Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here

Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by easytiger on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:11AM (#28977571)

100%. As a pedestrian Amsterdam is genuinely awful. I've been many times and nearly been taken out by cyclists and trams. Ebikes are causing a big rise in incidents too.

There is no sane or remotely cohesive design to layouts and few curbs and so on

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by dtech on Sunday October 24, 2021 @11:03AM (#28978555)

If you are being taking out by trams of all things you are not paying attention to the road layout and markings. Probably similar with bike lanes. People in Amsterdam have very little tolerance for tourists walking in bike lanes because it happens so much.

This sounds like someone complaining about being razed by cars while strolling in the middle of the street.

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by easytiger on Sunday October 24, 2021 @12:23PM (#28979366)

In an alternate reality where cyclists stick dogmatically to their allocated space that might be true. Outside of Centraal is a total mess.

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