The funny thing is that I read all those comments on how amazing this women is and it was an eye opener for me. I am from the Netherlands and this seems so normal to me, but reading the reactions of other people I realise that this actualy suprises some people. It is truly amazing to see.
It's actually not very common to see someone ride a single bike with 3 kids (especially that size/age) anywhere in The Netherlands. It's also not recommended and quite an idiotic thing to do. The two on the back should be able to ride their own kid's bikes by now.
@@alxbkers Yes cause that is supersafe in Amsterdam......🤔 they are still very little kids to be riding on their own bikes in the city.......it is very common and not only in the big cities. I was raised like that
No shit. If she was here in N. MERIKA", she'd get arrested, thrown in Jail and kids taken away. Why? Child abuse. They'd charge her with a Felony for carrying kids on a bike. What a Joke we have become.
What a throwback! My grandpa always grabbed his hyper modded bicycle whenever me and my cousins came to visit in Malaysia just to go to the morning Market to grab some sweets 😋 and groceries for grandma. The bicycle is still sitting there even though he is gone now.
I don't thinks so. To me they see something in the shop that reminds/relates to their 'oma' (" kijk eens! Oma!" ), and the second kid repeats that in a confirmative way .
Did the same things when my kids were small. I'm old now, kids all grown up.As the kids got bit older I got a car. Still,to this day, that old bike sits somewhere in the barn. Sometines I look at it and remember how hard it was with 3 kids on that bike. I got a car when the boys got too big to be transported this way. To this day I'm so grateful for the comfort og my car. No rain in my face,no wind to blow you half off the road,AC in summer, just driving along with music if my choice....Funny isn't it,that even after so many years one still can be so happy for something most people take for granted.
I almost had this decrepit thought that this is only something people from older generations will experience but this just isn't true. This very thing still happens or could still happen to this day from urban to small town USA or all over the world. People everywhere either struggle or just choose to live this way. And that's just fine.
I love that she's wearing heels! Way to go super mama!! 💪 This is very common in many Asian countries such as Vietnam. Calmly making their way through traffic that look like huge schools of fish, you'll see parents carrying kids, babies, dogs, groceries, anything really, all on their scooters and bikes. It blew my mind.🤯
That’s what I used to do with our children. However, everyone that was on the bike including the driver would wear a helmet. The good all days, boy do I miss them!
When I carried my 2 year old in one arm, my baby in the manduca, the diaperbag on my back and my shoppings in the other arm, a man (both hands free) whistled and called me super mom, while I struggled to open the non automatic door of the supermarket than turned to his wife: " it is amazing how strong women are isnt it" And she gave him the death glare answered "if they must" and opened the door for me. Last I heard from him was a "sorry darling, she seemed so strong, didnt think of helping"
Whatever it is, the fond memories will live forever, its priceless. Those times we spent with our kids are the most precious. She's indeed a lovely mom.
To them it's quite normal, they might even complain why they didn't have their own bike. I grew up with several siblings and we only had TWO sledges. Always arguing to whom they belong.
Ahh I love it! Ik heb voor sommige jaren in Nederland gewoond en ik ga nooit vergeten hoe een Nederlandse super-mum bij mij is langs gefietst met boodschappen, een meid van 12 en (!) een kerstboom! Ik vond het zo ongelooflijk indrukwekkend, haha!
From the Dutch perspective, it is the rest of the world who have a car culture (or they think everywhere is as good as NL), and from a Dutch urban planner the rest of the world has a car-cult. It is culture by meritorious design. This would be normal if car-dependent infratructure wasn't so heavily subsidised and incentivised by flawed 1960's design.
@@betula2137 The Dutch government made a mess of it, so the people took over. Also it’s the way to f*** our government because of the taxes on cars and fuel.
Managing three small children is in itself a super achievement that commands my utmost respect. But the ability to balance on two wheels without a motor but four people is still a top on top.
