpjes en blijf fietsen stimuleren wereldwijd!

[@ravingcyclist624]

Excellent video 👍 You should be very proud of what you and the Dutch have accomplished in 2017!

[@marcg.3333]

From an ex-pat now living in the U.S...Erg bedankt! en een Gezond 2018!

[@gustavocastillo8223]

Is het mogelijk om daar veilig te fietsen ? Ik zou persoonlijk nooit uit Nederland kunnen emigreren omdat woon- werkverkeer met de fiets een hele fijne levensstijl is. Sommigen zeggen pas dat je merkt hoe goed het eigenlijk wel niet is in Nederland, als je verhuisd bent naar een land waar de auto de enige optie qua vervoersmiddel is en je daardoor in principe minder vrijheid hebt.

[@marcg.3333]

Waar ik woon in het zuiden en niet in een grote stad is het niet echt veilig om te fietsen. Bijna niemand fiets hier zoals in Nederland. Alleen kinderen mischien alleen in de straat en volwassenen als sport. Dit is een enorm groot land. Ik kan moeilijk zeggen waar het anders is. Wat ik hoor is dat Seatlle een stuk toegankelijker is dan de rest van het land. De infra in Nederland is bijna niet te vergelijken met andere landen denk ik maar dat is nattuurlijk niet de enige reden om voor een ander land te kiezen, Amerika heeft namelijk ook veel andere dingen te bieden. De hoeveelheid ruimte en natuur, landschap, bergen, buiten sporten bijvoorbeeld. Je kan in beiden landen goed leven hoor. Het hangt gewoon af van je eigen voorkeur (Ik heb ook een Amerikaanse vrouw) . Ik denk wel in het algmeen dat een hoop Nederlands mischien niet goed begruipen hoe goed ze het hebben met een hoop dingen. Groeten!

[@MrEscen]

Thank you for all your videos...I do appreciate cycling more and enjoy your videos

[@foresthorizons]

Hello from Manchester, UK. The 'before' in your 'before and after' clips look like a fantasy, a dreamy vision of what I hope our future might hold! I live in hope :)

[@irrelevance3859]

You can sign a petition for this petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320918 At 10 000, signatures the government will respond and 100,000 it will go to Parliament.

[@meskisz]

I Wish my country would be inspired by dutch cycling paths.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

We all do. But instead we should take power and order they be built ourselves.

[@MrDabrucru]

Thanks for all these video. Please keep posting 😊

[@ynotnilknarf39]

I'm coming to NL this year for the first time. Have been a commuter, utility and racing bike rider since the 80s and always 'on road'(sans helmet). Want to experience 'Dutch' cycling and try to get my local authority to get their head around cycling infrastructure as an important aspect of our small town.

[@jmb1805]

Thank you for another wonderful year. And thanks for coming to Australia and breaking our ridiculous mandatory, all-ages helmet laws. 😊 More and more cycling advocates in Australia now understand that compulsory helmets are a barrier to getting more people on bikes. Your YT channel and blogs has really helped open our eyes about what’s possible. 👍

[@dznm10]

This is fascinating to watch.I myself take opportunity to ride my bikes(I have 5 different models) from spring time ,summer and fall.It's really fun and a win-win situation financially,environment and health wise.I didn't try riding my bikes in winter because our winter here in Manitoba,Canada is unforgiving and bone chilling temperature is just a killer but few people who really have no car still ride their bikes in winter!

[@deniska0]

Love your channel. It should be used for urban planners throughout the world. Keep up good work 👍

[@AdventurousTravelGuide]

Your videos are such an inspiration, thanks to them I started my own cycling KZbin channel in my city Lima in Perú. Thanks so much for sharing good things.

[@wms201]

What a wonderful place to live...the Netherlands!!

[@ronwhite8503]

It is that!

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Its too flat and too soulless.

[@famder2]

Looking forward to 2018s videos! ;)

[@lightninlarry8936]

The Netherlands looks like one of those utopian societies in movies where everything is a little too perfect. In all seriousness this is amazing. The whole world should be doing this.

[@phychemnerd]

The Netherlands is cycling heaven!! Loved cycling around in Eindhoven!

[@coffeepot3123]

Cycling is SO IMPORTANT, honestly it can change one's life. I'm 25 and got into cycling last summer when i received a bike from a family member.

