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Rain water management in western Netherlands is vital.

Rain sensors to adjust bike signals before it rains

March 28, 2017 Hansonthebike 0

Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough it doesn’t rain that often when I want to bike, I do try to plan around a rain shower if possible when there is even a threat of rain. One of my best sources is the weather radar at the Environment Canada website. By estimating the speed of the incoming rain from the 7 images displayed, I can usually work around getting soaked. Rain sensors in the Netherlands are going to help getting you home dry. Rain sensors installed Netherlands’ cities installed rain sensors already a few years ago. When they detect rain, the computer adjusts traffic signals in [Read more…]

Dutch City of Leeuwarden About to Toss Out 1000 Traffic Signs

November 1, 2016 Hansonthebike 0

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Dutch try to use as few traffic signs as possible. The City of Leeuwarden found another 1000 to throw out.

The Unknown Amsterdam by Bike – Part 2

October 25, 2016 Hansonthebike 2

Reading Time: 6 minutesLast week, we started cycling to Amsterdam north and checked out some great places. This week we continue the trip along the waterfront.

The Unknown Amsterdam by Bike – part 1

October 18, 2016 Hansonthebike 6

Reading Time: 6 minutesAmsterdam is more than canals and coffee shops. We are going to explore the highlights of Amsterdam North by bike. It is not what you expect…

Cycling to the Quintessential Dutch Windmills

September 13, 2016 Hansonthebike 0

Reading Time: 6 minutesNot far from Haarlem and Amsterdam, the Zaanse Schans is a bike-able destination. We checked out 17th century saw mills, old farms, Dutch skies, a ferry and passed a waste facility that looked like a luxury hotel.

Cycling from Haarlem to De Haar Castle

August 12, 2016 Hansonthebike 1

Reading Time: 6 minutesthe Netherlands has a number of interesting castles. Today we combine a trip through the Green Heart of Holland with a visit to a castle.

Cycling to Hilversum (Netherlands): Where Modernism and Nature Meet

August 2, 2016 Hansonthebike 1

Reading Time: 6 minutesWe start at train station Naarden-Bussum. After a loop via several towns and fields of heather we arrive in Hilversum to admire modernist architecture.

A visit to Haarlem's Bio Dynamic Farm

July 26, 2016 Hansonthebike 0

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe paid a visit to a farm in Haarlem that is based on biodynamic principles. Volunteers, the city, a care facility and a private person came together to make it happen.

Haarlemse Hofjes (Almshouses)

July 25, 2016 Hansonthebike 1

Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen in Haarlem, take the self guided tour on the hofjes, those green oases in the city centre.

Grocery Deliveries by E-Bike in Amsterdam

June 12, 2016 Hansonthebike 2

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDutch super grocer Albert Heijn is testing grocery deliveries by cargo bike.

Hans on the Bike writes about cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region in Canada. Stay up to date with cycling developments in this bike friendly city with hundreds of kilometres of pathways.

Hans on the Bike is not a very competitive cyclist; most of the time he is cycling around town doing errands or guiding tourists while waving to friends.

As a bicycle tour guide, he hears tons of great feed back from people from all over the world. Even from the Dutch! This is encouraging.

Ms. Hans on the Bike cycles too and is often the voluntold for Hans’ pictures. She famously declared she was not going to bike below +10C but lowered the treshold to -10C over time.

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