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[–] Darkblue 68 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yeah, The Netherlands really shows that it's a rich country with it's infrastructure. Maybe the best in the world, especially when you add everything together:

  • good public transport (train schedules are unreliable though)
  • great bicycle infrastructure (only Denmark compares)
  • great roads
  • but what really seals the deal: the level of maintenance and cleanliness: in all European countries you see blown out tires and crap at the side of the road. Not in The Netherlands. Accident? Lane blocked, stewards mostly first to arrive. Damage to road? It gets fixed in hours if needed.
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds a bit like Switzerland

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Switzerland doesn't have the bike infrastructure.

[–] coyootje 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah the trains kinda suck sometimes. They're nice when they're going on schedule but lately it's been pretty messy. Also, they're just getting more and more expensive

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Let's be honest, high population density, friendly climate and flat terrain make infrastructure pretty easy. The only thing they have to content with is danger of flooding from the North Sea

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago

wait a minute their grass is actually greener 😯

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Obligatory reminder that your favourite urban planning explainer has a Mastodon - https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sadly people didn't allow healthy discussion to exist there and made him burnout

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Oh dear - and Technology Connections doesn't sound too happy with the Mastodon/Lemmy integration either!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tell Romania and Bulgaria that there are no more borders. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

One of these days, fratelemeleu, one of these days...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

I was expecting a sudden drop in elevation

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Money invested in infra is never money wasted. Kudos to the Netherlands.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The comparison to beach empty and beach full season is stark.

[–] cazyius 6 points 2 years ago

Looks like Denmark too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The roads in Belgium are a running joke in the Netherlands. The difference in road quality is so big

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

And where Belgium ends.

~~I shamelessly stole this comment~~

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

in my town they rebuilt the street to the border of the Netherlands and it took them around 2 years to make the paintings for the bike lanes

[–] buzzywuzzy 1 points 2 years ago

I prefer dedicated bike lanes instead of some red and white paint markings on a road. But yeah, Belgium is a notorious neighbor in terms of road and infrastructure maintenance. Crossing borders by car, you can hear and feel the vast difference in road quality between Belgium and The Netherlands.