i like your voice much better than the robot's

As others say. Nice video but inaccurate. The main reason why we cycle is definetly not because the Netherlands is flat. The one and only reason is the good infrastructure. Simple saying: if You build it they will come. So if you build highways, you get more cars. If You build safe bicyle paths you get more bikes.

In general we do not "LOVE" bicycling it's just the most convenient, low cost and mostly the fastest way of getting around.

Another great reason for Dutch people to ride bicycles: its cheaper! No gas, no taxes, just the bike itself. And we like cheap

I spent a week in the Netherlands and I’m gonna say it’s not a “tradition” for Dutch people but a practical choice. I really admire the Dutch culture for their no nonsense approach to life. They’ve really got it figured out. Bikes are transportation… that’s it.

Dutch people aren't "cyclists" and most people aren't really passionate about biking. They see it just like walking: totally natural.

We cycle in temperatures from -15C to +38C. Count in the wind and rain, you cannot state that we have perfect cycling weather. It's the infrastructure of course. Make it right and people will use it. And that includes cycle parking at or near home and at destination

Children receive their first bike at the age of 4 maybe 5 years old. At the age of 5 or 6 years they already are capable riders

Insane is how pretty much the rest of the world is sitting in cars.

There is more! Riding a bike feels like freedom!!

First: It is not flat everywhere. Second: it’s windy. And by experience I can tell you that cycling against the wind is way heavier than climbing. In the tour the France the Dutch used to do very well in the mountains.

Summer only reaches to 22 degrees celsius...? Haha, come on, we had 40 degrees in 2019. In summer it can be pretty hot, between 30 and 35 Celsius is not unusual.

Wow nice little documentary!!! About The Netherlands...

Yes, our prime minister rides a bicycle to work, as do many of his cabinet. Many PMs before him also cycled. The present King and his wife used to bring their daughters to school on transport bicycle when they were young. And his grandma, Juliana, used to cycle with her guests when dignitaries from other countries came to visit.

Mera nam bhi Anuradha hai❤wow what a coincidence Since my teenage when i get to know about Netherlands cycling culture I really loved this and feel so happy respected its a ceru beautiful way to keep fit body and save planet

I'm American and I like this.

Nice video! As Dutch girls, we learn to cycle from the age of four to five. Through wind and rain. Cold weather. Warm weather. Cycling is second nature to us. Beautiful images! Well depicted. Greetz, @Allbicycles

It amazes me how I find things here in the Netherlands "normal " while they are being perceived by foreigners as outstanding. Like our traffic-infrastructure. Our public transportation system, our bikes, our work-private time attitude and many more. This makes me even more appreciative of our little country, where life is good, and people are happy and healthy, in general.

I am from the USA and have been to The Netherlands a few times with my bicycle. Bicycling there is great, with plenty of isolated bike paths. The natives are very friendly and helpful as well as practical. Prostitution is legal and regulated and is considered as just another profession. The natives seem to be much happier than the several other countries I've visited in Europe and North America.

Actually Dutch children get their first bike *long* before they turn 12. Most learn to ride a bike before they are 5 years old.

Netherlands has the world's 11th highest per capita GDP (nominal) and the 13th highest per capita GDP (PPP) as of 2023 making it one of the highest earning nations in the world. Still They love cycling.

Cycling within the capital here in Kenya is pretty rare. Actually it is unheard of. Bicycle lanes have only just been created within the central business district, but a lack of awareness among the general public means that pedestrians and motorcyclists have encroached them, which means if you are a cyclist you are going to have several stops just to pave way for pedestrians who are unaware of these lanes. They are relatively new and unmarked, which also explains why most pedestrians think they are an extension of the pedestrian walkway.

Lovely video, and here's more to know: We don't wear helmets because 1. Cyclists rule. Hit one, you're to blame unless they really made a big mistake. 2. No helmets means less fuss, which means you'd sooner take a bike. The more cycling the healthier the people. Check obesity in the UK as a reference. 3. On an individual level, yes helmet is safer. On a collective level not. Scientists discovered when we all don't have helmets, we care more for each other. We can also read each other's faces better because chaotic Dutch cycling means many little interactions with others to make it work. There were even more reasons but this should be a great start. Otherwise check the Not Just Bikes Channel.

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I love your video. I'm from Malaysia and I fell in love with the cycling culture in Amsterdam when i visited there 5 years ago. So i too got myself a Dutch bike when i got back home. Unfortunately in my country, cycling isn't encouraged because its a rather dangerous means of transport. We don't have any proper lanes to cycle safely. Here only Racing Bikes are popular and only the foreigners who can't afford a car would cycle about. How sad is this.