Too bad she has no ability to think....a few seconds to put helmets on??? Nop...what for? The concrete sidewalk and road, the cars, the added velocity...nah...she is just super mom on heels.
Just caught this. Love the comments. And yes I used to be a “supermum” too. One at the front, one on the back, shopping backs at the back, basket at the front. Now I'm a “super granny” (74). One on the back and one on her own bike riding along side. So pleased to be able to still do it.
Noise makes it hard to hear, but if the kids you hear are those in the video, they are actually referring to her as their grandma... On the other hand, I've had the joy as a Dutch kid to be transported this way by my parents ^^
This is pretty amazing by today's standards. But i grew up in Hong Kong, i remembered in the 50's, a man was delivering food and he had food stacked all over his bicycle and was riding without using the handle bars. His hands were carrying foods.
In Japan it’s a norm for mothers with toddlers. Mothers in Japan have industrially made bicycles with seats for their kids (back) and toddlers (front of the main seat) - you can have covers against rain and separate shades against sun, together with a huge parasol over the rider😅 But: these family bikes are massive and have electrical battery to help (lots of steep hills where I live). And they are not cheap.
@@erikthehalfabee6234 Yeah, when your car drivers are all maniacs, ignoring human beings on bicycles, you need a knight's harnass. Out of oldfashioned car quality steel. Today e-bikes are faster, on those things a helmet is a good idea. But for real, riding a motorbike, a full helmet is best, so these bike helmets are just okay, better wear them, though I wonder what happens when you hit your head very bad. Riding a bicycle is always a bit dangerous, you should be aware of that, viewing around, keep that nose moving all the time, that is important. People staring in front of them only, like zombies, that is so dangerous. I didn't see that car coming, is what they say in hospital. Yeah sure, they are totally unaware of the traffic around them. A helmet won't save those sitting ducks.
@Ancika Mayza Putri Y. No problem at all. What part of your foot should be on the pedals? In high heels you stand on the front of your foot. High heels are perfect to learn women bikers how to use their feet. Except for the stiletto part...
In America we drive SUV's and idle our cars for 15 min in line to get in our overpriced coffee without getting out of our car.Then we complain about price of gas and global warming.
@@schmittyconstanz Sad sad facts!! I was doing exactly that one day, and Googled how much gas it uses... answer is, almost as much as driving! Now I turn my truck off while waiting 15 minutes to pick up my overpriced coffee...
I used to take my daughter years ago to school and home by bike and to play in squares and elsewhere, although Brazil isn't so bike friendly. She in a front seat with her funny pink helmet, me with a blue one. One afternoon she slept in her seat driving home. Now she's a teenager, I had to buy a car, everything's changed, but I have fond memories of those trips and that time.
I once saw a woman on a bike with a kid in the front, a kid in the back, two side bags full of groceries riding down a narrow street of a tiny town while holding the handlebar with one hand and the leash of her huge golden retriever that was trotting next to her in her other hand. It was amazing!
My mom in the 80s on her bike, me in the backseat talking to her perpetually, my little brother in the front singing. When she stops at traffic lights a man said to her "The latest news in the back and chartbreakers in the front. Who needs a radio?"
The world is so beautiful when not in America. I wish I grew up like this, and with markets to visit. My childhood was severe car sickness and highways, and my adulthood is not much different.
Agreed; I didn't realize it until I grew up and traveled a bit, but then I realized that what we've created here in the US is very lacking. We took the wealth available to us, paved everything over for the car, and created private but lonely places we call "neighborhoods". Bah 😞
My dad did this all the time but on a motorcycle...lol...just around the corner to take us to school....he wanted to see us as he was coming home from work after the night shift. We had helmet but 4 people on motorcycle....circus! Lol...memories 😉
Very common in the Netherlands! I had a Kidcar too, with 3 children and one child of four years old beside me on own bicycle. 🤪. Glad they are over 18 now!!! 🤣
I come from Somalia ,learned how to ride a bike , felt and injured y self so many times and at the end I did it ,I could also carry my son at at the back, my life changed. Netherlands gave me so many skills and I am forever great full.
