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by nottorp 637 days ago
Frankly the one time I visited NL I was afraid of cyclists as a pedestrian.

Not to mention that when getting out of my hotel there was a road and a bicycle path but no pedestrian sidewalk for the first half a kilometer...
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aden1ne 637 days ago
That sounds like an odd setup. Any chance this was near the airport?

Also did you visit the Netherlands, or only Amsterdam? Because honestly, Amsterdam is in a league of its own with the hordes of tourists who have no clue what they are doing on a bike.

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nottorp 637 days ago
> That sounds like an odd setup. Any chance this was near the airport?

No, but near the edge of the town.

> Also did you visit the Netherlands, or only Amsterdam?

Never been to Amsterdam, just two small towns on the other end, towards Germany. My hotel was at the edge of Enschede.

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zezcat 637 days ago
I cannot agree more, the cyclists and all the high speed scooters are crazy in Amsterdam. Horrible experience. Everytime trying to cross a roads it felt like I am risking my life.
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guappa 636 days ago
Ah yes, cyclists love to complain about the evil car drivers. They never mention all the times they are a danger to pedestrians somehow.

In DK plenty of bus stops the bus opens directly onto a bike lane, and they won't stop to let people out of course.

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