Comments by "sirBrouwer" (@sirBrouwer) on "Not Just Bikes" channel.

  1.  @NotJustBikes  we all know the real solution is to build so many roads that there will be only roads left with no destination besides more roads. with 500 car lanes in each direction.
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  2.  @deptusmechanikus7362  more like if everything is a road. you can never park. you just drive for eternity.
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  3. Even me being Dutch the extreme high frequency is only with in the Randstad metropolitan area. I live more with in the country side and we are even lucky of having 1 station.
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  4. As not a Canadian. I am amazed that it's even allowed to make a law like that in the first place. Like the entire idea off trias politica is that as a politician you have always be able to be taken account for your action. Also why would the national level not intervene? Not about the removal of the bike lanes it self but just the fact that he would not be accountable.
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  5.  @SaveMoneySavethePlanet  I have no idea about that. I do know that in the 90's there was a Dutch tv program that was about the unending traffic jam. and only 1 dutch windmill still creating a small bit of green.
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  6.  @imakedamoney420smokeweed  I don't think that the editing has been done by poultry.
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  7.  @luism2125  you underestimated your own immune system. Sure don't eat/drink it but on the outside it is not different from walking outside in the rain. your skin is very good with things like that.
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  8.  @mfaizsyahmi  the easiest part can be done with in a 2 or 3 year span. make it 5 to get a okay starting point. Don't forget even here in the Netherlands most proper measures have been implied with in my own lifetime. (I am only just week shy of 33) The thing is when the okay network exist start planning to improve the system whenever a street or part has to be maintained. look on how to improve. that is how we have done.
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  9.  @arielcg_  a extra small cab in on the rear of a extra long fire truck with a extra steering wheel operated by a second driver.
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  10.  @Vnifit  that does happen also here in the Netherlands. Enough jobs do require you to have a car. Often those are jobs in areas where you just can't get to (safely) with out a car. however a respectable company will in that case help you in ether giving you a company car or a lease car on company. or shared pay. (you only pay if you also use it for private use).
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  11. If they behave they are welcome. otherwise well they will send in there Viking squad.
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  12.  @kylezdancewicz7346  there is a ration behing that on the surface makes sense why they thing shoppers in a car are needed. in a lot of places the car it self is more a clear symbool that the owner has good income in order to pay for it. They then also might have more money to spent in the shop. in cultures where poverty is still very known the car is seen as a indicator that who ever owns it has money enough to buy and maintain it. That person must also have more money available to spend in my shop. It is more of a challenge to get them to see it otherwise as in a way the more expensive it becomes to use a car the more it does become a elite item.
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  13. a addition to this all is just how much work it is in the Netherlands to get your drivers licence. it's normal to take about 6 month just learning for me it was even more close to a full year. They are not cheap. So you really must want it.
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  14.  @lucbloom  the thing is if they could they would. however there is so much traffic do to cargo. both on the rail, internal waters and roads. Any holdup for to long will have massive impact both on the people and companies in the Netherlands but also Your German companies as the biggest part of our cargo goes straight from our ports to the factories in the Ruhrgebiet.
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  15. @ thanks you for the lesson. the thing is as a kid in school we are tolde very very little about Dutch history in general.
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  16. they are also uncommonly big for Dutch standards. However do know they are seen as a two way stairs made with rush hour volume.
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  17. I did not even know we had a colony in Brazil. Unless it's just a part of Brazil directly below what is now Suriname but that is mostly just the amazon rainforest as far as I know. thick enough that it effectively makes Suriname in a island.
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  18.  @pacamanca  To my very limited knowledge. As far as I know Portugal still has a deaccent infrastructure. Otherwise you can always visit us and just take a bridge back in your carry on.
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  19.  @bebobism  it's not aimed at the people working on the truck more the rest around them.
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  20.  @k.g.b.1150  You can exercise that right up to the point that said right clashes with the rights of others. In that case what right is more fundamental? Like in your case. No one disallows you to travel that is your right. However that right only state that you can travel. The strictest definition of that is that you can walk anywhere your legs can carry you In no place does that right or any cover a tool. The more if the tool you use for exercising your right is harming others. As the right to safety is a much fundamentally right then to use a tool.