Precious cargo, indeed!!! So much balance, she gracefully balance probably groceries and the kids!!! Good mothers and fathers are a gift from Almighty God!! Love it!!💙❤
And to think🤔 my ungrateful azz, complained about driving 🚗 to pick the kids UP! Smh! Sometimes we don't know how bless we are. You are a Strong and devoted Women. 👍Thank you!
It does go wrong sometimes. My mom once fell with me when I was in the front seat. I didn't really get hurt. And once I broke my leg when I was in the back seat because I refused to put my feet in her bags so my leg ended up in the weel. ;)
She’s impressive alright! I’m Canadian and I grew up riding bikes and I also rode a bike 6 km. to and from High School and even home for lunch, every Spring Summer and Fall. Even did it a lot to University and in my Working life as well, but I was wondering how the heck she was going to pull that off!
This is also how whole families fit on motorcycles in Vietnam 😄 I’ve seen two adults, three kids and a dog. What I don’t get is how all these people drive without helmets. But then again, this video was taken over 10 years ago…
Amazing lady! I have total respect for her. Here in the UK, people are generally quite lazy, and forever making excuses why they can't ride a bike, but for this lady it's just a routine job. It is March 2022 now, and I predict that many more people will be riding bicycles soon, because the fuel prices are going up to new heights every day. People on low incomes who can just about afford to run a car now will find that they are priced-out of doing so fairly soon, and will be forced to find a cheaper alternative for their transport needs.
@@coffeepot3123 I absolutely agree, although some of us will still ride whatever. Unfortunately here in the UK we have very patchy infrastructure for everyday utilitarian cycling and commuting. Cambridge has the best I've seen and ridden on, but sadly I live near Norwich where they still think that painting a picture of a bicycle on an existing footpath somehow makes it a bike-lane. 🚲
@@coffeepot3123 Yes, this point needs to be made. In Australia, 67% of us express interest in replacing car trips with bikes, but are scared for their safety, and due to the way proper infrastructure is treated for healthier transport, it just doesn't seem feasible or serious to many. Car-dependent infratructure hurts public civilians, and eventually drivers.
Nah, when you ride your bike every single day, even the rain is not so bad. You'll have some, but the number of rainy days is far less then you'd expect. Northern Europe has a reputation for rain, but there's also lots of okay days. And real good clothing should keep you dry, though the nasty word here is "really". You need to find out which clothing is good, or you get wet and cold. Or you should buy such a sigar shaped racing tricycle, those are bloody fast, if you ride them like a bike racer. But you said lazy? Those blokes don't want a work out at 25 mph.
@@voornaam3191 I wasn't referring to racing cyclists as being lazy, but rather the general non-cycling population, who just make excuses why they can't ride a bicycle. Regarding the rain; I have never seen a person go rusty yet. There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.
I can Imagine foreigners found this amazing but for us Dutch people it"s a little risky maybe because of the crowdy street but also common especially in Amsterdam. But due to the extreme high oil prices and to avoid searching for parking space people do alot on their bikes🙂👍
In Japan it’s a norm for mothers with toddlers. Mothers in Japan have industrially made bicycles with seats for their kids (back) and toddlers (front of the main seat) - you can have covers against rain and separate shades against sun, together with a huge parasol over the rider😅 But: these family bikes are massive and have electrical battery to help (lots of steep hills where I live). And they are not cheap.
She has a Mamachari kind of bike😁 Awesome!!!! These bikes are specifically built for moms to carry their kids. I have one too and I used to use it but now my kids are too big, so they have their own bikes lol.