Cycling is the most energy efficient way of moving. 12 years??? My kids rode bikes @ 2 years old. But please.... if you're a foreigner don't rent a bike here. You're just holding us up!!

For me as a young person that does not have a driving license (yet) it gives a bit of freedom as well, I use my foldable electric bicycle to go everywhere. I use it to travel both locally and nationally, in combination with public transport.

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This is the future

Nice video 📹

Dutch children are practically born with a bike between their legs. Kidding aside: most Dutch children will master riding a bicycle by the age of four or five at the latest; that's why later in life they're so agile with it that it almost feels like a wheeled extension of the body.

When I grew up in The Netherlands I had 3 bicycles, one for school and going to sport during the week, 1 for Sunday only 🤣 and one 10 speed racing bicycle.. I did not know any better untill I traveled the world and realized that we are in The Netherlands unique when it comes to bicycles.. Love the video even there are many mistakes in the quotations..

The biggest reason people cycle in the Netherlands is because infrastructure is adapted to make it more convenient for cycling compared to cars. To name a few ways: Shops nearby easy accessable by bike, no traffic jams exist while cycling ....ever, free and quick parking everywhere, (many) direct routes are only accessable by bicycle & cars take detours around centers, pedestrian friendly car prohibited city centers, bicycle parking garages at train stations. Cycling can be the most efficient & comfortable way of traveling. If you don't know what i am talking about you probably live in a suburban hell.

I'm Dutch. We have some hills, where I live in Nijmegen for instance, but no mountains at all. Hence Netherlands. I grew up going to school on a bike from at least 6 (under supervision of my older siblings and neighbour kids), it was about 20 minutes or so. High school was in a different town and about the same amount of time away. Some kids had to ride 45 minutes and then 45 back, rain or shine. Snow and black ice not as much though, we got those days off.

I cycled over in the Netherlands aged 19. Dutch friends loaned me a bike. I took to it so easily.

I noticed that dutch people ate a huge amount of food and drinks frequently, but most of them are quite slim. I truly think cycling is the key to health for the Dutch people

Bicycle=Freedom

Amazing ❤️

Because they are smart, wise and friendly enough.

our daughter was two years old when she finally learned to ride a bike. Without side wheels. 😀😀😀😀

When Inwent for my internship the bakery I needed to go to was 25km away. Got on my bike at 03:15 Then I also had to get back. 5 days a week. Thats 1000km a month average. Not counting cycling to school, soccer practice the bar or friends. At 16. Thats considered normal around here. Along from the safe bycicle lanes when you are 6 to 7 years old you got your own bike. It makes your world so big at that age. Its healthy so parents are quite happy to let their kids go for a ride with friends. Especially in a city. A bike can go most places faster then cars or public transport. And the best bit. In the rain. Most traffic lights nowadays have sensors that let cyclists have priority.

Dutch kids get their real bicycle at the age of 5 or 6, will cycle with parents until 7 or 8, and go alone in the village or neighborhood from that age. At 12 they leave primary school and have to go on bicycle to middle school (US-Highschool) because schools divert at that age. A suiting school may be in the next village or at the other side of the city. Schools do not provide sports, so for sports they cycle to a sports club of their choice, soccer, field hockey, tennis etc. Driving license exam can be done at the age of 18. Car use is expensive, high road tax, high fuel costs, yearly tech checkup, etc. so even in higher education/university Dutch students will continue to bicycle. Most families do own a car, but for short distance everybody will use bicycles, because parking can be a problem in the inner city, and bicycles are allowed in 'pedestrian' areas. Driving drunk has severe penalties and consequences, so many use the bicycle when going out. Many people commute by bicycle (and train) and leave the car at home so partner or adult offspring can use it. It would be parked for 9 hours at work, and be unused.

perfect Video Im now going to invest in a good bicycle.