[@xyqk]

I can immagine that ...its a healthy thing to do

[@xyqk]

It can change a life yes...someone can lose weight...a lot of fresh air...its just exercising or sporting on their way to something

[@RoarofdalioN]

The people who dislike these videos are probably from Copenhagen 😂

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

Please keep up the brilliant videos, my country Scotland can learn a lot from the Netherlands thank you again, o and free Scotland.

[@Twowheelsonelens]

Congratz for all of your work. Keep up the good videos !

[@fabi57iamracer]

Finally we see your face, you are a person.

[@yagi3925]

Proficiat aan onze noorderburen voor hun uitstekende fietsinfrastrctuur!

[@DamienAlexander]

I was born and raised right in the city centre of Amsterdam, 1 minute away from the Dam Square and I used to hate biking everywhere, always wanted a car and I even moved out of the city to buy a car. Seeing these videos I'm actually thinking about getting a bike again.

[@ThePixelize]

You should make a visit to Den Haag HS. This, in my opinion, is the most dangerous crossing in the entire Randstad. There is a very busy intersection of pedestrians, bikes, 2 tram lanes, and cars, with bikes and pedestrians having the option to go left or straight. The tram stop was recently under complete redesign. They completely let the opportunity pass and changed nothing. So confusing.

[@pappy9473]

Thank you once again for your time and support for safe infrastructure worldwide. I often send your videos with a polite message to our Minister for Transport, Mr Shane Ross, here in Ireland. We are making slow progress, but progress all the same. Have done a recent video of Dublin? If not and you have the time and opportunity please do. It would be great to demonstrate the dangers of much of our cycling infrastructure. Many regards and thank you so much.

[@conssido356]

Всё продумано, функционально и эстетично. Когда же все люди на Земле поймут, что надо отказаться от пердящего транспорта везде.

[@chap666ish]

I am so jealous. My cycling commute to work includes a section of dual-carriageway where the speed limit is 70mph (110kph) and there is *no* separate cycling lane. Yes - I share the road with vehicles going that fast!

[@WXGA17]

chap666ish Cars driving past you with 110 km/h ? That can't be legal, there has to be an alternative cycling road in the vicinity. Perhaps you have missed it, maybe look on Google Maps? I do not believe this.

[@chap666ish]

110kph = 70mph which is the National Speed Limit in the UK on dual carriageways. So, yes, perfectly legal. There are no "cycling" roads here at all but there are some shared-use paths (bikes + pedestrians) which are useless for commuting unless you like riding at walking speed. Do you have any more advice for me? Given that you know nothing about me and even less about where I live I'm just dying to hear your opinion.

[@WXGA17]

Alright, I believe you. Well my advice would be to move to a country with normal cycling roads then ;)

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Remon Deze situatie komt in het buitenland regelmatig voor. Ik heb eens tussen Vlissingen via Retranchement (Nederland) en Knokke (Vlaanderen) ook eens mogen meemaken hoe het is om op een kruispunt van twee 90 km/h vierbaanswegen met verkeerslichten te staan. Kinderspel is dit wanneer je beseft dat buiten Nederland, Duitsland en Denemarken het nog doodnormaal is te fietsen over de snelweg, maar dit vond ik doodeng. Vandaar dat iedereen onze infrastructuur fantastisch vindt.

[@andmos1001]

My advise is to either A: take the train or B: Try to prussure your political leaders to improve roads and infra in your local ariea

[@mediumrick7667]

Well done and thank you.

[@aussiehomecafeandcoffeeroa4475]

There is going to be a new bridge built here in Perth Western Australia, over the Swan River, between the Perj CBD/Downtown, and Victoria Park

[@snoopyloopy]

wonderful!

[@ahmedfodili3840]

Tres impressionnant

[@Freshbott2]

Where's that cycle Street in Perth???? I've never seen it

[@tobeytransport2802]

4:18 they’re is no jaywalking in the UK either, we can cross where we want although I wouldn’t recommend it on a busy road, also on motorways and roads with a man in a red circle you can’t walk on but this is mainly really busy streets, most roads are free to walk on.

[@daredevil3744]

Go to the Blijdorp district in Rotterdam and take a look at the intersection of roads Schiekade and Walenburgerweg and you'll find a left turn box that is in the wrong place! Everything else is perfect at that intersection.

[@hichamfilalizehri8500]

I Hope little is fine for cycling in Morocco.

