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The Best Country in the World for Drivers

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes argues that the Netherlands, famed for cycling, is also the best country for drivers. It explains how prioritizing walking, cycling and transit makes driving faster and more pleasant.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as the argument that better alternatives to driving also improve things for drivers, and as an introduction to Dutch urban planning.

  • 9 people recommended it
  • 8 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “a channel that really opened my eyes on how terrible urban planning is in america.”

    Channel on American urban planning problems

    cultofmetatron, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Designing transport for humans, not econs”

  2. “I would recommend you have a look at Not Just Bikes on YouTube”

    Car-independent countries are still best to drive in

    Improvotter, 2021-12 · Recommendation · in “Changes in Dutch streets throughout the years (photo album)”

  3. “Here is a video that explains it further”

    Explains forced driving in America

    xputer, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes”

  4. “For more arguments than can fit in this margin, see”

    Why drivers benefit from bike lanes

    Kim_Bruning, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gateway to urban progress”

  5. “See this video for how these kinds of policies benefit drivers directly[1].”

    Reducing car traffic benefits drivers directly

    _dain_, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London”

  6. “One of the many excellent videos on the Not Just Bikes YouTube channel [1] shows how the Netherlands has done it.”

    Shows how the Netherlands did it

    mitchbob, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “A global climate solution – if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs”

  7. “If you have 15 minutes to spare, watch this video”

    Cities for other modes also help drivers

    LeChuck, 2024-07 · Recommendation · in “If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity”

  8. “Check out this video, it describes Dutch urban planning pretty well”

    Describes Dutch urban planning

    nehal3m, 2026-04 · Recommendation · in “The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Where Do We Go from Here?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: netherlands, driving, cycling infrastructure, urbanism, traffic

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