I really love to see same thing in our country India Bicycle is one of the best sports and exercise in the world

The big group of car owners, all have had the experience of riding a bicycle, when young or even today, and therefor anticipate more with bicyclists, or at least know how they usually behave.. which in turn makes it somewhat safer in traffic together. The infrastructure and its rules makes it possible to have little shops around the corner and mixed the living area with small shops together, which then automatically makes for the rural sections be more livable..and populated during the day. ( big shopping malls does kill the neighborhood were you live)

From a Dutchman: The Dutch people do not have "a passion" for bicycling. The reason is simple: in the Netherlands bicycling is ubuiquitous. People don't even think about it. It is just like breathing: we all do it all the time, but nobody has "a passion" for breathing, nobody even thinks about breathing unless there is a problem. We just DO it. Furthermore: the information about weather etc. is false. The Netherlands does not always have good weather. It is true that the climate is temperate and the averages for winter and summer temperature are not extreme. But A. Temperatures can be extreme (lowest measured temperature something like -20 celsius and highest maximum a few years ago 41 degrees celcius) also there often is a lot of wind, rain and sometimes snow or ice. But the Dutch people keep biking anyway. The reasons why we bike is actually a simple combination of factors: - We are a small country where distances for most trips are small - We are an very densely populated country with many old towns and cities where cars are unpractical and slow(!) - Space for parking a car is at a premium, parking is therefore very expensive, and often gives a lot of hassle - The country is practically flat, which makes cycling easier - Cycling is often the quickest and easiest way to get somewhere - Cycling is cheap - Cycling is healthy (instant workout) - Much less hassle parking your bike then parking your car, especially in the old city centre's - Cycling makes you feel better (after having had a moderate workout in fresh air on your way to your appointment instead of sitting in your car like a sack of potatoes...) - Cycling is environmentally friendly - Cycling has become a cultural tradition

Well I think the main reason is convenience. It takes 2x longer to take the car or public transport than to take the bike around Amsterdam. We often have strong winds and rain so weather isn’t really the reason why we cycle.

As a Dutch person I enjoyed watching the video but one thing surprised me.. Your English is really good and your accent is easily to be understood! Of course it's up to you on how to create your video's, but as an audience member I much more prefer to hear your own voice rather an automated voice. It's more interesting that way and it gives another positive effect for yourself becsuse you can get more comfortable narrating and your English will improve even more over time!

0:45 is definitely NOT in The Netherlands. Cities like this mostly are in the south of Europe. 1:20 your first bike is when you are 2-4 yrs old. When you turn 12 you go to high school and to get there by bike, so you need a proper bike. 2:30 the PM goes to work when it’s save and I guess when he needs to stay a the government building. You forgot to mention the younger royal family members who also go on their bikes to school and the queen is also seen on her bike on a regular base. 2:25 climate, never heard of four seasons in one day? Standard gear on my bike is definitely a rain coat and trousers. And it can be pretty cold in the winter

Also in hilly area's people bike as much. But commuting between cities people use public transportation or drive by car on the highways.(can get to 4 hours) Distances can be vast as well.

I had no idea that cycling a lot gives you quite a good basic condition. I always thought that I was a physically lazy person with a poor condition coz I didn't go to the fitness centre to work out, etc. But when I got hit by a severe stroke, the physiotherapist at the rehabilitation centre told me that my fast progress from a wheel chair to being able to walk again was due to my good physicial condition, I gained just by cyling a lot on a daily base. Thank God I still ride a bike which now is an electric tricycle provided by the government and I don't even have to pay for the maintenance myself. I feel ever so blessed to be born in this country coz even despite my limitations, I can take my bike to go anywhere I want to at any given time.

this is the first time I hear the dutch weather defined as perfect. And it is true, that week of summer that we have is not very hot :)

The weather is definitely a good reason or sometimes excuse to travel by car. There is a video on KZfaq called #8 how to servive the ducht weather. Very funny how many words we use for rain ;).

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They are an unrivaled model for other countries, but it is definitely worth following in their footsteps, if only because of the high level of road safety 👍

Kids get their first bike usually at a much younger age as you also can see in your video. At the age of 4 or 6 they usualy start cycling, depending on the distance they live away from school. The transport bikes is a relatively new phenomenon, mainly in the bigger cities.

We've got summer temperatures up to 30°Celsius regularly. Last year the highest temperature was 35°C.

I did almost 7000km this year allready with the (gravel)bike. (My girlfriend lives 125km away, 5hr ride) 125km=€20,00 of gas nowadays in my car. And if i take the train it is €27,50 one way! (Inclusive a biketicket) On the short distances the public transport is way to expensive, so the bike is/can be a welcome fast(er) and sometimes a cheaper transport. For longer rides (of several day's) we have a cheap option to sleep at locals for the night with breakfast. In a barn/shed/caravan/tent/tuinhuisje😋/pipo-wagen😋/in the house/etcetera, so you even can make a holiday on the bike in the Netherlands.

Its not cold in the Netherlands,but moderate warm in the summer.