[@doctordutch]

In Canada, many commercial properties or stores have multiple entrances and exits for vehicles that spill out onto the main street, which I find disrupts traffic and creates a design challenge for cycling infrastructure. In the Netherlands, how do they typically design around commercial properties with high vehicle traffic and accessibility while providing a safe cycling option?

[@WXGA17]

www.google.nl/maps/@52.1623214,5.3714961,3a,75y,47.54h,83.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s70--gQmix4j98gsgVkfQqA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?dcr=0 Maybe not the highest quality road, but whatever. Anyway, the cyclist here has right of way, problem solved. Long story short: A cycling lane between the exit/entry and the street. :)

[@robertrijkers5163]

By using the same 'shared but separated' roadway everywhere.

[@BicycleDutch]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppCWfJSalK-Cgsk

[@doctordutch]

Thank you. Thank you. I love Bicycle Dutch. It's such as a great youtube channel.

[@doctordutch]

Can you come to Canada and help us fix our roads?

[@karamarie6781]

Lovely. I just subscribed!

[@harishpillai1379]

Cyclers Paradise

[@francescolucantoni3243]

You are great! I love your videos :D

[@armindevilla8257]

I'm curious how Dutchies deal with e-scooters and stuff? Are they allowed to ride on bicycle lanes? Why don't more people use them?

[@pieterfranke]

We have two catgories of mopeds, with helmets (yellow plates, 45km) and witout helmets (blue plates, 25km) the yellow plates ride on the roads by the cars and the blue plates ride on the bike paths. The same goes for e-bikes and scooters, if the vehicle can go over 25kmph. they’ll have yellow number plates and are meant to ride on the car roads. Until it becomes a motorway of course! The yellow plates aren’t allowed on the bikepaths in general. The e-bikes are a big thing here nowadays and the positive thing about it is that elders can ride a bike again, where it used to be to hard for them to take it shopping, so they can be more selfsufficient and non depending. The bad thing about it is that you’ll see younger people riding e-bikes and getting less exersise.

[@williamvan909]

out standing love to see this in the USA wow less car's and more bike Paths and bike roads on the roads and highways would be so great to ride a lot more and safer to ride on bike path's and in the ciy.

[@dutchpublictransport6304]

Thank you!

[@madraven07]

Thanks. So interesting.

[@Crustenscharbap]

Cycling and holding an umbrealla. Wow its really hard to make. I wish Germany has so great cycle lanes. Ntherlands is a great and tiny country. 4:28 is common in Berlin. This is good.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

1:40 they should bring the greenery back to those dividing isles.

[@peter1062]

0:20 That's what you get with more bicycles than people.

[@mesut1582]

I hope same roads and busy bike traffic in Turkey :((

[@StoryeTime]

Merci !!!

[@omcen2022]

Hello can show us in the next one how the dutch lock their bicycles.Do it like hal ruzal.

[@bisikletlisilahsor2963]

Ulan şöyle bir manzara bizim ülkemizde'de olsa ne olurdu sanki...

[@KiliGraphics]

Really sad to see just 1/10 lights work on these bikes

[@SunshineFL]

They have a 👑 did not know that.

[@R.I.A]

Ik hou van Holland

[@nealhamamura4263]

I am so jealous.

[@jobvdboom5000]

2:45 hey i know that bridge :p, i use it everyday going to school

[@difflocktwo]

What is the scooter protest about? Why shouldn't a scooter use the cycle way?

[@SamyasaSwi]

A couple of years ago it was decided scooters should use the regular car roads instead of the cycling ways. Because as you can imagine, scooters are quite a bit quicker than bikes are, making them a hazard on the cycling paths. I was actually confused as to whether this decisions was retracted or not because I see scooters on the cycling paths quite often...

[@difflocktwo]

Samaya Does a scooter have a mind of its own? I'm sure a scooter will travel only as fast as commanded by the pilot. A human powered bike broke a record at 130 kph on flat ground. Recumbents and velomobiles average pretty high speeds too.

[@SamyasaSwi]

Are you under the impression casual cyclists travel 130 kmh on our cyclepaths?

[@difflocktwo]

Samaya Are we regulating the type of cyclist or the machine here? The ban was a machine ban. Should we ban athletic cyclists? A casual cyclist can achieve at least 50% for the world record with the same machine.

