tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7471474700231878562..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: 's HertogenboschDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-394529234688212402009-09-28T07:54:39.917+02:002009-09-28T07:54:39.917+02:00John: you'll rarely see a helmet on a non-spor...John: you'll rarely see a helmet on a non-sport cyclist here. People <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/09/three-types-of-safety.html" rel="nofollow">feel safe</a> on their bikes here.<br /><br />The difference in motorist behaviour is two-fold in those videos. In the area where there are very few cars but many cycles, drivers simply can't drive fast. A <a href="http://David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-40833529341417780212009-09-28T05:58:46.743+02:002009-09-28T05:58:46.743+02:00My god! Where are their helmets? Makes me think ...My god! Where are their helmets? Makes me think we've been drinking the koolade on this issue. Secondly, there's an obvious cultural difference in motorists relationship to cyclists. They stop, they yield, they don't seem to have a divine right to get where they are going as fast as they can. Must be nice.JohannSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684838539195640909noreply@blogger.com