tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post4477937845124346835..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Cycling to schoolDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-10190087560263036712011-09-10T19:09:55.208+02:002011-09-10T19:09:55.208+02:00Looking back, yes there was something magical abou...Looking back, yes there was something magical about it. We used to meet up at the (only) Bridge in the village at 7.15 and cycle to school as a group. The school put children from the same village in the same class, so that we could cycle back as a group too. Until I started reading this blog it never occurred to me that this required an entire mindset and cultural attitude. Also, in schools, Lodro Rigdzinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08871651490271366890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-73812774388107685392011-09-10T12:36:06.110+02:002011-09-10T12:36:06.110+02:00Amazing! I sat with my 9 year old son watching thi...Amazing! I sat with my 9 year old son watching this. He was in complete awe. He also mentioned how peaceful it was; so many kids yet so peaceful - not words one would usually put together in the same sentence :-D Magical.<br /><br />Really enjoy watching your vids and can't wait for more.Titchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-56482599733075988442011-09-10T12:09:22.587+02:002011-09-10T12:09:22.587+02:00Wonderful.Wonderful.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59774545090777741172011-09-10T09:23:38.068+02:002011-09-10T09:23:38.068+02:00In Australia we are worrying about childhood obesi...In Australia we are worrying about childhood obesity which leads to adult obesity and enormous expense for the health system 50 years out. It amazes me that our governments cannot see this easy solution.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160307126030657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45844727006907418992011-09-09T07:15:27.190+02:002011-09-09T07:15:27.190+02:00When we lived in Delden, (Overijssel) my wife had ...When we lived in Delden, (Overijssel) my wife had to be out the door before seven if she wanted to get onto our street (Greekerinkskamp) due to the volume of kids on bikes. They were all high school kids riding to Hengelo. <br />Just one of those minor things to at first find amazing and then to get used to. Very difficult to explain to someone from North America. Your videos certainly help.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28156541014398532602011-09-09T05:47:19.602+02:002011-09-09T05:47:19.602+02:00The bicycle parking section of this video reminds ...The bicycle parking section of this video reminds me of my high school back in India. We didn't have any cycle paths. We simply rode on the streets, in horrendous conditions. But, we enjoyed it!<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this nice video to all of us.<br /><br />Peace :)GreenComotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272116464292908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22185450580673444942011-09-08T22:11:26.349+02:002011-09-08T22:11:26.349+02:00Thanks Lodro. It's further than average, but a...Thanks Lodro. It's further than average, but as you know, it's not that unusual around here. However, this would be astonishing in most countries. A couple of years ago I covered a story from the UK about a fourteen year old child who because he lived 11 km from school <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/11/mammoth-school-run.html" rel="nofollow">couldn't get there at all</a>. David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-78847108878411746672011-09-08T21:58:27.201+02:002011-09-08T21:58:27.201+02:00I used to cycle 20 km to get to school (in Drenthe...I used to cycle 20 km to get to school (in Drenthe, Borger - Emmen) and back.Lodro Rigdzinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08871651490271366890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-30776982050138554582011-09-08T21:28:59.042+02:002011-09-08T21:28:59.042+02:00Michael: What is a long distance in this context ?...Michael: What is a long distance in this context ?<br /><br />There is some scope to be truly remote in Canada and the US, but surely most children only travel about the same distance as they do in the Netherlands.<br /><br />In Mark's video, he focuses on <a href="http://maps.google.nl/maps?q=van+geldermalsen+naar+culemborg&saddr=geldermalsen&daddr=culemborg&hl=nl&sll=David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-26099653398300020022011-09-08T21:09:30.172+02:002011-09-08T21:09:30.172+02:00Yeah, I agree - what a joy to see - so many kids o...Yeah, I agree - what a joy to see - so many kids on bikes riding in a relaxed way. What a blessing you don't have school buses. They may make sense in Canada and in the U.S., where the distances can be large and there is no safe pedestrian/cycling infrastructure (outside of the cities - in the cities there are sidewalks, of course). Your kids must be much more fit and healthier than NA Micheal Bluehttp://www.joyofbicyclecommuting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42230818765636834002011-09-08T14:04:54.582+02:002011-09-08T14:04:54.582+02:00What a joy to see - children set free !What a joy to see - children set free !Cottenham Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341822746581357047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86554093339572244562011-09-08T12:34:01.640+02:002011-09-08T12:34:01.640+02:00For those of us living in Australia, this video is...For those of us living in Australia, this video is just depressing. We're still having helmet debates for goodness sake!Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-90431541331355818852011-09-08T01:58:05.459+02:002011-09-08T01:58:05.459+02:00I love this kind of entry! The videos of cycling i...I love this kind of entry! The videos of cycling infrastructure and how it is used are great, and I have been linking to your blog as I think using Dutch examples might just help break people out of the tunnel vision they experience when talking about transport here. Thanks so much for yet another great talking point. <br /><br />In one Sydney school they have even banned kids from riding kick perthcyclisthttp://perthcyclist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-39586785261425040752011-09-08T01:28:19.209+02:002011-09-08T01:28:19.209+02:00You're videos seem to only get more stylistic,...You're videos seem to only get more stylistic, informative and awesome, very impressive!<br /><br />I found it impossible not to smile while watching this video– the children are so cute, and liberated, cycling to school. The numbers too, goodness that's a lot of kids cycling! I get giddy when I see a parent and child, or 3 teenages cycling together here so imagine my delight when seeing Severinnoreply@blogger.com