[Ep. 910] A ride of 4.5km from the centre of Utrecht to a residential area in the north. More information in the blog post: bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p...
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@person-yu8cu2 жыл бұрын
There is something about dutch roads that are so quiet, that I have been unconsciously watching these videos to fall asleep.
@steemlenn87972 жыл бұрын
lol But more than once I have thought how amazing it is what the microphone picks up.
@tardvandecluntproductions12782 жыл бұрын
A lot of combustion engines and tires going over asphalt at high speed, gets quite loud.
@RosesAndIvy2 жыл бұрын
We are currently in lockdown so it’s quieter than usual.
@EvilTurtle972 жыл бұрын
@@RosesAndIvy Utrecht hasn't been any quieter now than before the lockdowns except for in the evenings because clubs were closed from my experience. Dutch cities in general are just very quiet because of our focus on walkability and cycling, its cars that make the noise and they are barely present in our cities compared to foreign cities, watch this vid another commenter also posted if you want to know more kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebqGYNqo2OCrp2w.html
@xoranginho2 жыл бұрын
as they say "cities arent loud, cars are loud"
@ChandlerHokanson2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all of the work you put into these videos. Editing in the names and rules for each stretch of road and path you ride on is something most people wouldn't do. It really adds a lot to the experience of watching this though.
@kummer452 жыл бұрын
These videos are literally a therapy. They are so peaceful giving all the sounds of the environment. Raw videos are the best. Thank you for sharing this. For us Architects this is top content. Teaches us a lot.
@Fjodor.Tabularasa2 жыл бұрын
4:50 on your right hand there is a small square. My father was born there in his fathers bakery. The historic house was demolished in the late fifties or early sixties. The reason was to enlarge the road and make way for cars. But the city council changed their mind and the road was never enlarged. A very nice historical house was demolished though. In my opinion the past Utrecht city councils did a horrible job. Up untill 3:55 it's all modern crap buildings which replaced historic buildings. The current city council is not much better. Edit: I checked when it was demolished, even found an old photo of the demolition. Predikherenstraat houses 34 and 36 were demolished in July and August 1959. Both houses were my grandfather's bakery.
@BicycleDutch2 жыл бұрын
All the houses on the right hand side of the street from 4:27 to 4:55 would have been demolished for that road. It is good the plans changed! Too late for that house your father was born in, but just in time for all the others. In fact that planned road would run until about 7:20 and the many new buildings in that stretch are mostly replacements of buildings that had already been demolished.
@finn42402 жыл бұрын
i actually live in the same street :)
@RobertDoornbosF12 жыл бұрын
It is in his newest video actually, the one about the street with a no cycling sign
@BicycleDutch2 жыл бұрын
@@RobertDoornbosF1 yes, this remark and that question about the no-cycling sign combined were the inspiration for that video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd5kjMidt8rMiYk.html
@chesleecallum63922 жыл бұрын
As living in Utrecht, cycled this on daily basis, it still is nice to watch. Made me proud of how the counsel positioned the bicycles in the traffic. They made it much safer, still to much cars in the centre, but they've done well
@jam66362 жыл бұрын
4:55 15 cars in 50mts 36 bikes in 15-20mts
@AudieHolland2 жыл бұрын
At 04:03, where that big advertisement is on top the building, left off the center, used to be an electronic clock. Nothing fancy but it was always nice to be able to see what time it was while on the bike, without having to look on your watch. To the right were some shops and while I and a fellow student walked past in 1993 on a sunny day, we were shocked and surprised that a man in a white Moon Spacesuit was walking out. They were renovating the shops and the asbestos scare had just started. I mean, the shops being renovated were open without doors and out walks this worker in moonsuit while we had no idea of any danger. Past these shops, at 04:11, the corner structure, was the old Postkantoor. Today's kids wouldn't believe how enormous a post office in a big city like Utrecht could be. It was like a big bank! Not seen in the video, when turning to the left at 04:19 is Het Neude plein (to the right), where quite a few cafes were (probably still are) often frequented by students. At 04:22, the alley-like street on the right, De Voorstraat, was about half the width of any regular street. There used to be a bus running through that street, making it rather dangerous for bicyclists and pedestrians alike.
@aim__freakz84993 ай бұрын
i've visited utrecht yesterday and it was so so damn amazing. i wish i could've stayed forever. so peaceful yet efficient.
@stevewells-nx8nx6 ай бұрын
We used to cycle a lot in the UK but now there is too much traffic ! This looks amazing !
@ravingcyclist6242 жыл бұрын
Very cool seeing how you get your bicycle and head off. Excellent ride.
