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Old 02-19-19, 02:26 PM
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Rowan
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The OP has only just discovered this about Amsterdam?

Several things in my experience as someone who has been there on several occasions.

The bike path situation, while looking grand, can result in serious downgrading of level quality. And if you want to ride on the road with a bike path running parallel to it, be prepared for really aggressive driving skills and attitudes towards someone not wanted on roads. The density of bike usage is so bad in some parts that, as some of the pictures illustrate, it is almost impossible to get anywhere with any level of efficiency. And the bike parking becomes intimidating on footpaths for ordinary pedestrians.

On the whole, the visit to Amsterdam was not something I particularly enjoyed as a bike rider, compared with a few other Netherland places once out of there.
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