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this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2023
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Pssh, we have that all over the US, big deal
Knowing where the Netherlands begins?
I mean… we have interstate travel and the US is massive. There are no real borders between states.
Except for the similarities between both places having open borders… something explicitly mentioned in the post…
This post isn't about open borders, it's about the contrast in bicycle and road infrastructure between the Netherlands and other countries. The open border was just the setup.
The Netherlands has very specific urban/rural (re)design standards which are quite recognizable if you know them.
Oh do they? That’s interesting, do they have standardized bikes lanes everywhere?
Well, yeah. There are guidelines for new infrastructure, but that doesn't mean everything is up to date everywhere. There are roads that haven't been resurfaced for quite a while that aren't up to date. But on the whole it is very similar everywhere.
It's only a small country though.
There is a Canadian YouTuber who lives in Amsterdam who makes videos about it: http://YouTube.com/notjustbikes I've lived here all my life so it's nice to get an outside perspective on this all.
Dutch bicycle lanes? And here I thought the US was car junkie hell.
He probably meant borders.
I thought he meant poorly maintained infrastructure.
Ya, the US doesn't have the bike lanes everywhere but there are tons of shit roads that turn into great roads due to town/county/state invisible lines.
The US is giant. Some places have better bike infrastructure than others but it’s surely not the standard
No, bad bike infrastructure is the standard.
The US probably has some rural bike paths, but I sure as shit haven't seen any.
Thanks for contributing information about your underrepresented country
You are most welcome.
(guys they mean the sudden changes in road quality)