Mom, has to get things accomplished! Love how she takes her sons, with her! Notice, how fit and caring she is! She is a Super Mom! Mom, full of love for her family! ❤️🙌❤️
As safety-French, living in foreign countries, I think a helmet on the road is better... On the video, nobody is wearing one... Call me a safety freak... But some have lost their lives on 2 wheels...
I was searching for a comment like this. Glad I'm not the only one who sees the danger. Also I think helmets are mandatory in my country (Germany), but still many don't wear them.
Yup, have to agree. But on the other hand the roads in the Netherlands are much safer than most and they have a lot of seperate cycle-ways ... here in NZ the general standard of driving is very poor (about 3 times the accident-rate compared to the UK) and cycle helmets are compulsory (though many do not wear them).
@@Alinor24 But a person told me that in the Netherlands, there are few accidents and no fatalities. To me, it's good that you don't die but you can get hurt... Even if the roads are safe, it doesn't hurt to wear a helmet. Like in planes, seat belts are compulsory for take off and landing. Yet, I don't feel the danger 😉
Very, very irrensposible mom. Bike is static and dinamic unstable vehicle. Especialy in low spead and in overload status. There are no anyone reason that her kids dont wear helmets. Maby mom save euros for something more important. Or she just forget helmets that day.
Ik denk met een zucht terug aan mijn dagen met maar 2 kinderen op de fiets, volle tassen achter aan het stoeltje, buggy aan de zijkant van de fiets en dan al puffend naar het zwembad. Maar deze dame kan er echt wat van, wauw!! En dat in Amsterdam.
TheHoruru Please stop using that stupid nickname 'Dutchies'. Only (some) Dutch people call temselves that for some reason. I personally think it is really desperate to give yourself a nickname. CRINGE
Wow God gives women extra strength to be moms .You find out you can do the impossible sometimes .Miss mine being little! She's amazing and looking stylish too !!!.
I said a prayer as I watched her pedal off! I pray that she never hits anyone or anything, and I pray that there will be nothing that will ever hit them. May God protect them on that bicycle, and in their lives! She is amazing, especially to us Americans! Holland, the land of tulips and LOTS and lots of bicycles! God bless us, every one!
Dutch, Amsterdam-based street photographer Thomas Schlijper has a picture on his site somewhere from someone transporting a big grandmothers clock on the back of his bicycle, while cycling :P. So yea, I can definitely see a piano happening :P .
@@RootcityMusic yep been there with the microwave (kinda cheating at the traffic lights as stopping wasn’t really an option. And of course, no sweat a 7+ ft Christmas tree, but that (at least the bottom) fitted in my “bicycle bags”. 😁
Mwa, check how Korea people moved CANON BARRELS and turrets during the Korean war. In the mountains! They had no helicopters, they had bicycles. That is why the Yanks had a hard time, when all the people start helping the army transports, things move around much faster then you'd think possible.
I'm willing to bet some Dutch children NOT WEARING helmets have fallen OFF bikes and received SUBDURAL HEMATOMAS ...necessitating BRAIN SURGERIES. I'm certain it's happened. Sad.
@@johnjepsen4243 I am dutch. Don't know anyone who that has happened to... Since we basically are born with the bike attached, the chance of something super bad happening is very small. Kids in primary school even get an exam for riding bikes, and all drivers (have) use(d) their bikes as well so they are very aware of those on bikes and what behaviour to expect from them. In general, it is like walking for us. Would you wear a helmet while walking?? (Also the Netherlands is kind of flat, so you don't get a lot of acceleration from going down hills for example)
@@johnjepsen4243 We should all wear helmets 24/7. Life is too dangerous without them. You can slip and fall and hurt yourself doing anything, anywhere. In fact, we should stop walking entirely, and crawl to wherever we need to go. Life is just too dangerous on two feet.
Reminds me of something my mom would have done in the 1970s. When your a kid and your family only had one car and dad used it for work cause he traveled from city to city as a salesman...got to love the ingenuity of mom's.
