Getting Around The Netherlands - Bikes, MicroCars and Trains OH MY - Jovie's Home
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Today I'm sharing the different ways people get around The Netherlands. Thanks a lot to the viewer who suggested this video - I appreciate you!
Websites mentioned:
9292 - Travel Planner for Public Transportation 9292.nl/
NS.NL - Travel Planner for Trains www.ns.nl/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:03 Construction Update
01:44 Walking - Don't be a jerk
04:24 Cycling/Mopeds/Microcars - special status for cyclists
08:16 Public Transportation (Bus/Tram/Metro/Train)
11:34 Cars
16:39 Outtro
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Other people probably said so too but the 'tie' in 'transportatie' (and in most dutch words with 'tie' at the end like 'locatie' or 'organisatie') has a hidden S in it, like 'tsie'.
Yeah it's pretty similar to location and organisation in English, only the T being pronounced more like "sh" instead of "ts" in the Dutch version.
Those bike lanes are red for a reason: it's tourist blood
Like American beaches because of Jaws
a bad joke. I am sorry.
Jovie it's time for you to start cycling and show your kids it's safe to do so when they are able too on their own!
Overcome your fears! Start Sundays less traffic!
please do this for your children!
Yeah!
We got a lot of "zondagrijders" which are worse....
I never really learned to bike 🚴🏻😔 and never missed it but I’m facing the prospect of moving to the Netherlands and I’m freaking out I’ll die on a bike accident 😩
@@paolasanchez9870 you do know that the NL are the safest country in the world to ride bikes, right?
Just correcting one error/incorrect advise, when you walk on a road with no sidewalks, it is customary to walk on the far left side of the road. By doing so you see the oncoming traffic and can verify (eye contact) that they have seen you and you can react accordingly. Either they will go around you or you can step of the road
About walking on roads without a sidewalk: as I live in a village, near some roads in the polder that neither have a sidewalk or bicycle lanes, my parents taught me to always walk on the left. So that you can always see the traffic on your side of the road coming towards you and can see if they saw you.
I was taught this as well and used to be amazed how few people seem to know this. This is even more important during poor or dark light conditions and also applicable when there's no better option than walking on the bicycle lane. However, after doing a little bit of research it makes sense why nobody seems to know this anymore: that law was scrapped in 1991. The current position is that (individual) pedestrians should decide on a case by case basis which side of the road they deem safest for them to walk on. In the case of an accident there are other laws that can cover all the situations (i.e. the infamous article 5 which basically covers everything).
This actually makes a lot of sense since not all road infrastructure is created equal and it's easy to imagine situations where walking on the right side is arguably safer. Fun fact: the rules are different when walking in a group, in that case the group should behave like a car of cyclist. What exactly is a group is whole other thing though. 🙄
That is really annoying. it's one thing if you do that on provincial road and you walk besides the road. but really bad if you do that on bike lanes. (especially those joggers. stay on your own side. ) don;t ghost walk. btw it's WRONG to, if a cyclist hit you then it's yr own fault ! and i refuse to change lanes cos a jogger or a walker walks on the wrong side. I take great pleasure seeing them jump out of the way !
(it's okay to walk on the left IF you step off the lane/road when there is on coming traffic. but they don't cos parents told them it's good i guess )
@@shrike6259 I just looked this up because I was under the impression that walking on the left side was mandated by law. It used to be but apparently they changed it in 1990. currently pedestrians are allowed to use either side of the road if there is no sidewalk. So legally you're in the wrong.
@@rixtedewolff8966 Walking on the left side is safer, you see the upcoming traffic. They shouldn't have changed the law imo
@@shrike6259 .. and what happens when they don't or can't see or hear you? That a**hole behavior. I can't always hear cyclists when they come up behind me, and yet they get pissed at me for not jumping out of the way (and I can't move all that fast, anyway). If it's a car driver's fault in hitting a cyclist, then the same should apply to cyclists and pedestrians (the faster mover needs to account for the slower mover). Where I live cyclists often ride on the sidewalks, even when there's a bicycle lane literally right next to it.
My mom uses a wheelchair and she recently got a tiny remodeled micro car that has the chairs taken out and that she can roll her wheelchair into. It's really great because now she can visit us or get groceries by herself again.
That's great, I'm so glad to hear that she can have that independence.
Hi Martian, that is great.
I am soon going to move to Netherlands and my husband has a walking limitations, I think the solution you mentioned might be great help in my situation. Will it be possible to share more details or links about procedure or car modification options that could be possible to have in Netherlands
Great video aunt jovie as always. Such a joy to watch your video's each time I see you. Well done young lady and thanks for sharing your life and times with us that watch your channel. Outstanding.
Italy is full of microcars. Especially where traffic and parking is hell, like in Rome. A lot of teenagers have it, you need a special licence for that and you can ride it from 16y.o.