@ThalassTKynn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting the road sign details in! That helps a lot.
@evelieneckenbach24582 жыл бұрын
Ik heb genoten van je video ,deed me denken aan de tijd toen ik fietste ik woonde op de nigerdreef. Ik herkende de hele rit. Ik kon zelfs de geur van het fietsen en de stad ruiken.nu ik ouder ben en niet meer kan fietsen ,leek het alsof ik zelf op de fiets zat.erg leuk dank je voor de rit. Duimpje op
@windwavesmzt.-mx77752 жыл бұрын
Great men, Hopefully the flowers arrived fresh and well to it's destination, the ride Though was relaxing and nice, appreciate it thanks for sharing.
@ScramJett2 жыл бұрын
At first, I thought you were going to ride the train and I was like “wait, isn’t that what Not Just Bikes does?!” 😂
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Mark rides the train on a daily base: Mark lives in Den Bosch and commutes to Utrecht back and forth. NJB got inspiration for his channel by watching BD videos.
@mozismobile2 жыл бұрын
I still love thatyou have parking garages big enough to ride round inside. We have a lot of "cyclists dismount" signs (no doubt those are one of our most common bits of bicycle infrastructure)
@balloe34662 жыл бұрын
They are not common. Only when there is roadwork. You could cycle form the south to the north of the country and only dismount for traffic lights and maybe a ferry.
@rwhoekstra68512 жыл бұрын
Allemaal altijd zo netjes in Nederland . Mis dat hier in Canada . ! Ben op school in Utrecht geweest for jaren op het SchoolPlein en ma woonde er vlak tegen over de school in Utrecht op School Plein ook . Was de Lagere technische school .
@Johanna-Rogier-Awad2 жыл бұрын
Bedankt vanuit Amerika. Utrecht is de stad waar ik geboren ben. Ik mis het nog steeds na al die jaren.
@ab2222 жыл бұрын
Het is totaal niet meer wat het is, geheel veranderd. Hoog Catharijne verdwaal je en alle kleine ondernemingen zijn verdwenen, ook veel in het oude stadscentrum.
@Petru.S2 жыл бұрын
This brings me back to my time in Utrecht ! Thank you for the upload !
@maxnewts2 жыл бұрын
This building will forever be completely amazing in my opinion.
@NeonNion2 жыл бұрын
This was very enjoyable to watch! That 17 minutes flew by!
@pmmeurcatpics2 жыл бұрын
Omg it was 17 minutes?? I haven't even noticed it until I saw you comment lol
@conssido356 Жыл бұрын
Bedankt voor de video! Het was erg interessant om te zien!
@thomasminnema59882 жыл бұрын
I live in the new building at 11:43; a great place to reside if you want to study here in the Netherlands. This building was built especially for non-Dutch students. It's called "The Fizz" for anybody who's wondering. There's also a shopping centre right across the street, making it a great place to rent an appartment!
@thomasminnema59882 жыл бұрын
The building has it's own gym, private bycicle parking garage and is very well secured because of a special tag, which can open the gate at the front and almost all doors within the building (except personal front doors of course). At night, even the doors to the courtyard need the tag to enter.
@rutgerb2 жыл бұрын
As a Frisian you qualified as a non-Dutch student?
@thomasminnema59882 жыл бұрын
@@rutgerb I didn't, but all ±670 appartments were originally only available for expats. I joined the cue for when a room would become available and I was lucky to get one quickly.
@blakksheep7362 жыл бұрын
Why is this so relaxing tho.
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Cycling is so relaxing that it is impossible to be depressed when riding a bike. So beware of people who never ride a bike, they may be depressed.
@aliqamber13072 жыл бұрын
Dank u wel ... for these fun rides over beautiful Nederlands straats. Please show me the way station centraal to my friend shop on oudkerkhof straat Utrecht
@pietergreveling2 жыл бұрын
Misschien een tip, om de verkeersborden in het Engels te benoemen/beschrijven! 😁✌🏼
@Rogel422 ай бұрын
Very good, I'll share this in Brazil
@ActiveTowns2 жыл бұрын
My new urban cycling zen video! Very relaxing. Cheers! 😊
@judebrown41032 жыл бұрын
I'd love to know if the flowers arrived intact and were well received. 😊💐 I enjoyed the trip, thank you, its fun trying to work out the meaning of the roads names to learn a little of your language.
@JasperJanssen2 жыл бұрын
I can’t speak to received but I don’t know why they wouldn’t have made it. They were affixed pretty well.
@jsbt49262 жыл бұрын
Wow great!! Utrecht ❤️
@snackbek0302 жыл бұрын
From Utrecht to Zeist via Utrecht science park is a very nice route..