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  21. I am pretty sure there are already a lot of channels that can give you a good idea on how it works. Ether as a expat or what Jason has done go further and Nationalised as by law he now is a Dutch citizen
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  22.  @apveening  in most cases traffic rules are indeed not written in stone they are written in blood. that was the reason people said hé this is not working well. It might also help that now those very same people growing up with the safer systems are demanding even better.
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  23. They are being used at a few locations. mainly as a try out test but then outside of the towns and cities and more in between.
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  24.  @randomguy-tg7ok  here in the Netherlands there are even areas where this has become a problem with cyclists. there are so many that they are. out competing both pedestrians and motorist. but mostly the first.
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  25.  @ElkRondjeIsAnders11  I attended highschool from 2003 until 2008. But one of the things that was a complain was the lack of that what you apparently did get. So you might have been one of the frist that did get that more. As I still know that back then even in the 2de kamer it was a issue that us children where not told any local history only very global.
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  26. the biggest barrier would be the water. ether they would need to build a dictated tunnel to connect both or you have to build a independent tram system with everything double on both side of the water. the budget you will need in both cases are very high. To much for the city it self. and on the national level there are projects that have priority above that. Like a lot of the bridge that need to be replaced on the highways.
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  27.  @ingulari3977  sure. The car would be so big. That by the time that they walk to there car. The others end of the same car already is at there destination.
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  28.  @blueishsio  it's not kings day yet.
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  29. you should come here to the real Flushing (the Netherlands) you can see how it's take care here. I do have to admit the bus network with in the city is not that much. but that's more because more people will take there bikes. the bus is more for the bigger legs of a trip.
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  30. for me living in a very small remote part of the Netherlands where a bus is a novelty. going to a city that has a tram and metro system like Rotterdam/Amsterdam has is by it self a novelty.
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  31.  @xxfgsdfgadgsgsrgfdsg  They did that back in those days in the Netherlands as well. however I could see that if the materials are good that they might consider to reopen that landfill for items like these. there is now quite a market for old bricks not only for roads but also to maintain monuments
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  32. not really that is often a lag for those still.
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  33. it can be the position you are sitting. as you are more sitting up you are catching more wind in your face. It makes it feel a lot faster. Mind you. You also can go fast on them. but it might be that you are using a intercity bike. they are very similar to these but do have between 3 and 7 gears. They are a good middle ground for people that cycle longer distances. but don't want a sports bike
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  34.  @tristanridley1601  there is going to be a even bigger middle part. Like me I am not pro or anti. I mean I truly enjoy driving when I can. I also enjoy other modes of transport. I do like to have a option.
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  35.  @gargoyle7863  to realise that here even the most conservative parties will do its utmost best to have a good cyclist network. If only because they are cheap. plus also them and their children will use them. Also every car they can get off the street will give them more room to drive faster.
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  36.  @jochenklausberger9076  If you would have had them. Trams do have the benefit that you also can look out of them and are often at or near the street level to enjoy the surrounding. the tube system is ether below ground or a bit away from everything. as a tourist even if the tube still is a attraction in it self. I like to see the surroundings and get a first impression by just going around.
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  37.  @PurooRoy  you can go anywhere with a low frequency bus however if you want to go far you might prefer to go by air. you can also go by ferry.
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  38.  @CaptApril123  I have not seen any D. Who episodes. It's quite hard to watch British TV programs outside of the UK if you want to only do so legally. (I do not watch pirate content)
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  39.  @steemlenn8797  there is no place to park at al. Continu to drive
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  40. ​ @petertroep9085  I live in Zeeland were it is not really well servers by public transport at all.
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  41. GTA suburb? Grand Theft Auto? Well that would be a odd place to live.
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  42.  @TrevorKeenAnimation the old Routemaster busses in London are only used as museum pieces. however they still use modern version double decker busses. The tube stations nowadays are much better. they are much less grimm. It's not perfect but you can see that they do try. For most driving in London is just plain stubernes. Or showing off that they can pay for it to drive in to London.
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  43. That is very similar here. or people think that they are funny and park your bike in a tree. if lucky or in a cannel if unlucky. It even happens that some people with a small truck or van will drive to a shopping centre or train station. park next to the bikes. where a high visibility vest. grab a angle grinder. unlock all the bikes and load them up and drive them across the boarder and sell them abroad. but still people will still not be stopped using a bike.
