tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7782215825236222342..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: A Saturday ride through quiet countrysideDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-630544818539120752011-09-11T14:53:07.248+02:002011-09-11T14:53:07.248+02:00Sounds wonderful. How lovely to escape the roar of...Sounds wonderful. How lovely to escape the roar of the traffic. With only the sound of the wind in one's ears, the clicking of a free-wheel and the occasional rattle of mudguards.amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-50620631053802690402011-09-05T12:03:47.134+02:002011-09-05T12:03:47.134+02:00Actually, Frits, this area isn't connected wit...Actually, Frits, this area isn't connected with any of the radiotelescopes in Drenthe (not even <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2010/06/lofar-worlds-biggest-radiotelescope.html" rel="nofollow">the big one</a>). There is no restriction on using a mobile 'phone here, for instance. This is a stiltegebied purely for the pleasantness of it. There are now 650000 hectares of stiltegebied David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80339945560622210272011-09-05T11:48:53.697+02:002011-09-05T11:48:53.697+02:00@severin: The quiet zones exist because part of th...@severin: The quiet zones exist because part of this province is covered with "ears" of a gigantic radio telescope - which in turn was located here because of the sparse population. Electromagnetic intrusion from "earthly" sources is prevented as much as possible. I always wonder what the effect of the ever growing electric assist bikes will be: too little to be noticed?<br />Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16020181088531922872011-09-05T08:41:03.378+02:002011-09-05T08:41:03.378+02:00David, you're vegan? In the Netherlands?! In a...David, you're vegan? In the Netherlands?! In any event, that's pretty cool!<br /><br />And posts like this amaze me, the quiet zones are rather fascinating.Severinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-47378599885910790852011-09-05T00:15:18.391+02:002011-09-05T00:15:18.391+02:00That bridge shows something which I consider a cru...That bridge shows something which I consider a crucial part of Dutch cycling culture, something I like to call <i>level crossing chicken</i>. At a level crossing, a movable bridge or a big junction cyclists will line up across the full width of a bidirectional path in great numbers, so that when the barriers are raised and/or the lights turn green, both sides have to scramble to get everyone backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-49372092776757946782011-09-05T00:09:02.701+02:002011-09-05T00:09:02.701+02:00These shells are most likely extracted from the bo...These shells are most likely extracted from the bottom of the Waddenzee. Only empty shells are collected and extraction is only allowed at certain places where it causes the least amount of damage (like near shipping routes). There is some information on the <a href="http://www.ecomare.nl/en/ecomare-encyclopedie/man-and-the-environment/mineral-exploitation/extraction-seabed-products/Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-27010842644850633982011-09-04T23:04:19.189+02:002011-09-04T23:04:19.189+02:00Wonderful.
The mobility afforded to the disabled ...Wonderful.<br /><br />The mobility afforded to the disabled by decent cycling infrastructure is so very important. Here they would be lucky to get out of their front doors in a wheel chair.<br /><br />I remember how stress free & relaxed we felt when we cycled on those paths in May. It can only be good for your physical & mental health. <br /><br />Thanks David.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-15782308606591989342011-09-04T21:43:44.905+02:002011-09-04T21:43:44.905+02:00Hercule: It matters to me too. I'm vegan. I th...Hercule: It matters to me too. I'm vegan. I think they come from a shell beach. I've no idea how sustainable that is, but the coastline in the Netherlands is <a href="http://www.deltawerken.com/English/" rel="nofollow">very well protected</a>.<br /><br />Cyclists are basically continuous here, <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/millionperhour" rel="nofollow">at all times, David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25157136075933717402011-09-04T21:24:35.577+02:002011-09-04T21:24:35.577+02:00Crushed shells? I hope they are obtained by cruel...Crushed shells? I hope they are obtained by cruelty free means! I always avoid snails when I'm out riding: there' s a good chance their relatives could catch up with me and exact their revenge!<br /><br />I like the vast numbers of cyclists: I was thinking I'd seen a lot of cyclists when I passed half a dozen or so last weekend...Herculenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-72740129843541052642011-09-04T19:37:52.401+02:002011-09-04T19:37:52.401+02:00Very nice.
Most civilised.Very nice.<br /><br />Most civilised.WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.com