Fun fact: those triangles are traffic signs, not street tattoos or decorations
Hey fellow amsterdam riders,
you know what these fancy triangles (haaientanden) mean?
It means you have to let people coming from the opposite direction go first before you enter. Yes, really. That is the rule.
But in Amsterdam?
“Nee hoor, ik ben belangrijk”. Feels like everyone thinks they’re the prime minister.
Fat "lazy-ass" bikes ignore it.
Normal bikes ignore it.
Delivery guys ignore it.
Same with red lights. Apparently red means: “go faster than light speed”.
Every day on the bike lane feels like mario kart racing.
Maybe the triangles need bigger letters: “Rustig aan, gek”.
And honestly, instead of another taalcafé or gratis taalcursus, maybe the municipality should organize a mandatory “how bike traffic actually works” course.
Like: yielding, red lights, not treating the fietspad like Mario Kart, revolutionary concepts like that.
Also, handhaving seems to exist only for one hour during peak office traffic.
The rest of the day it’s basically the Wild West on the bike lanes in Amsterdam.
MVG
