tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post4226500452733336339..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Road rage on Dutch roadsDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-35367458958302526982015-07-10T01:06:17.534+02:002015-07-10T01:06:17.534+02:00That cartoon looks as if the motorists are the &qu...That cartoon looks as if the motorists are the "victims" of road rage. Multiparty Democracy Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359081992141220593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-33651269896634123952015-02-14T22:19:48.979+01:002015-02-14T22:19:48.979+01:00I somewhat doubt the road rage was directed at you...I somewhat doubt the road rage was directed at you. Getting stuck behind a tractor is very annoying for car drivers (difficult to pass on many small back roads). My take is that you were just stuck in the middle. I wasnt there tough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374903551900226494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-20667594380167483802011-04-20T18:59:20.320+02:002011-04-20T18:59:20.320+02:00I had an 'incident' with a young Dutch mot...I had an 'incident' with a young Dutch motorist pfft... an hour after docking in NL. It was a rural single-carriageway, no centre line, no cycle lanes, 60 km/u kind of road; I was apparently cycling too far out. I cycle 1.5 m out from the kerb for a good reason in the UK, but I also cycle 1.5 m when the road I'm on is flanked by 5 m drops into <em>dijken</em>. Anyway: shook me no moreKevin Steinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154521138803831953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13694323797735069412011-04-11T14:02:18.172+02:002011-04-11T14:02:18.172+02:00The cartoons that Norma has provided links to are ...The cartoons that Norma has provided links to are all very amusing indeed.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-57729896004602065082011-04-11T13:58:10.492+02:002011-04-11T13:58:10.492+02:00Unrelated but for those interested, you can find a...Unrelated but for those interested, you can find all of Xtotle's cartoons about his observations of life in Amsterdam in his blogarchive 2009.<br />Here a few about cyclists:<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oQU7k3PKrKc/SqJGtxvd-9I/AAAAAAAABRY/i5q-_wFB7Uk/s400/2009-09-03.jpg<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oQU7k3PKrKc/SmNQV1THAUI/AAAAAAAABLY/abIIDAfBUpM/s400/2009-07-17.jpg<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-4689539786939103802011-04-11T08:15:53.908+02:002011-04-11T08:15:53.908+02:00I witnessed some road rage when walking along one ...I witnessed some road rage when walking along one of the canals in Amsterdam (my hometown). The narrow roads along the canals are shared by cyclists and cars and that doesn't always work well. In this case a discussion between a older man on a bicycle and a young guy in a car looking for a place to park ended with the cyclist screaming abuse at the car driver who, thankfully, kept his mouth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-14459049539866680392011-04-10T23:06:21.509+02:002011-04-10T23:06:21.509+02:00Sounds like something that happens to me at least ...Sounds like something that happens to me at least every week in Australia, without provocation...<br /><br />...the difference being that the overtaking car would have just pushed me into the gutter so I'd have no choice.<br /><br />This notion that bicycles and cars should be treated equally as 'vehicles' (aka Vehicular Cycling) is total nonsense if we expect anyone other than the &#Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-73988132478621796822011-04-10T20:16:07.037+02:002011-04-10T20:16:07.037+02:00I'm Italian, but in Sweden now. I think it'...I'm Italian, but in Sweden now. I think it's a question about ... as to say "civilization".<br />Here people are more quiet and respect cyclist.<br />In Italy if you obstacle a car...ahhh they kill you...<br />And yes I also think that frustration and unhappiness is growing up...Riccardohttp://www.sverigecykel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-50314904609885278932011-04-10T19:58:11.383+02:002011-04-10T19:58:11.383+02:00@Taliesin: Being honked at when you are in a place...@Taliesin: Being honked at when you are in a place you shouldn't be in needn't be caused by frustration. If you were a pedestrian walking in the road you might receive the same treatment: a warning that you should use the path provided for you. Most "side paths" are mandatory cycle paths.Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69123073842847966482011-04-10T19:10:38.142+02:002011-04-10T19:10:38.142+02:00This isn't a road rage incident.
More like ev...This isn't a road rage incident.<br /><br />More like everyday driving.Ground Round Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-73687796342954955172011-04-10T17:44:27.982+02:002011-04-10T17:44:27.982+02:00Actually, from experience I’d say it is pretty eas...Actually, from experience I’d say it is pretty easy to experience some level of “road rage” in NL. All you would need to do is ignore a side path and ride on the road. I was honked at last time I was there when I overlooked a leaf covered path in a minor road in The Hague, and observed another cyclist being similarly treated for a similar transgression. <br /><br />I think there is a tendency to Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399506198451047847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-31729293013411564532011-04-10T17:31:10.074+02:002011-04-10T17:31:10.074+02:00"By comparison, cycling here has been miracul..."By comparison, cycling here has been miraculously free of hassle from drivers. However, that's not because Dutch people behave particularly differently when behind the steering wheel of a car. As this incident shows, put people in the same situation and they behave in much the same way."<br /><br />I am not so sure that Dutch motorists' behaviour around cyclists is entirely dueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com