hey guys welcome back to porn reacts today we're going to be checking out a very interesting video
this one is titled why the netherlands is insanely well designed and uh should
be really interesting to hear about that so we're going to get right into that video so
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so we're gonna check out this video and um i like what it says so let's just get right into it guys
this is a map of bike path density in europe all the purple lines are bike paths and if you devote
your attention to the left part of this map you'll see a coastal country with a lot of purple lines
this is the netherlands a densely populated country that knows a thing or two about
designing brilliant infrastructure and the bike paths play a significant role in that see with a
population of 17.4 million people and a landmass of approximately 41.5 000 square kilometers the
netherlands is smaller in size yet more densely populated than most european countries so in order
to navigate that they've come up with effective and interesting ways to handle population movement
in and around the country the most notable of which is of course the cycling infrastructure
and yes it is as serious as everybody says it is as it enables the 23 million bikes that are in the
netherlands to roam the streets and by the way 23 million bikes means that there are 1.3 bikes per
capita that's absolutely insane i mean what would the bike per capita be in the united states maybe
0.5 what it's three that would mean if you met an american there is a greater chance they're obese
than them owning a bicycle mat anyway when you combine the november bike infrastructure with its
amazing public transport you get a ridiculously smooth and efficient system here's how it works in
amsterdam commuters will use their bikes to get to and enter transit stations where they simply park
their bikes in these enormous bike parking garages then they'll travel on either a bus tram or train
to their final destination but most of the time the fastest and most convenient option is simply
taking the bike to the final destination but why is cycling the most convenient option what has
the netherlands done for this to be the case well the country has made cycling incredibly easy with
32 000 kilometers of bike lanes that aren't just a small strip along a heavily traffic road now
the dutch do things differently they have marked out red asphalt pavements like this strictly for
cyclists the only time cars and bikes end up on the same road is when the speed limit is less than
30 kilometers an hour and car volume is low any higher than that and there is a clear separation
like this one even on highways and roundabouts but the northerns is a whole lot more than just
biking and their capital city amsterdam and to be honest the most impressive infrastructure in
the netherlands is not even in amsterdam to see that we have to go to utrecht a city that lies
right here south of amsterdam it hosts the largest bike parking facility in the world room to park
over 12 and a half thousand bicycles and it has 24 7 camera surveillance now i know what you're
probably thinking there's no way this can be replicated in other countries this is alien-like
but that's a myth and there's a very simple reason for that just take a look at rotterdam during
world war ii the city was practically demolished and looked well like this the dutch had to rebuild
everything and they chose to go for an automobile center design which is exactly how north american
cities were built too and considering where the netherlands is today it's crazy to think that
many dutch cities were heading in this direction too but by the 70s rotterdam residents were tired
of major road fatalities and plummeting cycling and walking culture so they demanded reform and
the regulators listened public transportation was then heavily invested in and roads were rebuilt to
facilitate bike lanes after which cycling regained its popularity this just goes to show that even
north american cities can do this if they choose to do so but the determinism and people-centered
planning of the netherlands extends out of the cities and into dutch suburbs as well
to bring this point home let's compare typical dutch suburbs to those in a state that's just
as bustling and growing in the united states florida now sure florida is 3.4 times larger
than the netherlands but the argument should still stand so here is a typical miami suburb what do
you notice there's a lot of greenery but mostly there's a lot of roads and they're specifically
made for cars sure there are sidewalks but they are thin and can barely accommodate a cycler and
pedestrian at the same time now let's look at a dutch suburb the homes here are much smaller
and that's an important detail as it leaves more space for communal centers like parks and proper
biking and walking lanes separated from the road by greenery i can definitely understand that
it seems like a sacrifice to have smaller homes but what you get in return is efficiency and if
time is the most valuable thing we have then this system is superior and while dutch efficiency has
become somewhat of a trademark for the country things weren't always so blissful and enviable
you see technically speaking a large part of the netherlands should not exist and this is
