warning for cyclists!
Posted: 2006-01-21, 5:27 am
withnail
Power Kat
Posts: 912
Location: amsterdam
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police are everywhere in the city right now stopping people for lack of lights or for going through red ones. today i have seen them stopping cyclists on bilderdijkstraat, kinkerstraat, rozengracht and muntplein. i myself was just stopped on rozengracht at 3.45am for having no front light - upon telling the cuntstable that i was here on holiday (; -)she said 'well, do you have something with your name on it?' at which point i produced my UK passport. she says 'ok, you are on holiday so i will pretend to write you a ticket and you must walk the rest of the way home.' ok, says i (35 euros better off).
i should point out that when stopped i was incredibly drunk, cross eyed drunk in fact and stoned to within a hairs breadth of mental illness. aboard my trusty oma fiets with no front light and having just left the greenhouse effect on the grounds that they were closing at 3am.
i just hope axxxtw made it home without incurring the wrath of the politie ...?
doog!
withnail
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The Accidental tourist!
Posted: 2006-01-21, 9:00 am
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Power Kat
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What nerve! If they only knew how much financial clout this site contribute's to the welfare of their local economy (The Dutch!)
You locals should have a "Supporting Member" ID badge to avoid these infringements on your right for " Safe Passage" along all common pedestrian canals, bike` path's, and RLD's. Maybe they would be better served patrolling the bridge troll's, vagrants, and pimps!
Your tone sounds like you wrote this post immediatley after your encounter with the local establishment (and a few beers, splif's and other tolerated local vice's! You may have to start using Radar Detectors's to avoid the speed traps along the Tromp!
Dooooog from a very stoned and drunk tourist :-)
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Re: warning for cyclists!
Posted: 2006-01-21, 12:45 pm
axxxtw
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We did not encounter any police traps or even tricky basement steps propelling us backwards off our bike to land on our backs resulting in intercourse between our head and an iron railing inflicting possible brain damage. But then, we do not remember anything after crossing Spui...
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Re: warning for cyclists!
Posted: 2006-01-21, 2:53 pm
StarrDluX
Posts: 195
Location: Atlanta, GA
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oh my gosh that is so funny. who knew?! i didn't know there were enough polite to "pull" people over. the only time i saw a large congregation of them was by one of their stations...and they were all inside keeping warm!! :)
_________________ Good girls go to heaven ~ Bad girls go everywhere.... ta ~ starr
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Re: warning for cyclists!
Posted: 2006-01-27, 8:48 pm
conman
Posts: 39
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I'm currently not in AMS so I have a question . Can bicyclists legally have flashing lights on their bicycles in Amsterdam? Say for example they have a steady red light on the back of the bike. can they also have a blinking red LED light? What about various colors of flashing lights?
Has anyone here been stopped or heard anything about flashing lights not being allowed?
I've been looking on the internet for bicycle safety laws in Amsterdam but have not found anything, if someone could point me to that I sure would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
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Re: warning for cyclists!
Posted: 2006-01-27, 9:21 pm
withnail
Power Kat
Posts: 912
Location: amsterdam
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yes, so far as i am aware you can have flashing or static. all the lights which i have bought always had both options. in answer to the colour question - well, the back is always red, naturally, the front can be white / yellow / green - you see all kinds of variants. my latest ten kate market 2.50 special came in yellow.
far too cold for cycling this evening, mind. het lijkt wel noord pole buiten vanavond!
doog!
withnail
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Re: warning for cyclists!
Posted: 2006-01-27, 9:34 pm
uberchef
Posts: 246
Location: New York, NY
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Seems like Withnail's dutch lessons have been paying off! Zorgvuldig ben in uw fietsreizen...het zwarte ijs is gevaarlijk!
groetjes~
uber.
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