I was expecting a sudden drop in elevation
Yeah, The Netherlands really shows that it’s a rich country with it’s infrastructure. Maybe the best in the world, especially when you add everything together:
- good public transport (train schedules are unreliable though)
- great bicycle infrastructure (only Denmark compares)
- great roads
- but what really seals the deal: the level of maintenance and cleanliness: in all European countries you see blown out tires and crap at the side of the road. Not in The Netherlands. Accident? Lane blocked, stewards mostly first to arrive. Damage to road? It gets fixed in hours if needed.
Sounds a bit like Switzerland
Switzerland doesn’t have the bike infrastructure.
Let’s be honest, high population density, friendly climate and flat terrain make infrastructure pretty easy. The only thing they have to content with is danger of flooding from the North Sea
I think I read somewhere we spend the most on road maintenance/infrastructure per capita.
Yeah the trains kinda suck sometimes. They’re nice when they’re going on schedule but lately it’s been pretty messy. Also, they’re just getting more and more expensive
wait a minute their grass is actually greener 😯
And where Belgium ends.
I shamelessly stole this commentMoney invested in infra is never money wasted. Kudos to the Netherlands.
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Counterpoint: https://i.imgur.com/kmAveZt.jpg basket random
I expected a rapid reduction in elevation.
The comparison to beach empty and beach full season is stark.
The roads in Belgium are a running joke in the Netherlands. The difference in road quality is so big
in my town they rebuilt the street to the border of the Netherlands and it took them around 2 years to make the paintings for the bike lanes
Looks like Denmark too
I prefer dedicated bike lanes instead of some red and white paint markings on a road. But yeah, Belgium is a notorious neighbor in terms of road and infrastructure maintenance. Crossing borders by car, you can hear and feel the vast difference in road quality between Belgium and The Netherlands.
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Obligatory reminder that your favourite urban planning explainer has a Mastodon - https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes
Sadly people didn’t allow healthy discussion to exist there and made him burnout
Oh dear - and Technology Connections doesn’t sound too happy with the Mastodon/Lemmy integration either!
Tell Romania and Bulgaria that there are no more borders. :)
One of these days, fratelemeleu, one of these days…
