Why I don't use Google Maps in Amsterdam
Feb 1, 2026•Channel
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Published3 months ago
Duration25:26
Video IDcsHdwHTteOw
Languageen
CategoryEducation
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views196.8K
Likes14.2K
Comments1.2K
Engagement Rate7.84%
Likes per 100 views7.23
Comments per 1K views6.11
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Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video.
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Relevant Links
Stop Signs Suck (and we should get rid of them)
https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-stop-signs-suck-and-we-should-get-rid-of-them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42oQN7fy_eM
Fietsersbond Routeplanner
https://nl.routeplanner.fietsersbond.nl/
Fietsknoop Route Planner
https://www.fietsknoop.nl/fietsroute-planner
Toertje App:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.trifork.fietsersbond.routeplanner
Amsterdam plusnetten en hoofdnetten infrastructuur
https://maps.amsterdam.nl/plushoofdnetten/
Ontvlechten van fiets en snelverkeer
https://www.verkeerskunde.nl/2014/06/23/ontvlechten-van-fiets-en-snelverkeer-vk-4-2014/
Google Maps map data copyright Google
Maps from OpenStreetMap copyright open street map contributors:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
The majority of footage in this video was filmed on location by Not Just Bikes with some stock footage licensed from Getty Images and other sources
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:47 Designing for drivers vs. people
3:00 Hoofdnetten & Plusnetten
3:50 Ontvlechten (unbundling)
6:00 Stop signs & one-way streets
7:56 Bicycle safety
10:50 Keeping cars out
12:41 Navigation for cars vs. bicycles
16:43 Car-bias in maps
20:10 Car-bias in directions
22:29 Conclusion
22:57 Thanks, Nebula, & Day Pass!