Great video. The prime minister does indeed cycle every day to work, probably the only thing I agree on with him. When you researched the weather you are indeed right about the temperature. You may want to look up average wind speeds though, it's not all sunshine and roses. ;-)

As I understand it, there are basically two factors that attribute to the bicycle popularity in the Netherlands: the country is flat, and it’s densely populated. The first factor means human powered vehicles can reach most places, and the second factor means that many more relevant destinations are within the range of a bicycle than in a sparsely populated country like, let’s say, Australia?

It's quite simple... imagine every cyclist as a one person car, because that is what in other countries is everyday practice. With the bicycles it's already chaotic, with cars it would be a complete standstill.

What I think of whenever I read or hear the word ‘Netherland’: As a kid and as a teen: windmills, tulips In my 20s: MJ/weed, red light district In my 30s: biking

12th birthday? Bud, we're born with a bike

3:18 me burning here in 37 degrees

"The Netherlands has perfect weather year round, and no mountains". Euhm, maybe. But paddling into a hard wind is just hard as paddling uphill... And the Netherlands is VERY windy... As the Director of the Tour de France said when he was here: "The wind is the Dutch mountains...". The actual reason that we bike is that A.) is convenient, B.) that it is pleasant (you feel much better) C.) It is healthy, D.) That it is cheap, E.) That in the narrow streets of old cities and also during rush hour to closeby suburbs it is actually FASTER than a car (certainly if you include the time and hassle for parking a car)

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Nice country...... Health is life

Cycling in Holland. 🇳🇱 : 😊 Cycling in Indonesia 🇮🇩 : 🤯

Crossing the bike path is no joke, you better be very alert and quick!

We love cycling, no we just cycle because it's cheap, easy (in the netherlands) and safe. in the US people pay 0,64 euro per liter, we pay 1.78 euro. what means it would be around 8 dollar per gallon while in the US people pay around 2.87 dollar.each day of work in my car would cost me around 6 euro's so that's around 1360 euro's in a year I save. And as a bonus I save my health and mother nature haha. if other country's or city's want to do the same don't talk about it and do it, make sure the cyclist are seporated from idiots in cars and protected by law.

I’m Dutch and almost everyone from 6 year here has a bike

I am pretty sure the Prime Minister (and those before him) ride their bike every day. The fact you think the fact that we don't have mountains makes the country "flat" shows you are viewing from a car centric perspective. Everyone riding a bike in the Netherlands knows the country is far from "flat".

Except for the rain and wind that is.....wich is 60% of the year. But indeed its healthy, cheap, green and you get to see the landscape.

Japan has lots of bicycles and is rather less flat. There are other examples. A flat country is not required. I also wouldn't say that we're passionate about bicycles. Most people really don't care much about their bicycle. It gets them from point A to point B. They use whatever is most convenient to get around. If it's public transport, I'd take public transport. If it's by bike, I take a bike. If it's by car... well, I'd be screwed because I don't own a car, but if that was my best option, I'd own a car and use it. At some point, every country was a walking and horse culture. Back in the day, you really had only two options: Walk, or ride. Riding usually involved a horse, either with or without a carriage, though mules, donkeys and dogs are also known to have been used. Oxen were generally used for heavy cargo, as they barely exceeded your average walking speed. So. Horses. Horses are expensive. They're rather picky about their feed and require quite a bit of care. Most farmers didn't have their own horses. They rented a horse for plowing or pulling a cart when they needed one (source: My grandfather and his stories about himself and about my great grandfather. He really didn't like the guy who rented out the horses). This severely limits who can and will travel, when you travel, and how far you can get in a day. Introducing: The bicycle. The early bicycles weren't quite like the ones we know now. The frames and wheels were wooden. No suspension, gears or handbrakes. Make that 'no brakes' in general. It definitely was uncomfortable to ride. Yet ride it people did. First in England (or the UK?) where it was invented, but it quickly spread to The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria and further. You usually see drawings or early photographs of the rich people riding those bikes with huge front wheels, but more ordinary models were a huge hit with the average person. It was a mode of transport that was faster than walking and required almost no maintenance. After the initial purchase, it was practically free. It was critical to society at that point which had begun to stagnate. There are quite a few articles to find about how the bicycle prevented severe inbreeding from happening in small villages in many countries, for example. So the question is not 'why does The Netherlands have a bicycle culture when other countries don't', it's 'how did The Netherlands keep their bicycles where other countries didn't'. The answer is, obviously, cars. Also, who says other countries didn't? Not only is a car faster, it also feels safer, you didn't have to worry about rain (as much, at least when they fitted them with hoods) or wind, you didn't get tired or sweaty. They're more convenient. If you have a choice for a long trip, you'd probably pick a car over a bicycle. However, cars actively make cycling less convenient. Where before you only had to worry about pedestrians, other cyclists and horses, all generally moving at manageable speeds, you now had to watch out for a metal vehicle moving at the insane speed of 30 kph! And they were only getting faster! Since there were no traffic rules at that point as we know them now, things got a bit dangerous. And at that time, as harsh as it sounds, when Fritz the Farmer gets run over by Baron Clausewitz, the dear baron wouldn't face any serious repercussions. As mass production kicked in and cars became more available, well, who wouldn't want to drive a car? Cars, in other words, were the future. In the 1960s, 1970s, The Netherlands was heading in the same direction as anywhere else in Europe and the USA. Wider streets to accommodate more cars. Canals were filled in, houses were demolished, in the name of progress. It was reversed by the collective will of the Dutch people. And you know what? They didn't protest because they wanted to ride their bicycle. They didn't claim some right to ride their bike wherever they wanted. They didn't hold to some kind of tradition or as cultural icon. They claimed their right to not be killed in traffic (or not nearly as often as was the case at that point). Once you remove massive car use from the options, you're left with cycling, walking and public transit. From that point on, street design was done with the pedestrian, cyclist and public transport in mind first, and cars second. Okay, not quite that abrupt, it took some time to work out the kinks. It was a step by step improvement. Cycling kept being common in many European nations, especially outside the cities. A bicycle was still cheaper than a horse, and cheaper than a car. It just never got as wide spread and common as in The Netherlands. The sole reason for this is that those countries never built the infrastructure that makes The Netherlands such a stress-free, safe, and comfortable place to ride a bicycle.