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  44. slowly you will grow close to the Dutch medium standard.
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  45.  @DataLal  funny I have seen a Dutch kid tv programm in the early 2000th with the same premises but then somewhere in a dystopian version of the Netherlands. With the only sliver of green was 1 windmill on a small geen hill. and the only food there was where pickles.
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  46.  @petrifiedangel  the closest we got to those big stores are the hypermarché's in France. think a smaller Kmart or Wall Mart and take a way the outdoor/camping and clothing.
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  47.  @ChristiaanHW  more often they will first build a work road of a rough asfalt. good for heavy trucks and what not. only when the project is done will they replace the asfalt for bricks.
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  48.  @ElkRondjeIsAnders11  in my time in primary (90s) the history they gave us where. ancient Egypt, Greek and Roman time, Middle ages, and then jump to world war two. Same in high school. the going in on actual Dutch history was not common. I know in years later that they did do so but back in those days they just did not go in on any of that.
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  49.  @annedenhaag3511  yep never knew that and indeed I always assumed that is was indeed named after prins Maurits
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  50.  @romywhite290  actually they are taken in to account where possible. as there are bikes made for people that are wheelchair dependent. They also need to be able to park there bikes. (plus people using cargo bikes)
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  51.  @USSAnimeNCC-  no go for mass blimp transportation.
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  52. @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 mostly funding. If you see the diffrence in the amount of tax collected there you see how here in the Netherlands we do fund it. And understand I am happy to pay knowing what I get back for it.
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  53. If it's anything I noticed last month in and around Antwerp. that was pretty good. however there are still roads where the bike path just stops and they point you to a very narrow gutter. Like yikes. Not nice if a truck is passing you.
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  54.  @aronhuinink9500  you do have the risk that the city will remove it thinking its just trash.
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  55.  @edwardmiessner6502  not If you add so many roads that there is nothing else.
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  56. Do they plan to make it in to a runway? That is insane.
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  57.  @CoderShare  even if a full bus is stuck in traffic that one bus still uses less space then 40 cars back to back. in the end it would still leave more space in total.
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  58.  @GregVidua  well yes and no there is a sea arm in-between, it's those sea arms that makes it all so challenging everything is close by but you always need to cross a bridge, dam or tunnel
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  59.  @kempo_95  it depends a bit on the location of the road and how severe the damage is. A main road that has a crack or hole in it will often get a quick fix with under a week. a side street it can take up to a month. and some actual rural road may only get that temporary fix and will not get a actual fix until that road is redone entirely. (that can be a few years depending on the traffic load)
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  60. I can say going in to a Wallmart like shop as a Dutch person myself is a attraction by it self. It's fascinating to see but also insane when you realise you can really buy everything you need. like really everything. For us it would be like sticking a Albert Hein XL, IKEA, C&A, Action, Praxis, Intratuin, Kruitvat, Hans Anders van Haren and a Kwikfit in one building. O and there is always a dedicated petrol station outside and often a fast-food joint both on the parking lot as often one in the store. Plus they are open 24/7 to the point that you could live in there if they would have added a bed.
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  61.  @mikerichardson60  more the opposite. using less material and in doing so creating less maintenance cost is cheaper. even if they would charge the same they could build the road and keep the initial building cost and have a party with that. it's still cheaper on the long run.
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  62.  @AimlessSavant  in Italy they might see that as a challenge to get a bigger phallic shaped drawing next to it.
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  63.  @tristanridley1601  it's not just a street more the network in total can not handle the sharp influx of tourist we get in the summer time. As we go from about 20.000 people normal. to 180.000 in summer. most of them are tourist on there bikes.
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  64.  @rendomstranger8698  you can get them for free often at the end of the school year. a lot of international students just want to be rid of there bike and you can often just take it over. (maybe a 6 pack of beer for the effort)
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  65.  @TheDiner50  my home town is just not capable to have busses in a lot of the streets. as in they are not made for them. and also a lot of less mobile people here still use''special'' bikes. We are still Dutch in that way. you can take away my legs but not my ability to use a bike. also you would need to find a company that would like to run those busses.
