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  • Video of "busiest cycle path in the Netherlands" goes viral, where "pri

    From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 25 11:55:52 2023
    Would be fascinated to see some stats on cycle clothing, helmets etc... just people getting around town by a convenient mode of transport, no dramas...

    We're not too sure on the numbers behind if it is the Netherlands' busiest cycle path, some think rivals in Amsterdam or Groningen might have something to say about that, but what we do know is this video has been viewed more than 100,000 times this week
    thanks to two posts by the Dutch Cycling Embassy (a great Twitter follow for admiring a country that does cycling properly) and city planner Brent Toderian.

    It even prompted a close-up angle...

    And the 21-hour timelapse (if you've got plenty of viewing time on your hands)...

    And as Debbie MacColl commented in reply, "Just imagine if all those people were in a car rather than a bike. It would be just like a UK city or town."

    https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-25-october-2023-304689#live-blog-item-50947

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Wed Oct 25 21:05:30 2023
    Simon Mason <swldxer1961@gmail.com> wrote:

    https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-25-october-2023-304689#live-blog-item-50947

    I just love the way that three cyclists sail straight through the crowd on
    the pedestrian crossing.

    Don’t road.cc ever look at the videos that they show?

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    Spike

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 26 00:26:16 2023
    QUOTE: And as Debbie MacColl commented in reply, "Just imagine if all those people were in a car rather than a bike. It would be just like a UK city or town."ENDS

    Total gridlock in other words.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Oct 26 10:33:42 2023
    On 26/10/2023 08:26 am, Simon Mason wrote:

    QUOTE: And as Debbie MacColl commented in reply, "Just imagine if all those people were in a car rather than a bike. It would be just like a UK city or town."ENDS

    Total gridlock in other words.

    "If".

    But they're just chav-cyclists for the most part. Their alternatives
    would be walking, getting a lift from someone else or getting the bus.

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 26 03:06:00 2023
    QUOTE: Private cars are not allowed.ENDS

    That's why it is so safe - ban the source of danger.
    Risk assessment rule nr1.

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Thu Oct 26 03:07:18 2023
    On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 11:06:02 AM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
    QUOTE: Private cars are not allowed.ENDS

    That's why it is so safe - ban the source of danger.
    Risk assessment rule nr1.

    See: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/NIOSH%E2%80%99s_%E2%80%9CHierarchy_of_Controls_infographic%E2%80%9D_as_SVG.svg/1280px-NIOSH%E2%80%99s_%E2%80%9CHierarchy_of_Controls_infographic%E2%80%9D_as_SVG.svg.png

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