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> Dutch infrastructure as the gold standard I don't think it's really a "gold standard"; it's more that everything else is so unbelievably atrocious that it lo
by Beltalowda 5y ago
> Dutch infrastructure as the gold standard
I don't think it's really a "gold standard"; it's more that everything else is so unbelievably atrocious that it looks like a "gold standard", but it's still incredibly car-dominated. I watched the video and it's not wrong: it's extremely common for children to cycle to elementary school on their own and it's mostly safe, but it doesn't really "prioritize pedestrians, bikes, transit, then cars, in that order"; cars are still very central in most traffic.
Things are very slowly beginning to change, in some areas, sometimes. But it's very slow progress.
- spiderfarmer 5y agoI live near one of the cities shown in the video (Assen). Look it up on Google streetview. Most streets are dominated by bikes and pedestrians, not cars. Cars are mostly routed through streets are designed to accommodate them. Accidents are rare, but we can always do better. All accidents are documented and safety statistics are freely available here: https://swov.nl/nl/verkeersveiligheidscijfers https://swov.nl/nl/verkeersveiligheidscijfers