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Try Cycling in the Netherlands at 30 km/h near pedestrians (even when on a bike-lane) and you will get no sympathy for going over the handlebars. Heck, cycling
by rocqua 7y ago
Try Cycling in the Netherlands at 30 km/h near pedestrians (even when on a bike-lane) and you will get no sympathy for going over the handlebars.
Heck, cycling at 30 km/h on any kind of bike lane will be disruptive to other cyclists. The norm here is somewhere between 15 and 20. Anything over 20 is seen as putting in effort.
- brianwawok 7y agoSo biking is only a casual way to get between locations? Where does one go if one wants to drop the hammer and get a workout in? Can you ride bikes on streets?
- rocqua 7y agoYou can bike on the streets for sport, but not in pedestrian areas (i.e. city centers). Outside of pedestrians, you'll come into some conflict with either other cyclists or cars. You'll get some complaints, but it is generally accepted. If course, it depends on how much consideration you give others. Complaining that other cyclists aren't getting out of your way fast enough won't earn you much sympathy.
- bad_user 7y agoIn the Netherlands the cities are basically flat and worldwide this is the exception rather then the norm. Ride your bike on a slope and you can easily reach 60 km/h. Also 20 km/h or 15 km/h is still enough to produce serious injury. On my first fall this year, when I hit my helmet-protected head, I must've had no more than 10 km/h.