In Poland you don't need driving license for microcar, so people without it are using them as normal car. It become more and more popular.
When there is no sidewalk, you are required to walk on the LEFT side of the road or bicycle lane so you can see traffic coming and traffic can see you.
If there is no sidewalk/pavement available, you can use first the bike pad or second the (car)road (if it's permitted). However, you need to walk against traffic, so the left side of the road.
So traffic behind you can easily pass you, and you can make eye contact with oncoming traffic.
But never go walking or cycling on the highway. It is not allowed but also very dangerous!!!
Hey hey it was a very good video.
And that why i love my bike. We even have spots were you can stall your bike for free and they watch it. So if you want to go to the city center for a few hours you know your bike is safe.
Probably a Dutch person should be saying this, but I just wanted to point out that the pronunciation of 'tie' at the end of a word like politie, transportatie or competitie, etc. sounds more like TZEE instead of TEE.💞
Hi Jovie, I’m pretty sure the micro cars exist in France and Italy aswell, since several brands are in fact French or Italian. For instance Ligier, Aixam and Chatenet are French and Casalini is Italian. A lot of elderly people use these, but nowadays it is considered quite fashionable for teenagers under 18 to use these micro cars. This is because the micro cars are considered as a moped by law, so you need at least a moped drivers license and youngsters between 16 and 18 are not allowed to drive a regular car solo. The fact that these micro cars are quite expensive makes’m status symbols for these younsters and they are arriving dry on their destination on rainy days, which we have a lot in The Netherlands as you know, unlike riding a moped.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE... YOUR BOB!!! Looks really good on you, makes you more youthful and younger!
Love your videos! We used to take the train from Cologne, Germany to get to the Netherlands! And we saw that a lot of people in Amsterdam and around the area that love to ride bikes! They ride their bikes there like it’s a car, lol, but it was cool… It’s so accessible to get everywhere in Europe unlike in the US. You can take the train, fly for a reasonable price, etc… We miss living in Europe so much, it was the best time of our lives! We lived in Spangdahlem, Germany for 4 years and ventured to so many different countries…If we do go back, we are definitely going back to visit Amsterdam and Rotterdam. People were friendly and the vibe is amazing! It’s breathtaking!
we sure do love our bikes! (aggressively eats a piece of a year old cheese while stomping my wooden shoe on the ground)
Friendly request for our expats in The Hague, please use bicycle lanes or the road when biking, not the footpaths. Otherwise you will endanger or even hurt the pedestrians.Thank you 😀
yeah those people who go full speed on the side walk and then use their bell when they are 5 seconds behind you only to give out an annoying sigh suck
There are two types of moped. One kind is more equivalent with bicycles, the other not. Hence you'll see some "mopeds" in the bicycle lane, even when the traffic sign says that mopeds should not be there. They have this colored tag on the front fender: yellow for real mopeds (
True mopeds (bromfietsen) must be limited to both 45km/h and 49cc. Helmets are mandatory. However nowadays yellow colored tags are no longer required on the front. Numberplates in the other hand must be yellow with 6 black digits (numbers & letters). Within city limits these must drive on the main roads.
Restricted mopeds (snorfietsen) must be limited to 25km/h. Helmets aren't required and these slower type mopeds must use bicycle lanes wherever available. Orange tags aren't required anymore on the front, but they carry blue licence plates with 6 white digits.
Microcars are considered handicapped vehicles, with very similar rules applying as to mopeds. They must have (cheaper) moped insurance, no tax on the other hand, can park anywhere (also on the sidewalk), for free even.
Construction speed is limited to 45km/h, weight to 350kg, petrol engines to 50cc but diesel and electric engines can theoretically have infinite cc's/ torque as long as power delivery is no more than 4kW. Often they come equipped with two cilinder diesel engines.
Regarding electric bicycles and on a more personal note: They're not faster than seasoned cyclists and if you really find it difficult to take cyclists' speeds into account (slower than almost anything on the road!), maybe you shouldn't drive a car on Dutch roads.
Plenty of choice to get from A to B without possibly killing a cyclist as Jovie piointed out: Busses, trams, metros, trains, sidewalks. Add cabs, planes, ferries, microcars and bicycles to that and we're all golden.
I'm one of those elderly people who actually drives the Dutch made 'Canta2' .. it's a microcar (45km), but the only one allowed to drive on the bicycle paths as well as on the surface streets (60/80). You don't need a license (though I do), you can park on the sidewalk plus you don't have to wear a seatbelt. I absolutely love it because I have far more mobility and protection from the elements than I did when I owned a bike/moped. Vive la Hollander!
It's technically a moped so you do need to have a license. It just doesn't have to be a car license. Type AM is enough.
