The Netherlands has a bicycle network of numbered junctions that can be used to plot a (recreational) cycle route. The advantage over previous systems is the great freedom with which routes can be planned.
The system started in Belgium and is slowly but surely finding its way to the North of the Netherlands.
This video shows and explains the system.
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History of Cycle Paths in the Netherlands
It is impossible to single out one reason for the fact that the Dutch have more cycle paths than any other nation in the world. Many factors contributed to this phenomenon. But is interesting to look at one of the historic aspects.
This video is not a comprehensive explanation of the development of transportation in the Netherlands. This video is just highlighting one of the many aspects that made the Dutch think a main road is not complete without a cycle path. The video focuses on the 'how' it happened not on the 'why' it happened.
This video is not a comprehensive explanation of the development of transportation in the Netherlands. This video is just highlighting one of the many aspects that made the Dutch think a main road is not complete without a cycle path. The video focuses on the 'how' it happened not on the 'why' it happened.
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