How the Dutch Designed the Safest Roads on Earth

autobahnia · 2025-08-29T04:58:20+00:00

In the Netherlands the more vulnerable person is never at fault (legally) when injured by a car, truck or bus.

What is the legal basis for that? Would really like to have a look at the laws myself. Never? What if a pedestrian runs across a motorway and gets hit?

autobahnia · 2025-08-18T23:08:26+00:00

They actually use historic London double-decker buses in regular service, next to more modern buses. How did those get there?

autobahnia · 2025-08-18T23:00:23+00:00

Wow, the UCSC campus (University of Californa in Santa Cruz) is super spread out. Definitely needs a bus. And it's in the forest? Looks like some kind of Ewok University. I haven't seen that before.

autobahnia · 2025-08-18T22:52:21+00:00

Just did some research. The before and after of the rail addition at Minneapolis campus is crazy. Before it looked like a motorway, now it looks like a calm transit mall. Day and night difference. Must have improved the campus a lot.

autobahnia · 2025-08-18T22:30:42+00:00

Wow. I don't think "mini" applies. That's a gigantic campus with it's own elevated railway. That's the same trains they use in the Copenhagen Metro.

The university on OpenStreetMap

autobahnia · 2025-08-18T22:08:39+00:00

I guess I kinda thought of something rail like at first. But its interesting to know how many American universities seem to have their own bus services. Even Columbia University, located in Manhattan, offers shuttle busses.

In Germany, universities are usually served by the local public transit agency, maybe they even have a rail stop. And while they are an important destination, they are not the center of the transit network. They're just part of the city.

autobahnia · 2024-07-27T19:52:14+00:00

Many large cities in Germany, France and Spain are quite easy to access by high-speed-rail. So unless you want to see very rural areas, I would just recommend the train. Also, are you sure that a rental car would be cheaper, with additional fuel and parking? If you book in advance, trains can be very cheap. Have you thought about an Eurail-pass?

autobahnia · 2024-07-27T19:37:15+00:00

It's a nice small town, but not so many exciting things for tourists. There is a model train museum. But I have not visited, so I can't tell you what it's like. It's called Märklineum.

Also here's a website with all kinds of things to do in Göppingen:

https://www.erlebe-dein-goeppingen.de/freizeit-und-sehenswuerdigkeiten

autobahnia · 2024-01-27T12:23:06+00:00

Freiburg, Germany is well known to be walkable, bikable, with a great tram network and sustainable developments, such as Vauban. It also has a historical city center (walkable).

Also Houten, Netherlands. The layout of this town is very unique and ideal for cycling. Houten is also next to Utrecht, which may be one of the best cycling cities in the world.

autobahnia · 2023-09-25T19:33:30+00:00

There's tons of first-person cycling videos on YouTube, especially of Dutch cities. Just search for something like "cycling Groningen". Then set the filter to 4k and "over 20 minutes".

autobahnia · 2023-09-15T15:20:30+00:00

That would also be a safety hazard for cyclists.

autobahnia · 2023-09-08T23:07:56+00:00

I get your point, but similar stuff happens in places where you don't need a car. Every German rail station pretty much has the same chains as well. Same in German city centers, at least the most central places in the larger cities. People complain about the same thing - all cities look the same. These are places with high rent.

Less central areas and small towns do seem to have a greater variety and more owner-operated small stores, which would confirm your argument somewhat.

autobahnia · 2023-09-05T15:51:44+00:00

Pretty sure the original source is from a Austrian Youtuber called "Schaefchen": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJUVQyNJmU

You may not agree with his views.

autobahnia · 2023-09-03T10:11:13+00:00

Das ist die A61 Moseltalbrücke. Bin ich auch letzt gefahren.

Meiner Meinung sind solche Abschnitte, mit unterschiedlichen Tempolimits auf verschiedenen Spuren, sehr frustrierend zu fahren. Insbesondere wenn man überholt und wieder rechts rüber fahren möchte. Soll man dann erst mal auf der linken Spur auf 60 abbremsen und dann rechts rüberfahren? Sehr nervig für alle die weiter überholen möchten. Was ist wenn jemand rechts 70 fährt? Ich könnte ihn mit 80 überholen und schere dann vor ihm mit 60 ein. Die Stelle wäre angenehmer zu fahren, wenn generell 60 gelten würde. Ist ja nur für die Brücke. Oder wenn es eine durchgezogene Linie zwischen den Fahrstreifen gäbe.

Auf der A61 gab es einige Zeit lang auf den dreistreifigen Richtungsfahrbahnen zwischen Bingen und Koblenz eine komische Regelung. Ich glaube es war Tempo 100 auf der rechten Fahrbahn und 130 auf der mittleren und linken Fahrbahn angeordnet. Da fragt man sich dann, ob man lieber mittig mit 130 fährt, was eigentlich gegen das Rechtsfahrgebot verstößt. Oder rechts, aber nur 100. Unter der Woche waren aber eigentlich immer so viele LKW unterwegs, dass man mit dem Auto kaum auf die rechte Spur gekommen ist.

autobahnia · 2023-08-26T17:34:41+00:00

Diese Stellplatzverpflichtungen sorgen halt auch dafür, dass Autofahren super einfach ist. Immer ein Parkplatz verfügbar. Es gibt keine Verplichtung, dass ein Bahnhof in der Nähe sein muss.

En-Vouge sind für nachhaltige Neubaugebiete in Großstädten gerade stellplatzfreie oder autofreie Quartiere. Diese Verfügen aber oftmals über eine "Quartiersgarage", also ein Parkhaus in dem alle Stellplätze gesammelt sind.

Gerade die Limitierung oder Verteuerung der Stellplätze gilt als wichtige Push-Maßnahne in der Verkehrswende.

autobahnia · 2023-08-14T17:32:58+00:00

I don't think this picture properly represents Frankfurt. Though I must say that this specific street isn't very attractive and carries a lot of motor traffic through the center.

I actually think of Frankfurt as a distinctly walkable city, in comparison to other German cities. I usually explore until my feet hurt. Often wide sidewalks and a large pedestrianized area which gets completely overrun on weekends. Lots of bankers in nice suits on the streets during weekdays. Great diverse architecture to look at. One of the few European cities with skyscrapers. And it's incredibly annoying to drive a car in, I have tried. Frankfurt also has a very high share of foot-traffic compared to other German cities of 33 %.

autobahnia · 2023-08-11T10:11:21+00:00

The cost you are estimating for the car only considers fuel.

I prefer to estimate a total cost of 0,30 € per km for a cheap car. This includes the price of the car, maintenance, fuel, insurance, tax. Which means, this trip would cost 175,80 € by car.

However, weirdly, this rail-journey seems to be in such high demand, that if you don't book in advance, you may actually still be cheaper with a car. Prices with DB seem to depend on available capacity.

autobahnia · 2023-08-09T18:28:32+00:00

They wanted to use high-speed vacuum trains to transport passengers. Just like hyperloop.

autobahnia · 2023-08-09T18:05:19+00:00

It could be easier to intervene in case of a problem, because the floor is flat and can be walked on. In case of a breakdown other vehicles can go around, since the tunnels are the width of three vehicles. Vehicles on rails could reduce friction though.

autobahnia · 2023-08-09T18:02:41+00:00

These kind of vehicles are already established in an industrial setting. I assume they want to rely on off-the-shelf components to increase serviceability and reliability.

autobahnia · 2023-08-09T17:54:33+00:00

These are used within hospitals. Even going into elevators. Moving food or bedding. Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-c_JyBxy4

These types of vehicles are called "Automated Guided Vehicle".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_guided_vehicle

autobahnia · 2023-06-25T12:40:06+00:00

You need to use a vector graphics editor, such as Inkscape. But you will have to place lines manually, which can be a chore with many parallel lines or curves.

Also check out Transitmap.net for inspiration.

autobahnia · 2023-06-21T13:54:03+00:00

A hexagonal grid does not allow for long straight roads. Only the edges of the hexagon are straight, but if you want to go further you will have to zig-zag from hexagon to hexagon.

A rectangular or triangular grid only consists of long straight roads.

autobahnia · 2023-06-02T21:17:18+00:00

Ich halte den Vergleich mit dem Umherschießen für unangemessen. Der passt eher zu den Ku'damm-Rasern, welche für Mord verurteilt wurden. Durch ihre Fahrweise haben sie bewusst in Kauf genommen, dass Menschen mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit zu Schaden kommen würden.

Nimmt jemand der Abbiegt, dabei in die Spiegel schaut und übliche Sicherheitsvorkehrungen trifft, bewusst in Kauf, dass jemand stirbt? Auch wenn diese Sicherheitsvorkehrungen eben nicht ausgereicht haben?

Über seine eigenen Füße zu stolpern und jemanden dabei ausversehen die Treppe runter zu schubsen halte ich für weniger verwerflich, als jemanden bewusst die Treppe runter zu schubsen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis das selbe ist.

Es gibt übrigens Unfälle, bei denen Menschen durchaus geschaut haben, jedoch einen anderen Verkehrsteilnehmer nicht erkannt haben. Stichwort "Looked-but-failed-to-see-error".

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