@@burgienl Niet om dwars te zijn, maar er is duidelijk een verschil tussen de moped en de Canta. Deze uitleg heb ik via het bedrijf ontvangen:
A Canta can travel up to 45 kph and because it is only 1.1 meters wide, it has been classified as a mobility aid rather than a moped car. As such, it can be driven on bike paths, foot paths, sidewalks (at a maximum speed of 6 kph) and on local roads (with a maximum speed limit of 80 kph).
The Canta does NOT require the driver to have a Class AM4 license but they must be at least 16 years of age.
Groetjes🌹
I'm glad it's working so well for you! Thanks for sharing!
@@LindaCasey wacht ff, die invalideautootjes hebben weer hun eigen regelgeving? Nederland zou Nederland niet zijn als het ergens geen uitzondering voor zou verzinnen.... LOL ;-)
Wel idioot dat je met zo'n ding op een 80km weg mag rijden trouwens. Het overige verkeer rijdt daar 2 keer zo hard.
@@burgienl Dat ben ik met je eens, dus rij ik daar nooit op. Ik blijf zo veel mogelijk veilig uit de weg van snelheid. 😁
Thank you so much, I'm making plans now and prepare to move from my home in Lincoln, NE to some where in the Netherlands, thanks for the informative video, I will prepare myself to spend a lot of money if I want my driver's license in the Netherlands
Some places don't have a pedestrian path but a bicycle one only, good to know we can walk on them at the right. I did it a few times because there was no other route sometimes.
We use to walk on the left side of the road when there is no pavement/bikelane. When there is a bike lane, take the one on the left side of the road and walk on the left side of the bike lane so you can see uncomming cyclists and make eye contact.
It makes me very uncomfortable to walk on the right side of a bike lane, you dont know what is happening behind you.
5:38 "With great power comes great responsibility" - Uncle Ben
Here's a money saving tip for parking. Most cities have these P+R parking garages at the outskirts. You park and then you take a tram, metro or bus for the last part of the journey. There's a P+R at Amsterdam Olympic Stadium for example. Just get a ticket at the P+R entrance and go in. At the end of the day as you come back and put the ticket into the slot of the machine it'll give you the normal hourly rate first which can indeed be stupendously expensive. But the machine also has a OV chip card reader and as soon as you scan your OV card the price basically drops with about 90%. Now you have to make sure you actually used it for public transport that day because otherwise it doesn't work. The only downside of P+R parking spaces is that space can be limited and sometimes you have to wait a bit, sometimes up to 30 minutes, for new parking space to become available. It's quite common for cars to be in line at the entrance of the parking garage, waiting to be allowed in. But it saves a lot of money so it can be totally worth it. I'm sure there's a website somewhere to find all these P+R places.
A good altenative are these parking apps for cheaper spaces. Oftentimes business car parks or private spaces are offered as cheap parking spaces because they're not being used in the weekends or holidays. They often allow you to park the whole day for say 5 to 10 euros. And when there's a gate the app gives you a code to open it.
With a bit of creativity there are lots of ways to save money on parking. :)
For a comparison, parking garages for bicycles at trainstations or sometimes in citycenters, give you your first 24 hours for free, after that you pay a little charge per day. In most cases you can also rent an OVfiets (bike) here.
These both use the OV Chipkaart as a way of paying.
Btw Utrecht Central Station now has the biggest bicycle parking garage in the world, (12.500 places).
If there isn't a pedestrian walkway and only a road for cars and bikes. You should walk on the left side of the road facing the opcomming trafic. That way you can make eye contact or at least estimate if the traffic is aware of you. You don't want to be hit by a car that simply hadn't noticed you.
Nice video about vervoer :) the word of the day could have been : ontmoedigingsbeleid we want as little use of cars and more use of public transport and bikes. Our gouvernement invests in these , so they hope the car isnt used as much.
It's important to distinguish "Microcars" from the small, two-seater SMART cars, that are actual, full-blown CARS, that are highway and Motorway legal - Versus all the other Microcars, that should be considered moped-mobiles. They are technically classed as "Quadricycles" under legislation in many European countries. They are NOT Highway or Motorway legal, because of their LOW Top Speed of 45 kp/h or 29 mph - and NOT offering much Crash Protection !!
When I went to the US for the first time I was 21 and was able to rent a car because I was from outside the. Americans needed to be 23 to rent a car. In my perception American drivers learn from their father or brother and mistakes are copied over and over again. Besides that a drivers test (I did mine in Florida) is laughable simple and cheap. The death tole of drivers are many, many times higher in the US because of this than in the Netherlands.
True, lessons from a proper licensed driving instructor aren’t even obligatory. Incredibly how insanely stupid American law can be.
