tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7843797909017697470..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Let’s cycle to the beachDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16492073154458142202011-06-14T12:35:59.510+02:002011-06-14T12:35:59.510+02:00@Mark W - Writing about cycling runs in the family...@Mark W - Writing about cycling runs in the family, apparently. There's a journalist writing for Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool by the name of Els Quaegebeur. But you probably knew that already :-).Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-19128764591502210502011-06-10T15:04:05.853+02:002011-06-10T15:04:05.853+02:00@Neil, that's right: no where near the sea. Bu...@Neil, that's right: no where near the sea. But there are quite a number of (man made) lakes around 's-Hertogenbosch. No street view possible, <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.674578,5.32279&spn=0.006733,0.04283&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.672274,5.317207&panoid=3UsFG-biZtRnANTraoQAtQ&cbp=11,326.71,,0,-2.43" rel="nofollow">this</a> is the Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-29828312580765120192011-06-10T14:40:14.697+02:002011-06-10T14:40:14.697+02:00Reading one of the comments on the video I just li...Reading one of the comments on the video I just linked to made me realise that I need to add more information. The comment said "Looks like a fun trail to ride", which seems innocent enough but of course actually entirely misses the point. It isn't just a recreational trail. Residential areas everywhere in the country are linked to beaches everywhere in the country in exactly the David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-49010528062361473852011-06-10T14:33:05.625+02:002011-06-10T14:33:05.625+02:00Neil: Every Dutch town has at least one beach, oft...Neil: Every Dutch town has at least one beach, often artificial. Here in Assen we're also quite a long way from the sea, but we have several beaches within an easy cycle ride.<br /><br />Our nearest is under 4 km away, so you can easily be there in ten minutes. The journey to our local beach is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gddKbUrO0jk" rel="nofollow">entirely on cycle path apart David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-55699507905354995862011-06-10T14:11:11.357+02:002011-06-10T14:11:11.357+02:00The s-Hertogenbosch that google maps shows me isn&...The s-Hertogenbosch that google maps shows me isn't near the sea. Are these river beaches?<br /><br />> if there is no facility for pedestrians on any road the pedestrians are supposed to face traffic<br /><br />That's true for the UK too, but it's not always adhered to and certainly not for anything that looks like a path (e.g. cycleway) where people will just walk anywhere (and Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69016395629114640942011-06-10T14:08:54.998+02:002011-06-10T14:08:54.998+02:00Nico: Most people, most of the time, secure their ...Nico: Most people, most of the time, secure their bike by use of <a href="http://www.dutchbikebits.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=49" rel="nofollow">a ring lock on the back wheel</a>. It's extremely convenient.<br /><br />There's very little crime here, and regardless of Amsterdam supposedly being the cycle theft capital of the world, in most of the countryDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-3674627854115177022011-06-10T13:39:00.175+02:002011-06-10T13:39:00.175+02:00Maybe I got poor eyesight from watching too many i...Maybe I got poor eyesight from watching too many internet videos, but I couldn't spot many locked bikes, and certainly not locked with the gigantic U-locks used here in London. Is this specific to that countryside location, or is it like that in the big cities too?<br />My lock weighs nearly as much as my bike!Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451083510383812797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82257988830604676912011-06-10T00:01:17.877+02:002011-06-10T00:01:17.877+02:00I couldn't see a single obese person. You sho...I couldn't see a single obese person. You should see our beaches! o_O<br /><br />The other thing that really strikes me is just how quiet it is (something I often commented on when I was in th NL recently). So peaceful.<br /><br />Lovely film, Mark, thank you.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86248579235167144842011-06-09T23:34:22.713+02:002011-06-09T23:34:22.713+02:00The mallards must be tourists.The mallards must be tourists.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-19978417451031899162011-06-09T22:52:59.574+02:002011-06-09T22:52:59.574+02:00@Severin... ah you have seen that lousy Google tra...@Severin... ah you have seen that lousy Google translation too! <br /><br />That 'Wagen' in my name has NOTHING to do with cars! My Flemish surname was originally spelled 'Quaeghebuer' and of that name the last two syllables do indeed mean ‘neighbour’. Unfortunately the first part means the opposite of ‘good’... But luckily for me the spelling is now so corrupted that no Dutch Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82732124038059459952011-06-09T22:21:15.505+02:002011-06-09T22:21:15.505+02:00Very nice to see this! Santa Cruz California can l...Very nice to see this! Santa Cruz California can look a *little* bit like this, but with fewer bikes and many more cars.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-78912067714863146122011-06-09T22:06:30.610+02:002011-06-09T22:06:30.610+02:00I've been watching people cycle to the beach h...I've been watching people cycle to the beach here in Malmo Sweden. It does not look quite as relaxed, though many do double up on single bikes. I'd say 90% of all bicycle paths are bidirectional here, no matter how narrow and even if there are bicycle paths on both sides of the street. It is a very interesting idea, and can be quite fun in my brief experience here but this leads to some Severinhttp://www.walkeaglerock.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69989053849117156792011-06-09T21:45:45.445+02:002011-06-09T21:45:45.445+02:00@John, yes most have no idea why I film them cycli...@John, yes most have no idea why I film them cycling. It is indeed considered far too normal to be interesting enough to film.<br /><br />@David, yes if there is no facility for pedestrians on any road the pedestrians are supposed to face traffic. It is something they do without thinking. Doesn't matter what kind of traffic, because this was a cycle path only. This would not be considered a &Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86485696305590919832011-06-09T21:22:15.113+02:002011-06-09T21:22:15.113+02:00In the very last sequence, there were pedestrians ...In the very last sequence, there were pedestrians walking <i>facing</i> the cycle traffic. In North America, pedestrians are taught to walk facing the traffic on regular roads, but on multi-use paths most walk with the traffic, resulting in no end of whining about cyclists not ringing their bells to alert pedestrians of their presence since some pedestrians appear not to like to be approached Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-87999210257087460212011-06-09T17:51:47.271+02:002011-06-09T17:51:47.271+02:00I wonder if the Dutch find some of your videos to ...I wonder if the Dutch find some of your videos to be pointless. What I mean is they might think "Why would you bother recording mundane everyday life?".<br />I think some of the videos are a great record of everyday life at that place and at this point in time. Sometime in the future when someone is making a period film set in 2011 in the Netherlands they can use these as research John Slohnnoreply@blogger.com