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The Dutch Solution for Safer Sidewalks - Continuous Sidewalks

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

A short Not Just Bikes video on continuous sidewalks in the Netherlands, where the sidewalk runs unbroken across side streets so cars must visibly cross pedestrian space. It places them within Dutch sustainable safety and Vision Zero efforts.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users point to it as a vivid example of how simple, intentional street design makes a big difference for pedestrian safety.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “His intro video immediately signals the fantastic quality of the channel.”

    scrollaway, 2021-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules”

  2. “it blew my mind how simple intentional things make a huge difference”

    Shows how Dutch street design makes cars feel like entering pedestrian space

    inerte, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Things people blamed on bicycles”

  3. “has crossings at junctions where cars and people intersect designed so the cars visibly have to travel over the sidewalk”

    Continuous sidewalks make cars visibly cross pedestrian space

    jodrellblank, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “P-22 Has Died”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: continuous sidewalks, netherlands, vision zero, urban design, road safety

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