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   13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Friday, 20-Sep-2024 17:49:11 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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   @notjustbikes I would honestly benefit from this, too, because I hope to do some touring including NL, so it would be a great resource!

   I've only cycled in Cyprus (juuust starting to introduce segregation but shared road sections are terrifying because no one looks for cyclists, the only place I've been thrown over a car), the UK - mostly London (rewards aggressively defensive riding) and rural parts of France (much more chill, but honestly it's mostly club riders out here + village pavement users).

   It sounds like the US people are mostly unfamiliar with traffic signalling and how to navigate mixed-use areas.

   Being generous, I guess they maybe don't have those things where they're from, if their individual cities were very car-orientated.

   I swear local traffic rules pamphlets should be made available for people to pick up at international travel hubs.

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     Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱 (notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com)'s status on Friday, 20-Sep-2024 17:49:15 JST Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱

     YouTube has started showing me videos of Americans coming to the Netherlands and cycling around, and I can't stop cringing.

     They have no idea where they're going, they ride like they're in the Tour de France, and they very obviously don't know the rules of the road.

     They mean well, but holy shit do some basic research before showing up. You're not in Portland anymore.

     I have been putting it off for ages, but I'm really going to have to make a video about how to visit the Netherlands.