Americans can be excellent drivers. We learn at a much younger age. It is a much larger country with bigger roads, bigger cars and bigger parking spaces. I agree that Americans don't drive that well in Europe but it's mostly because we're not used to such narrow roads and parking spots. We also have varied terrain so its not fair to make a comparison. I did pay for lessons from a former police officer with babysitting money at 16 because my parents traveled a lot and I wanted to get my license and be done with it. It's not required by law to have professional lessons but they are widely available.
@@melissah7166 Anyone can drive on large open roads where the most you have to worry about is a pothole or a traffic light. That doesn't make someone a good driver. A good driver knows how to safely drive in mixed traffic on roads designed to limit your speed. Because it aren't the highways where most accidents happen. It are the 30km/h and 50km/h roads where drivers often don't have right of way and have to share the road with cyclists.
Also, the Netherlands isn't Europe. The Netherlands is one of the toughest countries in Europe to drive in. Specifically because our infrastructure is designed around all traffic, not just cars. Even our neighbours in Germany and Belgium are more car centric.
@@rendomstranger8698 As a Belgian I can confirm this, bike roads are much safer and more widely available in the Netherlands. King Car still rules Belgium and the rest of Europe. Improvements are being made though and everyone looks to the Netherlands in envy in this regard. Dikke pluim!
NS.nl also plans from door to door, and not only for the train. It even gives the route you have to walk to your destination
Yes, there are those microcards here un Spain. They are considered 50cc motorbikes, because this is their engine size límit and are used mostly for old people and people lacking a proper driver license
Other handy tip:
walk on the opposit side of the road (against the traffic) so you see everyone (bicycles/cars) comming up front and you can safely step aside.
This is even the preferred way of walking if you are walking outside the city boundries.
German here. Microcars aren't really a thing here. I think the Smart and VW Up are the smallest cars around here, but they still aren't their own category. I also have to admit that I haven't heard of those before. But, honestly, I wish we had something like that here. Parking in German cities is ridiculous (or used to be pre-pandemic), and a smaller car also tends to emit less and is better suited for electric motorisation. So, I'm a little jealous here. Thanks for the vid!
Well done
Hi Jovie, I liked this video as much as all your other ones.
I just have to say that, may be some other dutch person already told you, transportatie is not the correct translation in this matter. The better translation for "transporttion"in this meaning would be: "vervoer".
Thank you for a lot of interesting videos about our country. It's always nice to see the perspective of non dutch born people about the Netherlands. And you are a great ambassador!
The waterbus is a nice means of transport and you can take your bike with you.
NS.nl is also for every kind of PT, so it doesn’t really matter which one you’re using.
Omg, this video came at the right time! I am currently debating whether I should buy a car here in NL. Could you maybe do an exclusive video for cars? (costs, insurance, dos and donts)
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Love the haircut. Looks good!
Thank you!
i think micro cars tend to be used by the elderly, i believe they are subsidized partly for the elderly and those with physical conditions.
you need a moped license to drive one, it counts as a moped. which why they are also allowed to use the bicycle path (or at least they used to, im not so sure about it these days)
when i was still in school, i knew several guys my age that owned a micro car. since its basically a moped with the benefit of having a roof, radio, and a heater. :D
The micro cars were aimed at elderly and disabled but from what I've read (and seen here on CZcams) they are also popular among young people because they're so much cheaper than a car and it's so much cheaper to get a license for them.
Hi Jovie, i just returned from Austria.. They have the microcars there too..
I heard you talking about the 2 most common used apps/websites. I can recommend a 3rd, OVInfo is an app on your phone that shows to the minute where all busses, trains, etc in the Netherlands are. Including delays. This works for every busstop as wel. It has helped me tremendously for being on time at the stops.
Enjoy your short video,s. Future topics phone cost, app used, cable and internet cost, banking cards use. Thanks
About the micro car, closest we have is the Smart Car (made by Mercedes I think). England, UK but it’s just a normal car, just small
There are 2 types of microcars: the models that are used by the elderly and the disabled and then there are the spiffy looking microcars that are seen mainly in Amsterdam, and those are used by realtors, lawers and PR-companies, to get around the city quickly.
We have car lanes in northern Wisconsin, and a small gravel shoulder with steep ditches, so pedestrians and cyclists are in peril! I would love to see bicycle lanes and pedestrian walk paths, you are so fortunate living in the Netherlands! Now we have all these 4 wheel UTVs buzzing around, more like Cushman and some look like big kids toy transformer gocarts. The microcars would be an improvement if lithium battery electric motor drive is used.. Keep greening the Netherlands👑🌄.
Hi Jovie, an Australian learned me a trick to help him remember about the bike lanes. "Red is death".