@steph.v.o.70782 жыл бұрын
Nice, you drove past my street 👍🏻
@daanbakker13362 жыл бұрын
Oh man, the bicycle path at brailledreef has been closed for so long (3 years?). It was so annoying and I am happy it's opened up again! I did not know!
@BsktImp2 жыл бұрын
00:16 Cannot imagine anything like that big cycle park/garage ever existing in the UK. But using other people's bikes as a shelf tho'... lol 💐🤣
@annbrew10962 жыл бұрын
We have that where I work, in London, provided for by employer. VERY popular, but strictly limited in numbers, so for potentially thousands of users, we have hundreds of bikes stored like this. There are a lot of railings that get used, plus outdoor cycle racks. But Central London space, what can you do ?
@ThePinkPearll2 жыл бұрын
Nice bike, I need to get myself a Gazelle too!
@sonny_z9002 жыл бұрын
You're very close to where I live. The Buurthuis is only 2 streets from my house. I think your route is a bit long , you should have followed brailledreef to the next intersection where you also meet carnegiedreef. Less traffic lights over there.
@zuur3032 жыл бұрын
They really need to fix the letters at both entrances. Let's that amazing structure down.
@stefaninosole2 жыл бұрын
Utrecht 🧡
@m.p.baldnessdyslexic882 жыл бұрын
nice intro :)
@smarkasmc2 жыл бұрын
😉👍🚲
@e-BikeLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another super video. Does the last several minutes of the video show typical Utrecht suburbs? Hoping that we will be able to return to the Netherlands in the autumn, Covid permitting and if I can persuade my wife, so that we can ride some of the routes you have shown over the years.
@markovermeer13942 жыл бұрын
Utrecht suburbs, of course, quite different depending on the fashion in the years they were designed. However, I would say this shows the normal state of infrastructure for Dutch towns and cities in general.
@thomasminnema59882 жыл бұрын
Overvecht is definitely one of the poorer suburbs of Utrecht, but that doesn't reflect on the great infrastructure.
@JasperJanssen2 жыл бұрын
Overvecht was built in the seventies and it shows. You can date our suburbs pretty inaccurately by what kind of buildings they have. A 1930s suburb looks different from 1950s looks different from up’s from 80s from 90s.
@MarijnvdSterre2 жыл бұрын
1:30 is that an "pump" for the tires at the left side? That's neat :)
@GreenJimll2 жыл бұрын
Some railway stations and public spaces in the UK have pumps (and sometimes chained tools) available near bike parking spaces.
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Of course it is an air pump. With thousands of parked bikes in that garage, there are always a few tires that need air.
@harrietkiden78082 жыл бұрын
This video was taken during the lock down. Utrecht is always crowded!
@scootosan2 жыл бұрын
I the beginning after you got your bike down, perhaps a intro, "I'm off to see my sweetheart ride along"
@jarjarbinks60182 жыл бұрын
4:26 Is this a shared pedestrian and cycle street? Looks very quaint. I can think of some streets/alleys in Boston and Philadelphia that I would love to see converted in this way with all the cycling amenities
@Niloc_2 жыл бұрын
Yes it is, but like 30 secs later its also for cars coming from left or right and go straight the same way (you can see the car coming from the right)
@iamTheSnark Жыл бұрын
A pity that you did not take a little detour past the Nijntjepleintje! You were so close. At 05:46, to the right you will find Café Averechts. Interesting place.
@mysurlytrucker75102 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on cycling through Amersfoort from utrecht.
@Delv.Kosigan2 жыл бұрын
0:10 This year I found out why these triangles are in the corners.
@steemlenn87972 жыл бұрын
At 6:00 you could see very well how bad overgrown cars are. They are wider than the parking spaces that used to be totally okay and you can't look over them, increasing danger if someone or something wants to step on the street.
@yumi4192 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. In the US, bigger trucks and SUVs are in demand because they're safer to drive (that is, if they are in an accident, plenty of buffer room for protection that is). It's so sad... I watch these videos in awe and hope someday I can see it in the States.
@steemlenn87972 жыл бұрын
@@yumi419 Yes, that "safer for me" is the same as "I drive my kid to school because there are so many cars dropping off kids and that is dangerous".
@tigerius052 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that you're looking at older street's with updated roads, so it looks a bit cramped, around 15:00 you see some 60-80's commie block's that show a bit more room.
