Of course, it doesn't help that I'm blind on my left side and the only Dutch I know is "Sorry, ik sprek gein Nederlands".
This is only because of the outsider perspective : everybody learns to ride a bicycle as a kid ( as early as 4-5 years ).
Also children about 11-12 years old bike to their schools unattended, sometimes 15km each day. Parents would not allow this if it was 'absolutely crazy'.
Every motorist also drives his bicycle every now and then and so he knows what it is like and will accommodate.
Which city BTW?
I'll be in the Amsterdam area. Probably end up actually living in Hoofddorp.
In the overcrowded center of Amsterdam, the locals know and understand "the dance" (the last thing a cyclist wants to do is come to a full stop every 20 meters, because it is much more "expensive" for a cyclists than it is for a pedestrian or driver, so instead of playing by the rules of right of way we do the dance of give and take), with the exception of tourists (who don't know the dance and give off confusing and confused body language) and cars (usually from out of town) stupid enough to drive in the city center in the first place.
There's quite a few interesting videos on traffic design in the Netherlands, junction design is a big topic, as well as separating lanes.
Videos like these might be fun to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlApbxLz6pA
If it piques your interest, there's more comprehensive videos too like this one which is still only 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpQMgbDJPok