BicycleDutch: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "How the Dutch got their cycle paths", hN uses it as the standard short answer to whether car-dominated cities can become bike-friendly, since the Dutch had to fight for it.
- 9 HN recommenders 9 months 2013–2022explainerHN uses it as the standard short answer to whether car-dominated cities can become bike-friendly, since the Dutch had to fight for it.
- 3 HN recommenders 4 months 2017–2026explainerHN cites it to show that cycling infrastructure also serves disabled and mobility-impaired people.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2018–2024demoHN uses it as visual evidence that cycling can move huge numbers of commuters in little space.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2012–2022explainerHN uses it as the standard reference for how the Netherlands solves cyclist and driver conflicts at intersections.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2015–2020explainerRecommended as a short, comprehensive look at Dutch junction design, often cited when discussing intersections as a solved problem.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2010–2017demoHN links it as a vivid example of what bike-centred cities look like in debates on cars, helmets and urban design.
- cited 4× 0 months 2016–2022explainerLinked as the go-to demonstration that the cyclist-versus-driver conflict at intersections is a solved design problem.
Questions
Which BicycleDutch video does Hacker News recommend most?
How the Dutch got their cycle paths: recommended in 9 different months by 9 HN users between 2013 and 2022.
Is this every BicycleDutch video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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