@steemlenn87972 жыл бұрын
@@tigerius05 That has nothing (primarily) to do with cramped. It's just that 20-30 years ago, when parking spaces were planned, that size was enough. Bigger ones only started to get build maybe 5 years ago in my area of Germany, when SUVs started to be common. I drive a small car. You can easily park 3 of those in the space of 2 SUVs (length wise). But nobody talks about that when they complain that they can't find a parking space for their city tanks. Width wise the grows is not that big, but it's still the difference between "Yeah, it fits if you manouver a bit" and "one wheel on the street" or more common "one wheel on the bike path/sidewalk"
@josegonx_6 Жыл бұрын
Nice building! Can an electric scooter fit there?
@torrawel2 жыл бұрын
Mooi! Opmerking : als ik de telefoon horizontaal houd, dan verschijnt het logo rechtsonder, over de straatnamen! Als de telefoon verticaal is, verdwijnt het logo. Is dat niet aan te passen? Ik hoop 't! Super yt kanaal trouwens! Dank voor alle mooie video's!
@BicycleDutch2 жыл бұрын
Bij mijn telefoon staat het logo ver buiten het beeld. Dat doet KZfaq zelf en is kennelijk op elk apparaat anders. Kan ik niet veel aan doen. Ik zal de straatnamen voortaan hoger zetten.
@torrawel2 жыл бұрын
@@BicycleDutch Graag!! Dank!!
@binchamers2 жыл бұрын
Je kan dit logo uitzetten als je op de drie puntjes rechtsboven bij de video drukt en “aantekeningen(?)” uitzet. (Mijn telefoon staat in het Engels dus ik weet niet of aantekeningen de naam is in de Nederlandse app)
@NS-gr9cy2 жыл бұрын
Guy in that jacket at 2:40 checks out them runner chicks.
@suzukialto44882 жыл бұрын
Who wouldn’t ? 🙂
@112Ishaan2 жыл бұрын
I live in Utrecht Overvecht :D
@Joe90V2 жыл бұрын
Dutch bikes - so useful (everything comes a standard) :)
@christianhumer30842 жыл бұрын
May I ask you how the red Lights works? When do you have to wait, when not?
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Most traffic lights have detection loops, both for cyclists and cars. So faster green time for cyclists and then the last car passes the traffic light, the light goes immediately to red. Less waiting time for other directions. There are also detection loops 25 meters in front of the light, so when I approach the light, I have to slow down, but I do not need to stop. I receive the green light.
@ralphe.thompson50102 жыл бұрын
how many speeds in the bikes drivetrain?
@jaumesol34802 жыл бұрын
Hey Mark, how do you film videos like this one? As in how do you mount your camera?
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Mark has his camera mounted on his frame top horizontal bar, that provides steady footage. Most people mount their camera on the handle bars, with constant left to right motion.
@ilsabla5260 Жыл бұрын
Heee wat een fijne video! Voor mijn werk ben ik o zoek naar beeldmateriaal van Utrecht voor in een verzorgingstehuis en deze beelden verlenen zich er perfect voor! Is het mogelijk om in contact met je te komen en waar kan ik je dan vinden/bereiken? Groetjes!
@euisherlina9700 Жыл бұрын
Next month on October '22 my daughter Will be in nejmegen Netherlands
@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw87912 жыл бұрын
Your "commuting to work bike-train" video is more than 8 years old now. Can you do an update, please. I'd love to see how taking a bike on the train has changed. Hopefully for the better, although maybe not if the idea of policy makers is for commuters/travelers to rent a bike at your arrival instead. Please also include other modes of public transport such as buses.
@BicycleDutch2 жыл бұрын
I never took my bike on the train. In fact that new video would start just like this one. This is where my Utrecht bicycle lives now!
@MrHenkkkie2 жыл бұрын
Taking a bicycle on a train is very inefficient, so the focus should be to improve the last mile transportation rather than everyone taking their bicycle on the train. If many people took their bicycle on the train, it would make the time and hassle to board the train much worse. Also the trains need to be much longer because more space is required. On top of that, it is not even allowed to take the bike with you on rush hours.
@Pfooh2 жыл бұрын
50% of the train passengers in the Netherlands arrive by bicycle. Taking a bike on the train is discouraged because of the sheer numbers of bikes you would have to accomodate if you would allow them easily. That's why there's bike parking at all stations, and ov-fiets. Many commuters have two bikes as well, one permanently parked at their destination station (colloquially callad 'stationsfiets')
@deinemudda10492 жыл бұрын
Could you visit Leerdam? I'm living in the partner community of Pfinztal and want to visit the place for just that basic reason.