In India there was a bicycle tradition until 90s. When government decided to have globalization cycle went away from roads slowly and slowly.

You know what would be insane? All my biking fellow countrymen/ women going about in a car.

If you cycle to school, to friends, to work thru rain wind and dutch weather, you build character.

Not to mention that Dutch girls have the best LEGS in the world...

I missed the real reason for why we cycle so much mr robot voice. It's all about time mamagement and efficiency dude.......But love the video annyways great job!

I wish Houston's weather is not so humid. A Norwegian friend only lasted 10 minutes on a bike and almost had a heart attack, he said it's impossible to bike in our weather. He's been riding for over 30 yrs and he thought he was fit. We went mall walking instead, lol.

The Summer weather temperature have spiked up in the last 3 years dude.

There is a lot of rain and many cycle anyways because they are not scared of weather And they also have public transport as an alternative

& their cycles are old yet comfortable

In New York city car traffic is just crazy we need more bike lanes all over New York

Hi from Greece, here is exactly the opposite, because almost all Greece is mountainous. As soon as you get out is downhill and that means you must Carry the bike to get back home

I ride everywhere, unfortunately the infrastructure in the US isn't nearly as conducive as the Netherlands.

In Belgium cycling is pretty much the same but the cycle paths are sometimes worse

Perfect...My country in the other hand, in panama is a callto death riding a byke. Not onr space or street for that, barely whe have sidewalks. Good example. Thank you.

I like the way deutch people live.

They probably love bicycles because the terrain is so flat. In my neighbourhood in Tor, Canada, the area is hilly and I'm constantly changing gears. Winter- bicycling is nearly impossible.

Come for the "Netherlands" in the title, stay for the weird and strangely fascinating voice.

Dutch children don’t get their first bike at 12 but often at 4. At 8 or 9 they bike unescorted to school, friends or sport.

Going by bike in Groningen is much faster then by car. Great bicycle infrastructure ensures people go by bike. And my kids got a bike at the age of 2. By the time they were 12 they had the 5th bike already. There is a lively trade in second hand kids bikes which makes it very affordable for everyone. And the kids can bike alone to school from about 9 or 10 years old it gives them freedom and they get to do the bicycle exam (theory and practical) at school and in the neighborhood of the school at 10 or 11 years old so they know the rules.

Here in N Ireland we have cycle lanes but they never clean them, so all the broken glass thorns etc get swept of the road on to the cycle lane, so you don't get far without a flat wheel.

I have 4832km a year on my bike ❤

Nice

To the Dutch (if it is pointed out) it is the Anglosphere who have an insane car tradition. Why depend people on the most soul-crushing inefficient mode of transport? The Dutch have the happiest drivers because you don't have to drive (ie less traffic and hassles too)

WOW!!

The Dutch prime minister rides the bike often to work, but not everyday.