On your frustration about the cost of using a car. It is very deliberate policy to make car use expenive, because public space is so much more pleasant without them and public transport is a reliable and comfortable alternative. Parking your car in a P&R outside the city center is much cheaper and most of the time it has a low price including free public transport to the city. I am afraid you need a bit more adjusting there. You are lucky though you live in the Randstad with real frequent public transport service. This is a whole different story when you live in the perifery. From where I live, there is a half hour service by stoptrain, no Intercity's. One Island to the north and one only has busses that run in the morning and late afternoon more frequent, but during the day on a hourly service. And here it is very hard to have economic transportation, because you can't do without a car.
One type of public transport I miss is the Waterbus or ferry. Not in Den Haag, but in other places you can hop on and of with your OV card.
Love your videos and don't get to distracted by the "view". :-)
In Belgium we also have micro cars. You need some basic lessons to drive but don't need a driver's license. It is indeed used by many elderly people but also some people with a handicap are using them. It's cheap. Oh and they don't need a license plate but most have a personal plate just for fun.
If you have to walk on the side of the road, or bikepath, stick to the left. Dutch kids all learn this in school. Also, if a bicycle hits a car from the back, you can be sure they're held 100% accountable.
Oh Jovie! I knew that you would forget mobility scooters! I don't know why but I did.
Mobility scooters aren't regular forms of transportation. Just like wheelchairs, they are for the disabled or the elderly who can't walk very far.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 I see so many mobility scooters in Dutch street videos, I commented to Jovie. For ANY disabled person mobility scooters are regular forms of transport, just as rollators, wheelchairs and electric wheelchairs are to the users of them. I don't need to be lectured on being disabled, because I am disabled, I should know this and indeed do. Thanks!
Oops! It's so hard to keep track of everything. Thanks for bringing them up!
Om misverstand te voorkomen, met ons woord transportatie bedoelen we: wegvoering naar een oord van ballingschap met verplichting, daar dwangarbeid te verrichten.
Most Americans are unaware how easy the US driving tests are [relatively speaking]. I learned to drive in California, and it was pretty well unheard of for anybody not to pass their test. In the UK, on the other hand, about 50% of learners fail at their first attempt. I'm pleased to say that not only did I pass first time in California, I also passed first time in England...and passed my motorbike test first time as well.
Hi Jovie! Love your videos. What about rideshares like Uber and Lyft?
Transport and transit of people (or even goods) is usually called 'vervoer (het)'. And we have some specific derivates like: 'personenvervoer' (transport/transit of people); 'goederenvervoer' (transport of goods); 'vrachtvervoer' (transport of freight); 'openbaar vervoer' (public transport). I've never heard 'transportatie (de)' -- noun, but we do use 'transport (het)' -- noun, and 'transporteren' -- verb which is a synonym of 'vervoeren'.
yes, they have the Smart cars in the US and Germany; those are really small and available as electric cars !! but I think they can go faster.
Those microcars exist in Germany as well. They can be operated with a licence valid for mopeds (class AM or old class 4), a car drivers license is not required. Their limitations are:
maximum speed: 45 km/h (28 mph) - maximum power: below 6 KW - engine size: below 50 cm3 - empty weight: below 425 kg (937 lbs). The microcar does not need a car registration and it is exempt from car tax. You need an insurance as for a moped and must affix the moped's insurance plates to the back of the car.
Just you know: We came through my husband’s job as high skill worker and we have more than 10 months living in the Netherlands and we could exchange the driving licenses without problem. It was so easy! :) I think we read that the only requirement is that you should have the 30% ruling to able to exchange it.
I agree with you. I have heard of this 180 day rule and thought I missed the chance but when I called our municipality (Eindhoven) they said its possible and I got mine.
I think she was confused with your own driving license is valid for 185 days. Then you need a Dutch one.
What actually is the 30%rulling?
A tax exemption for Highly skill immigrant that comes to the Netherlands. The person must be living in a country apart from the Netherlands of 150KM distance.
@@bekonic Yes I'm afraid she's in for a big surprise once that time has passed
Good video, Jovie. I won't mention 'transportatie', I promise :-). The law about liability for road accidents is a bit more complicated in the Netherlands, but you do get the hang of it. For more detailed videos about Dutch infrastructure and public transportation on CZcams, I recommend Not Just Bikes, A View from the Cyclepath and of course Bicycle Dutch. For tourists, walking on the bikelane, my Dutch frase of the day would be: AAN DE KANT! :-)
Thank you for the tip and for sharing your thoughts! I appreciate it!
In the Netherlands you have two kind of microcars 1) minder valide auto (scootmobiel) 2) brommobiel.
1) is meant for people who are disabled. Has a max speed of 25 kmh and is treated like a solex/snorfiets. It's actually a bike with helping engine and come in 3 or 4 wheels. The once with a disabled sticker may enter a pedestrian area. They also have a maxed width of I believe 90cm. No drivers licence needed just a one day able to drive certification for the insurance.
