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In Belgium and Holland they have absolute right of way but generally they are on a separate cycle path. Where the path crosses a road you are expected to give way.
If you get a chance then sit yourself at a corner cafe in a town and watch how it works. Or get your bike out and join in!
Watch the roundabouts! The cyclists have their own concentric roundabout around the one for cars, and it is easy to be concentrating on approaching motor vehicles and to miss the cyclists on the outside.
Always give way to cyclists.
You'll find that cyclists are much more observant of traffic lights than in the UK where most urban cyclists seem to be suicidal.
The same applies in Belgium, and, I believe, in Denmark.
Never overtake a stationary tram. If it's moving and there's room, you can pass, but watch the tracks because you might lose your nose if they cut across and you are trying to get past.
Shame it's not like that over here! I hate that phrase 'Cylclist in collision with ____ (enter vehicle of choice)' that makes it sound as if the cyclist initiated the crash.
Climbs off soapbox and sneaks away............................
I live in Holland and can shed some light on this:
Caggsie wrote:
may seem a bit daft, but do they have priority say over traffic lights etc.
Officially not. Officially, cyclists have to follow the same rules as motorists. So they have to wait at red traffic lights, have to give way if so signposted, etc.
Inofficially, however, motorists should be aware of two simple rules regarding cyclists in Netherlands:
Either cyclists have the right of way. Or they just take it.
Best Regards,
Gerhard
______________________________________________________________ Euramobil Sport 585DS (C-class):
that makes it sound as if the cyclist initiated the crash.
But they usually do!
Either cycling in the road even though thousands have been spent on providing them with a safe route.
Or cycling at night in dark clothes on unlit roads with no lights whatsoever on the bike.
Or racing (sorry, sorry, sorry, time trialing) on busy A roads and in order to stay in the race (sorry, sorry, sorry, time trial) cutting across faster moving traffic at roundabouts and junctions.
Climbs off soapbox and cycles safely away using the kindly provided cycle way.............................
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