These days there are a huge range of child trailers for carrying kids plus a wide variety of cargo bikes built for the purpose and all with electric motors to make it much easier. But for what looks like the 1970's, this is totally cool and the gang! One of the coolest videos I have seen on RU-vid is a woman with a long tailed cargo ebike. She had one child sitting shotgun on a seat in front and two on larger seats behind. Then she had another two in a kids trailer being pulled behind. It was very impressive but also because of the electric motor and a much bigger and heavier ebike also much easier than the hard work this woman had to do using just her own physical strength. But as I always say, a trailer whether for children or carrying large or heavy cargo turns any bike into a cargo bike.
Nee, dit is toch veel mooier om naar te kijken, en lekker close contact voor de kindjes. Ik vind zo'n bakfiets maar niks, je kids zijn zo ver weg van jou, voor of achter je fiets. Je kunt niet eens beschermend je arm om het kind houden bij gevaar en ook niet goed inschatten hoe het zit met auto's om je heen als je zo 'lang' bent....
I remember learning my son to ride a bike.....first time without the side wheels to keep him balanced. Off to the park, on the bike, I was running along holding his back and at one moment said 'Ok, I'm letting go now' and let go......'NOOOO DADDY NOOOO'.........'oh yes boy, there you go'.......and there he did go......stopping was a bit difficult still, he crashed in the bushes. But from there he rode bike on his own, simple as that. Yeah....we're Dutch. 😆 And when I see a helmet I think 'Ah, expat or tourist'.......helmets 🤣🤣🤣.
That would be my onliest advice for this super lady (grand)mother: HELMETS to protect these cuties brains (and her owns as well). Better safe than sorry... KL, Holland
Esta señora es una super mamá que se merece todo mi respeto y mi admiración , aquí en España a esta admirable madre las distintas policías que tenemos la habrían cosido a multas por llevar a sus hijos en la bicicleta , lo dicho toda mi admiración por esta super mamá .
It reminded me when I was younger and my kids were very little 11 years ago, kids had a big double stroller so I would push it in front of me with three of them inside of it when they were already tired in the evening on our way home. It was very tough, I'm a single mom. One morning everything was over when two individuals burst into our apartment trying to kill us. A man who represented authorities back then arranged it due to my refusal to him. We were never out with that stroller ever again. It happened in Israel where I have been living for 30 years. Hopefully we'll be in a better place very soon and will never suffer again. That grandma is amazing ❤️
Didn't know dutch women do that. In Japan all housewives ride their bicycles 🚲 with 2, 3 kids and supermarket bags.... I don't know how they can manage that and I admire strong women who can do that in a daily, weekly basis..... 👍
For Western standards a super mom on a bike yes. They make sturdy bikes in The Netherlands. In 3rd world countries they put a few more on the bike though. Sometimes in even more hectic traffic than Amsterdam, which indeed is possible. Still, this is (grand)parenting done right. Better than using cars for everything. Pretty soon the kids will learn and ride their own bikes and experienced already what it is to be on bikes in the Amsterdam streets.
I love the bicycle culture in the Nederland. I am curious tho: do children get hurt in accidents from riding like this, or not so much ? I also liked how many times I saw people riding bikes with their dog in a basket on the bike ! 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🐕💕
Good question. Not that much, I think. The child seats usually live up to some official safety norms and the infrastructure is such that you have dedicated bicycle lanes. So as long as you don't have problems keeping your balance and don't choose busy lanes with fast-driving traffic, which over 60 km/hrs are off limits for bicycles anyway, the risks would be pretty minimal.
It's usually relatively safe. Mainly because it's so normal to bike in the Netherlands so everyone is used to it, and the infrastructure is one of the best in the world, especially when we're talking about bikes. If you're interested: NotJustBikes is a very interesting and fun channel to watch and will help you understand more of (Dutch) infrastructure Edit: And yes, the doggies in baskets are really cute!
