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Why Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the Netherlands

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planningCars, EVs & motorcycles

What it is

Not Just Bikes explains why cars rarely crash into buildings in the Netherlands, attributing it to street design that forgives mistakes and to systematic crash investigation. It contrasts this with North American acceptance of such crashes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it for the systems-over-blame view of road safety and for Dutch infrastructure design.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Look at this video's and others from this channel, to see how the netherlands builds infrastructure being more forgiving of mistakes”

    Shows how Dutch infrastructure forgives driver mistakes and avoids crashes

    JJzD, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto industry made it a crime”

  2. “The Not Just Bikes channel addresses this frequently with examples from The Netherlands”

    Example of Dutch safety-focused street design

    erentz, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Pedestrian fatalities are rising in the US”

  3. “tl;dw: because they actually do what you suggest, and they incorporate their findings into better road designs.”

    Dutch investigate crashes and incorporate findings into better road design

    HellsMaddy, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “The most dangerous road for cyclists in America”

  4. “for an interesting six minute talk about speed, road design and cultural expectations.”

    Short talk on speed, road design and cultural expectations

    jodrellblank, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “Nhtsa: Car crashes cost Americans $340B, or $1,035 per person”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: urban planning, netherlands, vision zero, street design, traffic safety

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