Cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950s

cookerg Says:

Feb 26, 2011 - A Hell of a lot less than died in car crashes in the USA during the same period.

StuInTokyo Says:

Feb 27, 2011 - Did you notice all of the fat overweight people riding those bicycles............?Yeah, me neither :)Great piece of filmDomo!

immasuperninja Says:

Mar 16, 2011 - the 50s was a very sketchy time period, just sayin

Anaheim666 Says:

Mar 25, 2011 - Here in Greece we are at least 60+ years behind this!

martingrau98 Says:

Mar 26, 2011 - the deaths from cycling accidents there is a rounding error compared to kids killed by motorists. The city of NY has 220 pedestrian and cyclist deaths at the hands of motorists in any given year. the numbers of people killed in cycling accidents isn't bit enough to tabulate.

TVismyopiate Says:

Apr 15, 2011 - Those Dutch bikes can have people holding their handlebars as they're really stable. I rode around Amsterdam for the first time in many visits last year and it was great, even though I was well toasted and cycling slowly.

TVismyopiate Says:

Apr 15, 2011 - no, you DO fall on your head, at least, when a car hits your side and makes you fall sideways into the road, you do. I was wearing a helmet, luckily. I was quite happy to be doing so, trust me!

slidestring1 Says:

Apr 16, 2011 - Zoals gezonde en levendige people. The wereld is veranderd en dus hebben we.

Gromitdog1 Says:

Apr 17, 2011 - Is there old bicycle clubs which are sentimental towards the bikes of the past similar to the emotional attachment to older cars here in north america?

kolbpilot Says:

Apr 20, 2011 - You know?, I'll bet my long gone Dutch mom would say the same. She left Baarn in the '50s to go to the middle of Kansas for several years. I'll bet that was an eye opener. I remember Baarn as well from the '60s, a lot of it still like this movie. Those memories of another time that will never come again.

stopglobalswarming Says:

May 3, 2011 - Wow, great video!

stopglobalswarming Says:

May 3, 2011 - Glad ya'll have really hard heads then. Helmet saved my life!

stanleyfan92 Says:

May 29, 2011 - @karlstade Indeed, the Netherlands got in Europe the least traffic deaths so i guess we're doing just fine :)

SuperPostman Says:

Jul 3, 2011 - Hey, a french velocar at 1:41 ! It's a shame, ours stupid french politics promote almost only the cars here... *_*

6of6 Says:

Jul 3, 2011 - You had me at the clogs!

MOIxROCKT Says:

Jul 10, 2011 - It looks like in the movies

lslavychecker Says:

Jul 21, 2011 - LOVE IT..No it is not like the movies,,many of us was and still is beautiful transportation...THANK YOU FOR VIDIO ...

sickone86 Says:

Aug 14, 2011 - Wel if you are raised with a bike you won''t fall

MarjWas Says:

Sep 5, 2011 - 1:48 zo'n mandje zat ik ook in!1:48 I was placed in a basket like that!

viviannev1 Says:

Oct 11, 2011 - Does anyone recognise which city/cities theses were filmed in?

tetrabee Says:

Oct 28, 2011 - It's got nothing to do with hard heads. It's a matter of biking with common sense in a place that has well-designed infrastructure. Sure helmets may have helped some cyclist in certain accidents, but at some point you just have to make a compromise between practicality/comfort or 'safety.' Life is risky. There would be less injuries if people wore helmets using stairs or walking on sidewalks as well. But at some point, you got to question how necessary that really is.

filmart1959 Says:

Nov 4, 2011 - Wonderful! I'm going to ride my bike a lot more!

Debbie321lopez Says:

Jan 3, 2012 - Aan de like/dislike te zien kan 1 iemand niet fietsen...Seen by the likes/dislikes i conclude that 1 person can't ride a bike...

ask412 Says:

Jan 16, 2012 - - not many, that's auto industry spin creating the 'fear'. You have fallen for one of last centuries great lies.

johnstock100 Says:

Jan 27, 2012 - Must get me bike out