tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post5658650104489275843..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Mistranslations and misunderstandings of Fietsberaad articlesDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86395625248721331242012-05-23T07:03:03.881+02:002012-05-23T07:03:03.881+02:00USbike: It's much as they recognise in the art...USbike: It's much as they recognise in the article. Not enough eyes on the path. When cycle paths take routes where people think there might be a mugger hiding in a bush around the next corner, that can lead to them being used less, especially after dark.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-72984722222136521312012-05-22T21:02:22.386+02:002012-05-22T21:02:22.386+02:00Thanks David! It is important to be reminded that ...Thanks David! It is important to be reminded that not all translations are equally reliable.<br /><br />Unfortunately there are those whose stock in trade is the misrepresentation of reality and a mistranslation would of course be a gift to such people.<br /><br />I once happened upon the Amcambike blog, IIRC it was filled with much tendentious and seeming mendacious nonsense, luckily it is amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-88059572700274935762012-05-22T19:50:12.730+02:002012-05-22T19:50:12.730+02:00Hi David, do you know what it is about Almere that...Hi David, do you know what it is about Almere that is causing the low social safety on the paths?USbikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-43347778956243672372012-05-22T17:25:33.113+02:002012-05-22T17:25:33.113+02:00I read the English translation too, David, and tho...I read the English translation too, David, and though it did at first raise an eyebrow, being Dutch I quickly understood the general idea. Too bad I didn't read the original. Excellent point of providing the explanation. I guess by now you already now what misery can ensue from these things, and that's probably why you rightly decided to enlighten us beforehand. Thanks!Koennoreply@blogger.com