Bicycle rush hour in Utrecht
In this time lapse video of the traffic at a busy intersection in Utrecht, the participants are weaving in and out in almost perfect harmony. The effect is positively hypnotic.
I am given to understand that what makes this video by Mark Wagenbuur special is that the main form of transportation in it is the humble bicycle. As a result, the video has gone viral among treehuggers.
Link: Metafilter. Video: Youtube.
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It’s a sort of Dutch style Koyaanisqatsi (which was also hypnotic), but without the frenetic pace. The sound on the Utrecht video also has its own musical quality!
Comment by Jay Vos — May 24, 2010 @ 3:36 pm
Why are there so few people giving the proper hand signals?
Comment by BM — May 25, 2010 @ 10:04 am
@BM Because then they would be slapping the bicyclists riding in the opposite direction in the face ;-)
Comment by Eric — May 25, 2010 @ 9:11 pm
[…] week I linked to a video by Mark Wagenbuur that showed what bicycle rush hour looks like at Utrecht Central Station. If you watched that video you could be forgiven to believe […]
Pingback by 24 oranges » The Netherlands has the highest car density in the world — June 6, 2010 @ 11:00 am
@Eric
Sounds like even more reason to give the hand signals!
Comment by BM — June 7, 2010 @ 1:26 pm