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  66.  @tansytansy  or other option campaign to be that executive. A city council exist by it's voters.
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  67.  @annother3350  they still create a lot of noise do to the tires rolling on the road. often that noise is even with patrol cars the most noticeable part.
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  68.  @tommiturmiola3682  or make the lanes wide enough that a maintenance car/trucks can just drive over them. That is what they do over here. in that way they also can serve as access routes for first responders when they need to be at a incident at a bike lane.
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  69.  @tommiturmiola3682  that can work yes. they do use them here every now and than but they are often seen as ton heavy for a average bike path. here they mainly use street sweepers or vans both with a plow in front if needed and a salt in the back. however in most cases the salt is enough as they start the treatment preventive as soon as the night temperature drops below 0c. If we get snow like you do we just stop functioning for those 2 days.
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  70.  @Bandit-Darville  and starting from 1 January 2022 all 2 wheeled mopeds blue and yellow plated are all required to where a helmet.
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  71. for me as a Dutch person that much snow on the road does deter me to get on my bike or even walk outside. but that is more do to them becoming very slippery ice very fast. And it is not nice to fall down do to the ice.
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  72. there is quite a lot of money in the marked for old building materials.
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  73.  @jjs9672  he is a adult not a student anymore.
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  74.  @MartijnVos  at some point they are experimenting with how to slow down cyclists at hotspots. In a way similar like they do with cars.
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  75.  @noosebrother  There are often not even a dedicated crosswalk near. and it's not that people don't pay attention. more the opposite because they are not at a dedicated crosswalk they will pay much more attention.
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  76.  @OpaSpielt  you guys also do this at bike path when you visit the Netherlands.
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  77. if I take that orange pill nothing would chains for me. or would it take me to that exact street in A'dam then it would be useful as a fast travel form.
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  78. Just add enough locks and chains to the bike. I have like 2 chains, 2 lock cables and 4 separated high safety locks above the build in lock. You need a professional cutting torch to get that thing open with out the keys. and even then I have a tracker in it so even if they steal it. they will be located with in a hour or two.
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  79.  @Dark__Thoughts  yes i am. The idea is that people will be motivated to steal your locks not the bike.
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  80.  @lunasophia9002  wait it's Chicken Boo?
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  81. the good thing about those walkable island with in is if the people get used to them and see the (direct) benefit to them. they might be willing to make the next step and connect some of those islands to bigger islands. then the chance that those starting point places to become more permanent or with only very reduced traffic. (like one lane one way streets for local use only)
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  82. with the wide road at 4:50 the high rise next to it for once does fit. as you get a bit of a canion effect.
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  83.  @ChaoticNeutralMatt  i have never wached dr Who bit most likely
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  84.  @steemlenn8797  well I have but there where just not enough roadway.
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  85. ​ @jsb7975  tell you what? that the public transportation is not as frequent in most places in the Netherlands outside of the Randstad?
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  86.  @alcidesforever  not really if we are in luck we get 1 bus a hour during the week and often none in the weekend. Zeeland is really bad with that outside of the tourist season.
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  87.  @GregVidua  the problem where I live is that we are surrounded by a lot of water. that's how most of the entire province of Zeeland is so poorly connected if you compare it with the rest of the Netherlands.
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  88.  @EileenRampart  ja en ik woon er permanent. Ik woon nog wel in het ''druke'' Vlissingen maar als ik bv voor werk naar Sluis moest ben ook ik gewoon 3 uur onderweg (dan ben ik nogsteeds in Zeeland)
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  89. For me as A Dutch person I just got in to the channel because that's what we do when you mention anything Dutch related. O and don't forget the often very dry humor you use . The dryer the better.
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  90.  @TheLyricalCleric  you could try and get in contact with people on the city council. They could drum op support from out of the council itself. and if that does not work. maybe look in to becoming that council member next period. I did in my hometown. it is tough but still nice to do.
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  91. There is a point where more lanes will reduce traffic. you just need to add so much lanes to it that there is just nothing left but said road. like a 7000 (seven thousand) lane road. (that is 7000 per direction) at a certain point there will be no destination left be sites the road it self.
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