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Traffic Calming is Everywhere in the Netherlands

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes shows how traffic calming is built into streets across the Netherlands, from city centres to villages. Street design naturally slows cars and makes roads safer.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it in road safety and pedestrian death threads as the practical alternative to US road design.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video lays that out perfectly”

    Shows how Dutch infrastructure makes cycling safe without helmets.

    superice, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Your Favourite HN Comment?”

  2. “Watching this video feels like an alternative reality that never happened and it seems great.”

    Shows how the Netherlands calms traffic.

    palijer, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges”

  3. “The right way to do it is what the Dutch do”

    Explains Dutch traffic calming as the right approach.

    oblio, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population 2019 to 2022”

  4. “Consider this video on Dutch traffic calming”

    Explains how road design naturally slows traffic.

    broguinn, 2025-05 · Recommendation · in “New Study: Waymo is reducing serious crashes and making streets safer”

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

Topics: netherlands, street design, road safety, urban planning, cycling

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