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There's plenty of infrastructure for cyclists in the Netherlands and they're still famously aggressive. So, no.

• adrianN 7y ago
  I haven't heard of aggressive cyclists is the Netherlands. The image that comes to my mind is a slow bicycle with an upright position and a basket at the front. No helmet.
  • thawaway1837 7y ago
    The truth about cycling in Netherlands is that these complaints usually come from tourists (you won’t see them from the Dutch for the simple reason that most Dutch pedestrians are cyclists themselves). Tourists who are simply not used to a system where cyclists get equal importance as cars. Of course, since cyclists are humans, I’m sure there are some assholes, and there are probably cases where non assholes also make mistakes. The difference, as the numbers clearly show, is that in cities where the biggest fear is mad max cyclists, the number of deaths are hundreds fewer than where car driving is the norm.
  • lazyjones 7y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XypDTdd4qr0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XypDTdd4qr0
    • adrianN 7y ago
      The video says less than 5% of cyclists actually impeded other road users: https://youtu.be/XypDTdd4qr0?t=129 https://youtu.be/XypDTdd4qr0?t=129 Doesn't sound so aggressive to me.
  • sk0g 7y ago
    I spent a few days in Amsterdam, albeit in peak tourist season, and witnessed a fair few near misses and angry Dutch screaming! The cyclists are scary, but stick to their bike lanes. It works as long as pedestrians aren't being dumb, which probably happens all too often in peak seasons.