Unbelievably busy bicycle crossing in Amsterdam

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DonHopkins · 2026-07 · Strong recommendation

The therapy that Juleiie needs begins by watching nine minutes of mixed car, bike, and pedestrian rush hour traffic at the intersection of Korte Prinsengracht and Haarlemmerstraat in Amsterdam. Unbelievably busy bicycle crossing in Amsterdam: [VIDEO] Watching that video sooths my mind and warms my heart by proving how well a society of people who have not literally driven themselves mentally ill by viciously driving around in environmentally and economically destructive metal tanks can harmoniously and heathily get along together without fearing and murdering one another, by simply looking each other in the eyes and acknowledging that they all exist in the same shared space together. The famous Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman believed drivers become more alert and cautious when there’s more uncertainty on the road. Want fewer car accidents? Remove traffic signals and road signs: [LINK] >Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert. >“When you treat people like idiots, they’ll behave like idiots.” >That was the philosophy of Hans Monderman, the Dutch traffic engineer who became famous not for what he added to road design and urban planning, but for what he removed: curbs, traffic signals, signs. He believed drivers become more alert and cautious when there’s more uncertainty on the road. >“The trouble with traffic engineers is that when there’s a problem with a road, they always try to add something,”

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sjaak · 2021-03 · Recommendation

To all the outlawed cyclists I'd like to say: show your fellow countrymen how it's done in the salvation state of the Netherlands. Cyclists own the roads here, see for yourself: [VIDEO]

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Mawr · 2025-11 · Reference

> There will be no red lights, no parking lots, less congestion, fewer accidents. In 20 years? Here's a 7 year old video: [VIDEO] Also, you forgot to mention the silence, nearly zero cost infrastructure, nearly zero environmental impact, and immense population-wide health benefits—and therefore healthcare cost savings.

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