@adnefs452 жыл бұрын
Yes for sure. Glass museum, nice rural villages and the delta Biebosch to see the eagles
@noeraldinkabam2 жыл бұрын
Heb je een fiets in Utrecht en één in Den Bosch? Ik ben al sinds voor covid niet in U geweest. Bijna onherkenbaar het eerste stuk rond HC!
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Natuurlijk heeft Mark 2 fietsen.
@captainchaos36672 жыл бұрын
Wat is er met al die letters gebeurd? Vandalisme? 😞
@petelock52662 жыл бұрын
Sandra Krull and Alex Lock no sign of Olivier's 🧐
@JulesStoop2 жыл бұрын
@1:45 what did the writing on the wall use to say?
@typhoidtyphoon2 жыл бұрын
I _think_ it used to say "Uitgang Smakkelaarsveld" - so "Exit [name of street]". "Smakkelaars" used to gamble for freight there, which is where the name comes from :).
@tiaxanderson97252 жыл бұрын
6:55 Niet echt hoge kwaliteit fietsstraat graphic, he? :P
@MrMaxkingone2 жыл бұрын
Is there a chance to write the signs in englisch, beacuse sadly i don't understand dutch. Thanks for the video!
@BicycleDutch2 жыл бұрын
Everything is in English apart from the streetnames.
@caelorum2 жыл бұрын
@@BicycleDutch Except for the "fietsstraat - auto te gast" sign. Which needs a while video to explain proper.
@wouterstin23142 жыл бұрын
The "fietsstraat, auto te gast" sign means "bikestreet, cars are guests"
@lkruijsw2 жыл бұрын
Uitgezonderd = Except for
@s.vdbrink2 жыл бұрын
how late was the filming and the datum
@BicycleDutch2 жыл бұрын
I started with the clock! It was filmed on Friday 14 January 2022 from about 10:50. Note that everything was closed because we were/are in lockdown in the Netherlands.
@s.vdbrink2 жыл бұрын
@@BicycleDutch ah ok nice video
@elroy-19902 жыл бұрын
Hoe krijg alles zo stabiel gefilmd? Als ik iets film met mijn camera stuitert het alle kanten op.
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
Camera is gemonteerd op het frame, niet op het stuur.
@elroy-19902 жыл бұрын
@@mardiffv.8775 Oké. Bedankt voor de tip, dan weet ik dat.
@harmonizedigital.2 жыл бұрын
Are there travel restrictions now there?
@balloe34662 жыл бұрын
If you get a PCR test you're good to go. Some countries require you to have had your 3rd injection, but we don't. other than that, most shops are closed, or only available to pick up stuff you ordered in advance.
@balloe34662 жыл бұрын
NVM im high, lots of shops are open
@danigroothuis82052 жыл бұрын
Nobody: KZfaq: I think you wanna see this video
@woutervanr2 жыл бұрын
Im earlier for a change
@hihy2202 жыл бұрын
Now the Kanaalstraat!
@mardiffv.87752 жыл бұрын
No way, the Kanaalstraat is full macho race cars.
@hihy2202 жыл бұрын
@@mardiffv.8775 It's awful. But! Their going to transition it into a biking street.!
@HigherQualityUploads2 жыл бұрын
The Dutch could learn some things from the Japanese about maintaining their infrastructure. Other countries too, perhaps, but mostly just the Netherlands builds things that are worth keeping around. That half-missing sign at 1:44 would be a very rare sight indeed in a place like Kyoto.
Very elegant💎💎💎. Boost your stats > P-R-O-M-O-S-M.
@agaistin2 жыл бұрын
Another bleedin scooter at 10 minutes. Also a number of cars/vans parked on the footpath, early on. We have it much worse in Dublin, where it’s seen as an entitlement. I’m surprised it’s tolerated in the Netherlands.
@doskraut2 жыл бұрын
Why are gas powered motor scooters using the bike paths, seems stupid and unsafe.
@hewhosays79792 жыл бұрын
Motobikes shouldn't be in bicycles lanes, it seriously pisses me off
@nolanr14002 жыл бұрын
They can bike easily because.... The Netherlands is flat 😁
@twowheelsgoodbrum10772 жыл бұрын
They can bike easily because they turn the pedals. Oh, and because they have the best cycling infrastructure in the world.
@user-dy1dm7ii4b2 жыл бұрын
It is ALWAYS super windy here. So uh maybe it isn’t that ideal after all.
@Pfooh2 жыл бұрын
Cities like Arnhem and Maastricht, which are quite hilly, still have a modal share of above 25%.
@MrSeine22 жыл бұрын
No, always downhill in the Netherlands. We designed it that way. 😁
@iansmith67282 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised your planners have allowed so much public open space to be dedicated to open air carparks around those blocks of units.