Of course there are some "gotchas" that can get you into nasty positions. Tram rails in the larger cities, for example. If your wheel gets caught in one, you'll fall. And with ice on roads, yeah, don't even try to sit on your bike, bc you'll fall. And for children, their heels can get caught in the spokes of the wheel and cause injuries such as flesh wounds bruises torn tendons and even broken ankles. BUT that is the reason why you will mostly see parents' bicycles with protective plastic sheets on each side of the wheel. If you would be unaware of things like this and go out with your children on your bicycle, then it's a risk, yes.
It is pretty safe because if a car hits a bike they get into a whole heap of trouble, so people driving cars are very careful when it comes to the bike lanes. I am surprised she did not have a cart though for the kids. It would make things more comfortable for her. I lived in Haarlem for 2 years back in 2002 and one of the English guys that had been there for 13 years told me about the law with bikes and cars. The bikes are king and have the full weight of that law on their side and woe betide any person driving a car that hits a bike in a bike lane.
Three children this age on a bike is a rare sight in Amsterdam. These days most mums with that many children have bikes that look like a hybrid between a bike and a wheelbarrow. These are expensive though and are popular with thieves.. Bikelanes are plenty in Amsterdam, but don't be fooled, they can be very busy and dangerous too. I asked myself why (almost) nobody wears a helmet in the Netherlands. Not even on fast electric bikes! Maybe it is because we learn to ride bikes from a very young age and don't realize the danger. Maybe it's because we don't really have hills or mountains that can speed up your bike while going downwards.
Dutchies, Ausies, Kiwis, whatever. You may call me Dutchie ‘cause I am Dutch and cycling without helmet my whole life. We Dutchies are born on bikes, have bikelanes and feel safe without helmets. Only racebikes, pedalics and some (older) e-bike riders wear helmets.
Is there any speed limit? I often see bicycles (electrical, the only kind left in my places) passing me at 80+ kmh - they don't care about speed cameras... How are the Dutch handling these?
@@jmi5969 The pedalics overhere ride not super fast: max 45kmh. They are not allowed on bikelanes. They only may use bike/moped lanes or mixed roads. Pedalic-riders have a minimal age of 16 years and must have a moped drivers-license. The average ‘normal’ e-bike has a official top of 25 kmh. Above this speed you have no insurance when something happens. Biggest problem is the racing bike (not electric!) They ride fast, in groups, and al large group within this type of bicycle riders is not willing to obey traffic rules. The only bike that can reach 80kmh is the bike what is built in a torpedo formed shape. They only can reach that speed on 80kmh-roads, mixed with cars.
Yes, us Aussies and Kiwis are heavily envious of being able to feel safe in public places, and to be healthy and not isolated, as the Dutch. Unfortunately we need national political will, which is not happening in Australia, but it is happening a little in NZ Aotearoa.
@wil v Sorry, I think you misunderstand! The health benefits of _incidental exercise_ are immense, and it has been shown that this does not incresse exposure to particulates relatively compared to the average. This is because everyone is exposed to the air, and how polluted it is depends on geography and the environment. Cars are also a major pollutant (at the moment), not only in carbon dioxide, but in poisonous carbon monoxide. So, compared to Australia, where 4% of deaths are still due to pollution (due to our coal-fired plants), the difference is in how much activity the average person is able to experience, including from replacing sedentary trips with cycling and walking (both of which are very healthy, sustainable, and good for infrastructure & local business). These benefits of health are long-term, elongating healthy years, community (less stress), and less strain on the health system.
@@betula2137 Have you ever met that average person you are referring to? Watch out you don't end up living in a world of words and knowledge only. Knowing the weight of a bike is a bit less interesting than actually riding your first mountain bike track in the hills. Who cares about your bla bla bla, no matter how true it all is?
Much respect when we gotta juggle more than one .Lord makes a way ..She is Amazing an does it so naturally ..Blessings to her an her little mini guys ..❤️😉🤗💯
