Driving in The Netherlands: Dutch Driving & Car Culture, Rules, Tips, Traffic Signs and More 

Hi everyone, thank you so much for watching this weeks video. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them as I'm more than happy to answer them :)

Fantastic video, great information, thank you! I'm visiting from the U.K. soon, and, apart from the change in driving side, the road rules and signs are almost identical. Still, good to know about things like the "Shark's Teeth"! Thank you for this! I wanted to make sure I am a safe driver in The Netherlands.

Great video, thanks! I lived in Portland OR for many years, they have an excellent bike culture with bike lanes everywhere.

Very interesting video.👍👍thank you.

awesome great video :)

❤it was useful.thank you

Hello Manon, brilliant video. I'm moving to the Netherlands from Ireland later this month. I've been informed that I will need a residents parking permit to park outside my future apartment. Do these permits allow me to park freely in any area of the city (where parking is legal) or is it just limited to the street I will live on? I believe the street I will live on only allows permit holders to use the parking spaces. With a permit, will I have free access to payed street parking close by, or will I have to pay via an app to use them? Thanks again for the video, it was a great help.

Thank you, coming from the UK - it seems not that different from UK and France, but it's great to see ahead - appreciate the video 😀

Very informative for somebody who just exchanged a Dutch driver's license without taking a driving courses in the Netherlands

Thank you for the informative video. I wished I watched it today before I drove for the first time here in the Netherlands. I felt so nervous and confused when the robot went straight from Red to green. There were also some signs I did not recognize (the priority sign, what does that mean?) and the roudabouts... Yeah that was fun :) I'm still getting used to driving on the right side of the road and the fact that the traffic flow is so continuous, I did not see one stop sign! Cycling in Houten definitely helped a bit to stick the right side of the road. I guess I'll get better driving on the road by making sure that I understand the signs and driving more on the road. Thanks again for your helpful video on how to drive on the roads in your beautiful country. Edit: Dankjewel for the explanation of the blue parking zones!

Questions, I'll be renting a car this week and need some advice. I'm used to driving in Seattle, but of course not disorganized as Jordan 😆. What should I do before a filter lane? Otherwise, I will get stuck in the lane and I need to turn around to go the right direction. Is the exit on the right side of the road or highway most of the time? What should I do if I'm parking a lot and I need to go to the store for the parking ticket. Can I park my car somewhere and go buy the parking ticket at HEMA store? Thanks for the video !

5:30 I'm used to driving on the right side of the road, so if I ever go to the Netherlands, I just might be comfortable enough to obey that rule.

Hi, what about bus lanes? Are there fines for blocking buses or using these lanes to overtake traffic jams?

I have a few questions. 1. Are there enough charging spot for electric vehicles there? Especially in cities like Amsterdam, Haarlem, etc. 2. A few months ago I took my French friends on a road trip from Jakarta to Yogyakarta Central Java. And they were shocked because they saw my feet while driving only wore sandals. Haha.. I was like "whats wrong with my sandals" 😂 They told me that in France is not allowed to wear sandals on your feet n drive. We have to wear closed shoes. Is it like that too in Netherlands?

It might be less relevant to your video, but I'm curious about parking in the cities. I've seen videos that indicate parking is available along the perimeter of a town. If, say, you're a visitor from another town driving in by highway and you need to access an inner street, do you park on the outskirts, then get a public bike to ride to the inner street? If a person owns a car in the city to get to work, do they cycle to their car parking lot every morning? If parking is so expensive, I don't understand how owning a car works. :)

12:35 I've driven on several roundabouts in the United States before, so I know how roundabouts work.

Road Information starts at 5:30, the beginning is not really relevant

I found that country side or urban edge people are more polite and kind compare to people in many big cities, people in big cities drive around as the city is about to get hit by a nuke bomb... so impatient...., But the road infrastructure is well maintain, thats really nice.

11:30 The traffic signals in the Netherlands just turning from red to green? They're almost acting like the traffic signals in the United States! (basically, I'm saying that I'm used to it.)

Please help 🙏 my experience Saudi Arabia 6 years light driver

6:10 "You can drive between 100 and 130 kilometers an hour" is a false statement. Sine 2020 the speed is limited on Dutch highways to 100 km/h from 06.00 till 19.00. Between 19.00 and 06.00 the speed limits are 130 or 120 Km/h. I'd suggest you watch your speed because fines are excessive. Speeding: If you drive 130km/h when it is allowed to drive 100 km/h you will get a fine of at least € 270,-. And those fines increase each year.

The Germans think the following about Dutch drivers: : Schwarze Zeichnen auf gelbem Grund: halte Abstand und bleib gesund. And this is why: 1. _Tailgating_ ( Bumperkleven). Normally you are supposed to keep a distance of speed ( in hm/h) / 2 ( in meters). At 100 km/h it is 50 m. They drive so close, that you cannot see their licence plate in the rear mirror 2. _Taking right in_ ( rechts inhalen). When I am taking over cars I keep a distance between me and the car in front. Someone thinks it is too big ( but not, it is 50 m ), thus they think they can take in from the right. Annoying. 3. _Exits out of the blue_ (Afslagen komen uit de lucht vallen ). They take the motorway exit in the last moment, diagonally intersecting 2-3 lanes. 4. _Attracting force of the left lane_ (Aantrekkingskracht van de linker rijbaan ). When they come up the motorway, they immediately go to the left lane. 5. _As a brick before your nose_ ( Als een baksteen voor je neus). When they go to the right lane, they throw the car before you, stealing your braking distance. This is a very annoying thing. 6. _ Cutting a bit off_ ( Stukje afsnijnen / bochten snijden ) They cannot take the curve, they cut it off. All of a sudden, you find a car in your lane before you, because they were just too lazy to turn a bit more on the steering wheel. 7. _Not making you place_ ( Geen ruimte maken ). It is not compulsory, but squares with the common sense to help incoming traffic yield by changing a lane left on the highway. Not for the Dutch - they simply do not care. I had to buy a 252 PK strong car to yield on the short yielding lanes safely - because they will not let you in. 8. _They are Jesus, they mean to walk on water_ ( Ze menen dat ze op het water kunnen lopen zoals Jezus ). When it rains, they would not take the gas back. In NL, there is the ZOAB asphalt, which facilitates more this behavior. In Germany, where we take the gas back to 100 km/h when it rains, the Dutch stick to their behavior - they gas through with 150-160 km/h. On the A3 in germany, it recently lead to the death of 3 Dutchmen: 2 Porsches and a BMW was totalled, since they gave gas immediately in Germany, while the road was wet.

00:22 no car culture? We have good of Public transport and still a lot of people have cars. A lot of people take pride in their vehicle and there are lots of clubs. Offcourse we are not the US, but it doesnt mean we do not have our own car culture. What about the fact a lot of people own caravans and pulling them all over the place to go on vacation. The kei cars we import from Japan you dont see in other countries in Europe. Also the small cars that can drive on bicycle paths..dont see that anywere else right?

I heard somewhere that Dutch are the real Vikings …!!! Is it true …???

Other videos emphasize the fact that at uncontrolled intersections, you must give way to traffic from the right. You seem to know a lot about the many failings of the US, and your video seems aimed primarily at preventing visitors from the US from making mistakes while driving in the Netherlands. So it surprises me that you fail to point out this most critical difference between driving in the US and driving in the Netherlands. If your concern is safety you should update your video to include this most important bit of information.

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