2) those are mostly with 4 wheels although there are some with 3 wheels. They go in the category bromfiets and basically are bikes with help engine to a max of 49.9 cc and a max speed of 45 kmh needing a drivers licence
If you want to look up some examples, 1 = Canta, 2= Biro.
@@hanneken4026 and not to forget Aixam 400
The bike is my transport, living and working in centre of Utrecht. And outside I'm in my car, my Saab, not environmentally the best choice, but I love my car especially at night.
Transportation engineer here. The Netherlands is the holy grail of transportation planning. The only reason the suburbs are a thing in the US is because transportation is heavily subsidized.
On average, we only take in about 30% of what is needed to maintain our roads from the gas tax. Developers often pay for new roads. That's why cities depend on suburban sprawl and downtowns are left to rot. Things would be very different if Americans were charged to real price to drive.
Hi Jovie, one form of public tranportatsie 😀you missed is the OVfiets that also works with the OV chipcard. You nearly got to the core of the car discussion. You nearly said it is not worth the money to have a car and that is exactly the reason driving a car is so expensive. Only use when it is really necesarry.
Parking costs in city centers are indeed sky high. Deliberately to disencourage bringing cars into the city centers. So take the bus, tram or cycle. (PS. in New York the tariffs are $12,50 per half hour...)
Wow, that is really expensive!
Microcars are basically mopeds with a roof, and are meant for disabled people to move around. As i understand, however, anyone can drive it..
We have them in Belgium too, and I noticed m in France too
But the liberal parking does require a special disabled/elderly permit/sticker iirc.
You have two types of mini cars. Ones that can go up to 25 km/h and ones who can go up to 45 km/h. The first ones are also known as Canta's are mainly for older en disabled people. They fall outside the law for a license and can be driven on a bike lane. The second is like a moped with a roof. You've got have a moped license and you can drive on roads with where bikes and mopeds are not allowed. When there is a traffic sign with a bike, a moped and a tractor on it, you can't drive there. On motorways and highways you can't drive either, of course. I drive an aixam and it has a diesel engine out of a small digger (about 500 cc). It's detuned to 45 km/h, clean it can go up to 80 km/h. It's built in France and there you can go up to 80 km/h.
Hoi hoi, we would say vervoer, not transportatie, like in Openbaar Vervoer 😊
I was thinking that too!
Driving a car in the Netherlands is much more complex compared to driving in the US (done that myself on 10+ holidays and found it super relaxing. Even in cities like LA or NewYork). It's all much smaller, more narrow, with cyclists, pedestrians so much less forgiving. So a Dutch driving exam can be quite tought, even with 20 years of experience in the US.
That sounds stressful! Thanks for sharing.
we call it a mini, mini is more dutch than micro mini is therefore more used here in the netherlands
For goods, machines etc. the words are "transport" (without atie) or (goederen)vervoer.
If driving to another (large) town, look out for a Park+Ride on the edge of town, much cheaper and easier than taking your car into the city centre. For example, Utrecht P+R costs €5, which includes parking for the day and return tram ride for ALL occupants of the car into the city centre.
I doubt you will see the P+R parking outside towns. Probably only in cities.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 there's not a good Dutch translation for the word town.. which makes it quite hard to know if you should use city or town. But he or she is talking about a large town. So it's clear he or she means "een grote stad". And places like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch etc. (Grote steden) have those P+R spots.
@@lightblue_12 Those you mention are the major cities in the country, not towns. There might be some confusion about towns but "grote stad"? That's always translated to city.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 I agree! I'm just saying that, because there is no Dutch word for "town".. a Dutch person who is describing "large towns" will always mean big cities. You could say Amsterdam is a city, Hilversum is a town and Lutjebroek is a village. But Amsterdam and Hilversum are, in Dutch, both cities. So a large town, as said by a Dutch person about Dutch towns, will mean cities.
Honestly, this is a lot of explaining to say that it's a bit "mierenneukerig" to try to correct this person... 😇❤️
Town = gemeente
Why the taxes so high in the Netherlands! Look at the dutch highways, roads and transportation infrastructure. It's one the best of the world (I guess).
Car taxes are a lot more than investments in roads. Thats why we call the car melk koe.
That is not a direct consequence. Exhibit A: Belgium. (thought it has improved a lot in the last decade)
In sweden we don`t have micro cars . But we have a lot of bicycle lanes, we have the same problem with people not following the rules.
It is probably a correct translation for transportation but I would go for "vervoer".
As for your Dutch word of the day, it's not TRANSPORTATIE. The translation is VERVOER. Another comment is that Dutch are taught that when you are a pedastrian and there's not a sidewalk available, walk on the LEFT side of the road so you see upcoming traffic, even when texting.
Mierenneukermodus: "Transport" is "vervoer", "transportatie/transporteren' is "het verplaatsen/verplaatsen" o.i.d.