[@SamyasaSwi]

The question isn't if cyclists can achieve a high speed, the question is whether they commonly do. And commonly speaking, cyclists go about 10-20 kmh, while I've yet to see scooters going that "slow" anywhere. High speed cyclists usually avoid dense and/or inner city cycling paths, and are mostly to be found in rural areas with much less cycling traffic. So it makes sense to ban the machine, rather than enforce a speed limit. And I'm not sure what your understanding of a "casual cyclist" is, but they certainly don't achieve speeds of 65 kmh.

[@rogeriojunior9459]

didn't know netherlands had a king

[@baddriversofmoosejaw8681]

Sounds like the stop light intersections should be converted to roundabouts. I wish roundabouts were common here. Stop lights have gone the way of the dinosaur. All they do is hold people up, waste time, electricity and money.

[@maaiker2977]

Great job spreading cycling information. The Dutch system isn't perfect but it might as well be compared to other countries. Why should they invent the wheel twice when we can learn from one another? I liked the different cycle bridges. In Zwolle they try to be more artistic so infront of the theatre building they have an artsy cycle bridge...it looks great but its weird to cycle on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6ObfKZtnM2Ejbs

[@MarkBonerea]

PLEASE COME TO SERBIA AND HELP US IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE GOVERNMENT EMBRACE BICYCLES AND BAN CARS ;)

[@MickehPuppeh]

I like how basically everyone hates mopeds. Cyclists don't want them in the bike lane, motorists don't want them on the road. They're loud, smelly, terrible, too fast for the bike lane and too slow for the road.

[@reneglw]

Hier in DenHaag mogen fietsers gewoon door voetgangersgebieden scheuren en zeg nou niet dat ze moeten uitkijken, aangezien ze slechts ''te gast'' zijn, want dan krijg je of een grote bek of de bekende middelvinger. Misschien moet u hier eens komen filmen ipv alleen maar mooie geromantiseerde plaatjes te showen.

[@P1nkR]

Om nog maar te zwijgen over massaal tegen het verkeer in rijden omdat het twee seconden tijd scheelt. Of op de stoep voor je donder gereden worden door fietsers die blijkbaar niet genoeg hebben aan een breed fietspad. Ze willen nog geen seconde hoeven wachten op elkaar en het wordt ze door al die verlaagde stoepen ook nog eens heel makkelijk gemaakt om overal te rijden waar ze willen. En vertel ze inderdaad vooral niet dat dit niet de bedoeling is, want het is hun recht dus val maar lekker dood. Oh ja, die heilige fietsers die niemand kwaad doen....

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

reneglw Den Haag is dan ook een rampenplan om in te fietsen. Fietsstraten die geen fietsstraten zijn (een straat met rode klinkers en die uitpuilt van de auto's is geen fietsstraat), een shared space aanleggen die wel door fietsers gezien kan worden, maar niet door voetgangers, fietsverkeerslichten, autoverkeerslichten en tramverkeerslichten die soms allemaal NIET op elkaar zijn afgestemd en infrastructuur dat door idioten is ontworpen die er helemaal niks vanaf weten. Eén keer heb ik uit nieuwsgierigheid in Den Haag gefietst tijdens de spits. Wat een ramp. Twee keer bijna een aanrijding met een tram, zelfs bijna een keer een afdekongeval gehad (op de fiets!) en een auto die naar links ging en groen had, terwijl ik linksaf de straat inreed waar hij uitreed en ook groen had... Dit soort idioterie hoort in België thuis, niet in Nederland. Lokale Hagenezen konden ook niet rijden, maar dat is begrijpelijk wanneer de infrastructuur waar zij overheen rijden ook nergens op slaat. Verouderde infrastructuur is misschien mooi, zoals een stukje betonsnelweg voor de koningin, maar dit moet je absoluut niet willen gebruiken.

[@erik5374]

Er moet in Nederland nou eenmaal een stad onderaan in de rechterkolom eindigen. Den Haag ligt het dichtst bij Engeland, dus dan is een degradatieplek op fietsvriendelijkheid wel te verwachten. Succes in de nacompetitie tegen Cambridge.

[@Whistler4u]

Door al die diplomaten en politici die perse in het midden van de stad moeten parkeren.

[@xyqk]

Haha heerlijk,typische zeikerige hollanders die er tussendoor reageren...maakt het nog net wat nederlandser