what amazes me the most seeing the netherlands was notorious for constant flooding thanks to its low
elevation and closeness to the north sea but the dutch have found a way to beat the ocean multiple
times this is the reason why nearly 20 of the land in the netherlands is reclaimed land from
the many marshes swamps lakes and of course the sea but how well two words delta works
after a deadly storm in 1953 that covered over a hundred and fifty thousand hectares of land
and took the lives of an estimated two thousand people the dutch decided something had to be done
delta works was the answer delta works is a vast network of 13 dams and barriers featuring sluices
locks dikes and levees they also have these four inlets namely harington proves them worcester
shell decaring and ferrous they got them i'm sorry dutch people i tried my best anyway they used
these to reduce the coastline by 700 kilometers and remove the need for smaller and weaker levees
and dams that would require constant maintenance pretty ingenious i gotta say but the dutch haven't
just prevented floodings they've also created new land and they achieved this without using
modern technology how well first they would section off the areas they wanted to reclaim
where also they would drain the water guys i'm really sorry i've not said a single word probably
i don't know if i've said a single word i'm just locked in this is what the heck oh i'm out of here
by harvesting the energy of the wind using of course wind builds this created flat plains
comprised of a very unique soil that happens to be perfect for growing tulips and this is why
the netherlands account for eighty percent of the world's tulip exports which is kind of strange to
think about but today these waters and innovations have earned the netherlands some pretty envious
titles including the largest storm search barrier in the world that laid the ground for the largest
and most efficient seaport in europe the port of rotterdam located here in the delta of the
rhine and moose rivers rotterdam is in a perfect strategic location for ships coming from or going
into the north sea to understand the sheer size of this port here is a map of manhattan laid on top
as you can see the port of rotterdam is about one and a half times the size of manhattan
it's huge and with eighty two and a half percent of the netherlands gdp coming from exports it's
fair to say that the port of rotterdam is really important i could go on and on about this port's
efficiency but all you need to know is that it wins best port infrastructure year after year the
dodge are incredibly talented at designing great infrastructure i mean just look at the amsterdam
airport shipping the third busiest airport in europe it looks pretty average until you consider
the number of people moving through this structure ship will facilitate 68 to 80 million passengers
annually to 332 direct destinations utilizing its six runways facing multiple directions shippel
coordinates an average of 1500 to 1600 departures and landings per day giving them an hourly
average of 110 to 120 aircrafts and chippewa accomplishes this despite being smaller than
other major airports like adolfo suarez madrid in spain or the leonardo da vinci international
airport in italy the best thing about this airport though is that once passengers arrive
they have a number of transportation options as the high-speed tellers and columbus trains can
be accessed just beneath the terminal building from here you can take a 15 minute ride to the
amsterdam's central station or use the dodge rail network to travel across the country honestly
you could go anywhere from here if trains aren't your style then the airport offers
affordable express bosses as well the funny thing about this outpour though is that it's four meters
below sea level sitting on what used to be harlem lake but all in all though the netherlands is an
overload of intelligent design and while some people might think it's nearly impossible to
implement these methods into other countries the reality is these methods can be replicated any
place in the world if the people and leadership are willing to collaborate and listen to one
another and invest in infrastructure that is people environment and future centered thank
you for watching and i'll see in the next one i agree i agree it can be achieved if the people
are committed and if each um party that is involved decides okay i'm gonna listen to
you you listen to me it is very much possible and i'm really really proud of the netherlands
learning that there they were literally they places were literally watered and they
i don't think you guys understand how amazed i am by the fact that netherlands
actually did this this is amazing coming from a person who have um
resided at coastal areas really the real coastal areas i'm not talking about you live by no lake
in a country i'm talking about real coastal real real coastal south carolina you know it be coastal
just like how the netherlands is a coastal i that coastal right hopefully i'm saying
the correct thing because i don't know what y'all refer to it over there in uh
the netherlands but coastal and you guys are literally right there i think they call it
another nc something like that but either ways guys it was a beautiful video very entertaining i
learned a lot about the netherlands in that little video but um yeah i'm out of here guys peace