Transportatie? I m from the dutch speaking part of Belgium and this word is totally strange to me, sounds like some recent english influence ( denglish). What was wrong with the words “vervoer” and “transport”?
You are right, and I am Dutch. The word is not used for transportation in the way it's used in this video.
Beam me up Scotty! :)
Isn't Denglish a combo of German (Deutsch) and English? We call that weird Dutch-English combo Steenkolenengels (at least that was the case last time I checked).
On transportatie, it's not a word used in this way and she also mispronounced it (blame Google for that one, she made effort to look it up). Vervoer or transport is indeed what we use here too (OV is the abbreviation for openbaar vervoer as well).
I can see where we could use the word transportatie, but it sounds like a weird anglification and feminization of the word transport to me.
The first thing that bothered me was the pronunciation and not the fact that we don't actually use the word (at least to my knowledge). What does that even say about me?
@Dirk De Meirleir: Thank you! I would have taken it for a Flemish influence on Google. :-)
As I feel it, "vervoer" is our general word for transport, but "transport" feels like "the act of transportation".
Someone 's gotta tell Jovie that you can't rely 100% on Google translate! 😉 ( The last 'tie' is pronounced as in 'politie' or 'natie' Jovie! ) . or better you say 'vervoer' or 'transport' as transportatie is an 'anglicsisme' .
Volgens mij is transportation vervoer in Nederlands. Because most car drivers also ride on a bike they tend to be less of a jerk towards cyclists
Volgens mij ook. Je kan ook nog "transport" zeggen, maar van "transportatie" heb ik nog nooit gehoord. Dat is eigenlijk wel raar, want "transporteren" bestaat dan weer wel... Nederlands is lastig.
@@ronaldderooij1774 goede observatie, klaarblijkelijk is Google translate een wat domme app. De juiste vertaling van transportation lijkt mij transport of vervoer te zijn. Public transport(ation): openbaar vervoer. Openbaar transportatie is voor linguistische sillybillies.
Mee eens, Transportatie wordt volgens mij alleen nog in het leger gebruikt. Wij zeggen gewoon: Vervoersmiddelen.
@Jovie: weer bedankt voor deze video!
@@lbergen001 ik heb nooit in het leger gezeten maar zelfs daar lijkt mij het woord transportatie een brug te ver. Ik geloof trouwens dat de dames en heren van de militaire logistiek daar de naam GENIE TROEPEN dragen.
@@petertraudes106 Tegenwoordig: "Dienst Bevoorrading en Transport". Genie troepen bestaan ook maar die houden zich vooral bezig met zaken als wegenaanleg en (vooral) bruggenbouw.
Me have microcars in my country, Sweden. I think you can find them in all of Europe and maybe all of Asia too, but that's just a guess.
Transportatie we call de tie like tsie
There are lots of micro cars in Spain
I am still not allowed to travel to the Netherlands just gave up on it, there is the onset of cooler weather. In Australia too anybody with a clean driver's license can teach people how to drive. However, don't expect to pass as the police take the examination. In the US I could drive for 3 months as I am from an English-speaking country. I noticed that everybody was speeding by at least 10 mph over the speed limit. One exception was Route 49 through the Sierra Nevada's saw it as a free rollercoaster ride.
It sounds like you have a lot of interesting experiences. I'm sorry you won't be able to come here. Thanks for sharing about your experiences!
I was like microcars?! And then I went ohh right that kind of car. I never call them micro cars but a "minder valide auto". I find them so annoying when there is one of them in the bike lane. Because some tend to drive very slowly and then you cannot pass them because they are to big for the bike lane. So then I usually use the side walk (if no one is walking there) ad pass them. It's not allowed but sticking behind such car is way to annoying and that way it takes me a bit longer to go from A to B and may run late at an appointment.
I learned something, the word of the day. I always would use vervoer.
Have you thought of making word of the day Brommer? That is Dutch for Moped ( which is the German word for it).
If we were to do a video just about mopeds, it would be the perfect word of the day!
Micro cars are having the same files as a moped. Driving licence or a moped license is needed.
In big cities, young people wait longer before they get their driving licence, because it is way easier yo use public transport or a bike.
Yep yo get your Dutch driving licence, you must know a lot more and there is asked way more in your driving skills than in the USA. Here you learn to drive!
Hi Jovie hi Daan love from America💙❤️🇺🇸
Hoi Jovie. The Dutch word for transportation is vervoer. Love your vlogs. Groetjes Hans 👍
Jovie, they have those microcars in Japan too. I think they're called "K" cars there.
Thanks for sharing! I wonder what the "k" stands for?
