Junction design in the Netherlands
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a short, comprehensive look at Dutch junction design, often cited when discussing intersections as a solved problem.
What it is
A five-minute BicycleDutch episode showing how Dutch junctions are designed so cyclists and pedestrians can cross safely. It explains the layout choices that separate and protect them.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2015 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Recommends IkmoIkmo · 2015-08 · on “Münster’s iconic ‘waste of space’ photo keeps on giving”
Welcome :) There's quite a few interesting videos on traffic design in the Netherlands, junction design is a big topic, as well as separating lanes. Videos like these might be fun to watch: [LINK] If it piques your interest, there's more comprehensive videos too like this one which is still only 5 minutes: [this video]
Cites bane · 2017-06 · on “Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands?”
The impression I got from Amsterdam is that the city (and by extension the Dutch) has simply accepted all the behaviors that cyclists will do in a less cyclist friendly environment (run stop signs, ignore pedestrians, turn without signing and so on), and then just built infrastructure to support that natural behavior. As a pedestrian unfamiliar with the city, at first I found it hugely annoying that so little space was left to pedestrians, but once I figured out where not to stand, I started to have a much better appreciation for how it contributes the functioning of the city. In fact, I was kind of surprised at how little boat traffic there is these days. Having read and watched some videos
Cites Muximize · 2020-12 · on “Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work and nobody wants”
It's one of the things Copenhagen can learn from the Netherlands, where it's a solved problem at most intersections: [this video] [LINK] Also see [LINK] from 6 minutes on for right turns in Copenhagen.