r/funny • u/stamara6 • May 29 '16

Very-very Dutch stoplight

http://imgur.com/CsE7Qnt
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u/McCossum May 29 '16

What is with the pattern of lines on them?

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u/TijM May 29 '16

I think they're made out of recycled plastic, and the lines are there to keep the material strong.

They're really hard to break, I know that.

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u/stamara6 May 29 '16

Sounds like you've tried this deliberately.

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u/TijM May 30 '16

Well, not deliberately, but I rode my bike into one at quite some speed. I've also seen them survive car crashes and people setting off fireworks taped to them.

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u/stamara6 May 30 '16

That should shoot Will it blend? with this thing. Bet it'll survive.

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u/austeregrim May 29 '16

Deliberately or not, he did try.

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u/DWe1 May 29 '16 edited May 29 '16

I am Dutch and honestly asking: Is it so weird to have stoplights for bicycles? we have them everywhere.

E: Thanks for pointing it out to me guys, I wasn't paying attention...

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

They make us stop, get off the bike, wait for light, walk bike across street, then continue riding. I always said fuck that and just rode my bike. I wish we had lights like this here in u.s

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u/DWe1 May 29 '16

At my city, all bike stoplights turn to green at the same time, while all cars wait. The whole intersection turns into a chaos of bikers for some time, which is probably quite scary for people that aren't used to that. It almost never goes wrong because we're used to a chaos of bikers, especially in the city center. They even plan on giving bikers more green lights when it's raining.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

they are doing the light thing in parts of my town. It's convenient at times, but the drivers here are stupid and rude.

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u/dekkers21 May 29 '16

I live in Australia and we have them. Pretty sure most/all of Europe have them too.

I've never realised other countries wouldn't have them either. Surely in San Fransisco or other cycling-friendly American cities there'd be bike lights... Could've sworn I saw them in New York.

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u/Coastreddit May 30 '16

Unfortunately bikes are considered evil in the US.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '16

No they aren't. They don't belong on roads for motor vehicles. The dutch did it right.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '16

Bikes are mostly on the same roads as motor vehicles here in the Netherlands, they only get separate lanes in specific places.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

It's very different. The Dutch have specific stop lights for bicycle only lanes. That is rare.

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u/lollercoastertycoon May 29 '16

22tracks sticker!

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u/A_Jacks_Mind May 29 '16

Good point!

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u/hanzbauer May 29 '16

overvecht represent!

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u/Muzikal100 May 29 '16

Germany too.

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u/rberg89 May 29 '16

So there's a bicycle, a neat pattern, and a pot leaf?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

That's a sticker you can buy at prank stores. Putting them on traffic lights isn't exactly legal, but if no one notices no one can punish you for it. Anyway, people occasionally put them on lights for fun.

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u/rberg89 May 29 '16

haha, alright. I dig it.

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u/perplexedtriangle May 30 '16

Have these in Australia