@@JoviesHome Kei car (keijidōsha, 軽自動車 in Japanese) means 'light automobile' . But, frankly speaking, kei cars (Japanese microcars) are bigger and more powerful than european microcars in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain or Italy. To drive the kei car you need to have a proper driver's license. :)
In Italy we do have microcars, and they are regulated just as mopeds, in fact that's what teens drive from 16 to 18 yo before they can get a "real" car, if they don't want to get a moped
The thing you call a micro car is technically described as a quadrocycle and in Dutch we call it a 'brommobiel'.
You look good, I hope you achieve goals 20K!
Must have been a long time that you've left DC, because parking garage prices here (especially around K-street) have sky rocketed. It's now about 9 to 10 dollar per hour..
We have had an office on L-street I was able to purchase a subscription for $250 p/m. With an avg work day lasting about 10 hours, it is a good deal! And it is also valid outside business hours.
Street & metered parking is a little bit cheaper (~ $6-7), but I did not felt comfortable leaving my car out in the open. I even bought a junker just for groceries.
I've seen people drive into a too small parking spot, open their door and hitting another car and when they cannot get out, they often close the open and swing it open, but now a bit harder. This was during the 2nd week I was in the US. I got into my car and drove home and found some supermarkets that also deliver. Next day I bought a junker (minivan) for about $500, got a tag and insurance and I still have it.. So, I have a work car (sitting in the garage now for about 5 months) and a everyday car..
But hey, at least gas is still laughable cheap here. Especially for me still comparing the prices here - about $2,5 for a gallon (midgrade) - against the Dutch prices.
If I ever return to the Netherlands, I'm going to rent an oil tanker, fill it up and take it home ;-)
Yes, it has been a few years since I've left DC. That is a clever idea, getting a junker just for errands. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Good luck on renting the oil tanker!
@@JoviesHome but as you know... just OWING a car is expensive because of the road tax. Even if you hardly use it, the road tax remains the same.
People in SF would envy that $250/month. It's not uncommon to pay $400+ for a monthly space in SF.
I've seen microcars in Germany and also in Austria.
Microcars, under Dutch law, are equivalent to the faster, yellow tag, mopeds.
You need a brommerlicense same for scooters/mopeds. Also you need a couple of lessons.
The microcars are legally mopeds. They can drive on the cycling lane where mopeds can and you need a moped license to drive one.
Ik woon hier nu 40 jaar maar het woord transportatie heb ik echt nog nooit gehoord... :D
Toch es een woordenboekje lezen, het is een vrouwelijk synoniem voor "het transporteren", maar betekent ook "het zenden in ballingschap". Gebruik ervan lijkt mij dus ook vooral beperkt tot nogal droge teksten waarin heel veel getransporteerd wordt, en er dus geen misverstand over de betekenis kan zijn, science fiction/wetenschaps teksten en teksten over historische wreedheden en onaangename gebeurtenissen... "Zelfs als er geen dodenkampen waren geweest, zou de transportatie van de Joodse bevolking zelf al als een oorlogsmisdrijf moeten worden gezien" en kruiswoordraadsels, natuurlijk.
Hi Jovie, I don't think the word "transportatie" exists in Dutch. The English transportation is translated as "transport" or "vervoer". Or as a verb in "transporteren" or "vervoeren"
Here in Canada regarding cyclists, reverse onus applies (for pedestrians as well however nothing says they cannot be 100 percent liable but)a very high burden of proof is on the vehicle driver ........btw, i have not been watching any youtube for a while and just back, I LOVE your hair.......cheers!
Do you know if it would be possible for me, an American who doesn't have a Dutch partner and isn't a "highly skilled" migrant, to move to the Netherlands? I've been considering it, but after doing some research it seems impossible for me
Portugal is full of micro cars! It's the most dangerous way of transport. People who for whatever reason don't have a driver's license, are allowed to drive these little vehicles that look remarkably like a real small car, on a moped license. They are the number one involved in accidents. These micro cars are getting more and more looking like normal cars and therefor are often seen as normal cars from a distance... only problem is: they are really slow and can't keep up with normal traffic. We've got them over here in different brands and forms... looking like a ferrari, a 4x4 and even pickup trucks.
I love your channel. I like your view on the Dutch and the Netherlands. Just a little pointer on you r word of the day: We dont use the word transportatie, I think google has to learn something here. I would use transport or vervoer.Groetjes Anna
I'm dialed into your channel. I'm afraid if I keep watching I'll be moving to Dutch country.
Thanks for this video. I am petrified of bikes- hate them when I am driving, walking or attempting to bike! Can you just confirm that Americans can also swap their license within 180 days of arriving? Do you physically lose your US license or can you keep both?
Americans can ONLY swap their licenses if they are coming in as highly skilled migrants with the 30% ruling. Otherwise, it’s alllllll from scratch 😅
@@JoviesHome I will be coming on an HSM visa so can do the swap but do I have to surrender my US license? That would be annoying as I will always rent a car when visiting the US.