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Safe Cycling Showdown - Good vs. Bad City Design - Plus 1 Minus 2

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes compares the same cycling trip to a hardware store in Calgary and in Amsterdam, using a 'plus 1 minus 2' format. It shows how street design shapes how safe and practical cycling is.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends the channel for understanding why North American road design makes cycling dangerous and how the Dutch approach differs.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I've really been inspired lately by watching the videos on this channel about urban design in the Netherlands”

    Compares a Canadian and Dutch journey, showing how safe Dutch cycling is.

    tdeck, 2021-08 · Strong recommendation · in ““Does induced demand apply to bike lanes?” and other questions”

  2. “Watch the bicycle infrastructure get better as he get out into the Amsterdam suburbs.”

    Compares Amsterdam and Calgary cycling; infrastructure improves in suburbs.

    Gwypaas, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in ““Does induced demand apply to bike lanes?” and other questions”

  3. “This channel is helpful in understanding the problem”

    Explains why North American road design makes cycling dangerous.

    noahtallen, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “Tesla Model S Goes 752 Miles with a Startup's Prototype Battery”

  4. “Not Just Bikes on YouTube covers road/pedestrian/bike safety extensively.”

    Channel covering road, pedestrian and bike safety extensively.

    gcanyon, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths”

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

Topics: urban design, netherlands, calgary, bike safety, suburbs, not just bikes

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