It had nothing to do with annoyance. The real reason for separate lanes is safety. There is so much attention for traffic safety amongst the Dutch, especially t

It had nothing to do with annoyance. The real reason for separate lanes is safety. There is so much attention for traffic safety amongst the Dutch, especially towards kids in traffic. 50 years ago traffic in the Netherlands was not unlike the US now. Until in the 70s an action group called Stop de Kindermoord (“stop the child murder”) succeeded in getting the government to pay attention and make a turnaround. I remember this from my own childhood. Many kids died in traffic accidents. The attention to the safety of children is still present today, more bike lanes are being bult, kids need to do a traffic exam (on bikes) in 7th grade, existing roads are being remodeled for safety. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/05/amsterdam-bicycle-capital-world-transport-cycling-kindermoord https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/05/amsterdam-bic...