A day in Amsterdam

[bof]

fietsverhuur = bicycle hire. When I put that in Google I got this rather useful looking site that has an English version too.

http://www.nederlandfietsland.nl

Often in Amsterdam you can cycle the "wrong way" down one way roads. No entry signs with "Uitgezonderd Fiets" or some abbreviation of that, signed underneath.

It's a while since I lived there, but my memory is you are expected to use bike lanes and obey cyclists' traffic lights - some bigger junctions can be a bit confusing due to the road bike lanes and pavement all convering and having different light phases.

 

[Koga]

You have to use bike lanes. I can also confirm that there are slightly different traffic rules in Holland (give way to traffic from the right) on top of an unregulated traffic code. My tip, just take it easy and go with the flow, of which there should be plenty in Amsterdam !

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Tell us when you will be there, find this and give us all a wave. I promise to wave back.

 

[Koga]

[QUOTE 2715654, member: 45"]My experience of Amsterdam is that, regardless of what you're supposed to do, it's pretty much a cyclist's free-for-all. Organised chaos, which no-one seems to bat an eyelid at. It would give some of our headcam warriors several heart attacks.[/quote]
Indeed organised chaos, it is easy going, but it is pretty well organised (other then the permitted chaos) and underpinned by rules which will be used if and when required. I am not trying to scare anybody, just making you aware as some tourist think everything goes, well it does until you are picked up on it.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Often in Amsterdam you can cycle the "wrong way" down one way roads. No entry signs with "Uitgezonderd Fiets" or some abbreviation of that, signed underneath.

One of my favourite signs. :-)

 

[Koga]

One of my favourite signs. :-)

Just remember to cycle on the correct side of the one way street !

 

[User169]

And be prepared for the fact that on-coming traffic won't give you much room.

 

[Koga]

And be prepared for the fact that on-coming traffic won't give you much room.

on narrow roads...

 

[snorri]

(well someone had to say it)

You can be so coarse at times

 

[snorri]

One of my favourite signs. :-)

My favourite Dutch language word

 

[Koga]

My favourite Dutch language word

What about Fietspad:

Optional



Compulsory:

 

[CopperBrompton]

And be prepared for the fact that on-coming traffic won't give you much room.

They don't get much choice with the trike

 

[Koga]

They don't get much choice with the trike

You have not been in Amsterdam....

 

[CopperBrompton]

You have not been in Amsterdam....

I have, and so has my trike :-)

 

[Koga]

I have, and so has my trike :-)

Well you must have encountered tourist, not locals