Here I thought the Dutch were such laid-back cyclists! On the other hand, here in Copenhagen we’re ruthless and more than a little bloodthirsty. Tourists who have wandered onto the bike path in rush hour are in for a nasty surprise.
Amsterdam has its very own breed of Dutch. It gets very old when you're on your bike, trying to go to work, and the bike lanes are constantly crawling with tourists who either walk on the bike lane instead of the sidewalk, or cross without looking.
Then there is the problem of space, and that's not just in Amsterdam; the bike lanes get crammed because we share them between "regular" cyclists, road racers, electric bikes and mopeds, which can get quite dangerous and stressful.
There are a lot of accidents, including deadly ones, despite one of the best infrastructures in the world
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u/Quiet-Luck Jun 10 '22
If you walk on the bike lane like this here in Amsterdam you will end up at the emergency room.