And now, find another level of madness in Japan with the HIGHWAY THROUGH THE BUILDING story in Osaka! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5qGQOntvzXo.html I drive through the building in a Lotus 7! -John
Wear a beanie instead! I mean if you drop a helmet on the ground the helmet would be damaged. But if you drop a beanie on the ground there wouldn’t be any kind of damage
It actually happen to me when I'm 8 year old. Speeding down a hill and hit the front brakes because of the bump. Safe to say never hit the front brake at a steep hill . Learned it the hard way.
remember doing that did a perfect front flip landed improperly fell of my bicycle and my left pocket latched onto the bell thrust the handle bar at my balls. it is pain i will never forget.
It is just a telephoto shot that compressed the image in the distance. Notice the power lines looking very droopy. this is a result if the compression as well. With this zoom shot it appears to be an 80% slope.
Drive through the Rockies in British Columbia (Canada) some day. Narrow roads with mountain straight up one side and a drop straight down on the other. Narrow and shared by cars and Semis. That bridge would seem like a 10 lane highway.
The bridge actually replaced an older drawbridge that was considered inefficiënt due to the large amount of naval trafic that needed the drawbridge to be open.
Cause their engineers think of other people's time. Waiting for a drawbridge to open up is a great time waster, not to mention energy being wasted like that.
At first I wanted to say “there’s a lot of russians in japan” and then I thought “meeeh, it’s probably because russians are most likely to ignore every warning sign as long as it’s not in russian”
@@food7479 The money that you stole from your parents to buy that device from which you're now commenting on, were given by your grandparents who came and looted from here. So ask them, if they want to come again or not.
@@JajaborMusic First of all, I am german we didn't conquer you. But it is kinda sad, that you have to resort to the old times, to find a reason why anyone would want to go to your country. As a matter of fact: Noone even wants to invade you now, cause you are in such a perfect position to operate the callcenters!
@@food7479" I don't care what happen to the rest of the world but sure India and Indians will lead in the future." Mark my words!! They will, in terms of loving each other and under stand each other 🔥
@@nishant513 Oh no doubt, India is a little economic wonder and I am pretty sure people from industrial nations will move to it in the future. But that future might be away and depending on how climate change affects it, it might bring a quick end to india.
I live in asia where 20-30% uses a bicycle everyday never have a serious incident , though knee and shoulder pads are way more needed than a helmet if learning or an amateur.
6:06 Are we just gonna ignore the old man riding his bicycle on the other side of the fence? Apparently, people there don't really obey the law when it comes to that bridge, which makes perfect sense.
I would definitely drive on the other side of the fence with a bike, it's so dangerous what he did there. At least in Germany there is no sidewalk on most of the expressways I would say. Besides cyclist and pedestrian could use this locked side strip at the same time, maybe this yellow line is for that
Do not use the walkway. If you’re cycling down the bridge, you’d be going a solid 25 mph if you don’t have brakes on properly. Even at slower speeds, if you hit a pedestrian by accident then both they and you will be seriously injured, as they will suffer impact by a 25mph force and you will suffer being catapulted off your bicycle onto the hard ground. On the road, however, the worst you can do is bank into the traffic, and that’s very hard to do. Drivers can easily see you as well and yield accordingly. There’s a reason that in almost every western country on Earth, there’s laws that make sure you cycle on the road. Obey the law.
@@zacharywilson9596 You think a car can just suddenly stop or chance going into the opposing lane to avoid a cyclist? Dude, it's certain death in that scenario. If you are unsure about your ability to bike a section on the route. Get off the bike and lead it across the that section. The reason why bikes are to be on the road is not because it's forbidden to bike on the side walk; but that it's forbidden to have a vehicle on a side walk. A bike is just as much considered a vehicle as a car. Same rules, same laws if a accident happens.
今村エリザベス you must not be from Japan to not know the bicycle rule that everyone knows nationwide. Anyhow generally where traffic is heavy or the roadway narrow, you can ride very slowly on the pedestrian walkway if there are not pedestrians and no faster than 7km/hr or at a speed that allows you to stop at a moments notice. But walking the bike is proper. Walking the bike in the pedestrian walkway is allowed- and encouraged on the bridge website. The old man riding the bike in the walkway is breaking etiquette but not the law, under 13 and over 70 can (under 7km/hr) ride their bicycle in the walkway.
@@ryy1704 lmao driveway xD...wait thats the full bridge? i was thinking they were showing the middle of it in that clip...the slides at the playground are steeper xD
Yes, I was thinking the same, why did he drive on bicycle with cars and trucks, while he has a special safe pedestrian/bicycle lane ready to use ;). Proabably was about to show how scary it is to ride directly on bicycle among cars :).
It's because the "crazy steep" shots are taken with a telephoto lens. It compresses the distance making the rise look worse than it is. Check out the "basket cam" shot at 1:52 for a much more realistic view of it.
It is just a normal bridge, here most bridges is actually steeper than that. Only reason it looks so steep and squiggly is because they used a powerful telephoto lens that is compressing the perspective.
@@theevauwu7853 nah. While yes its on wheels, its human powered. That like saying Skateboards and roller blades are vehicles. Its safer for everyone to ride on a sidewalk. Its obviously better if there is a dedicated biking lane.
@@theevauwu7853 The weight difference between a cyclist and a pedestrian is around 30 lbs. The weight difference between a cyclist and a the average car is around 2700 lbs, and that is just a car, not an suv or a truck. The speed difference between a pedestrian walking 3 mph and a cyclist riding at 14 mph is 11 mph. The speed difference between a car and a cyclist can be as much as 50 mph on roads that carry both. In a cyclist-pedestrian collision, neither party is likely to die, and they may not even be hurt. In a cyclist-vehicle collision, the cyclist will probably die. Essentially, if you say that sidewalks are only for pedestrians and roads are only for vehicles, then if you have to lump cyclists into one of these two categories, a cyclist has far more in common with a pedestrian than a vehicle.
Cyrkit Commentary may have been a little too much but really, I just love having fun with this show! There is SO MUCH more to see and do. I'm excited every time. Shout out to Google and RU-vid for giving us all this platform to share -- and thank you for the awesome comment! Appreciate it very much. -John
I'm just impressed with your enthusiasm and athletic level, I felt like I'm exhausted just by watching you doing all that...lol It looks awesome place to visit for sure. Thanks for sharing your experience 👏🏼 🍻
JB0Y74 I had been wanting to this this for a long time and it was so exciting to actually be there, in front of the bridge I'd seen in videos before. I was thinking about it on the train ride from Tokyo in the video before -- just was an awesome trip with a silly goal of conquering the bridge, whatever that would require. What I learned was that Yonago, Matsue and Izumo had a lot more than just the bridge and I have to come back for a longer stay in this area. It seems the most natural urban-like area of the country where the hotel signs said "Please drink the tap water!" ... shockingly good! Thank you so much for the comment and for watching the video! Really appreciate it very much! -John
Unless your an expert cyclist and have a lot of experience do not attempt this on any bridge that doesn't have an emergency Lane to ride in. Use the sidewalk, just ride slow and yield to the pedestrians
Thanks Cliff. I have toured Japan by bicycle before and have HAD TO gone over such bridges. Many do not allow riders at all. They are marked on Japanese road maps. This bridge does. It is not a bridge with a lot of traffic and I went at a time that was clear and easy for drivers to see me. That was planned. I do not think anyone should do this unless they have no choice. It's a fun bridge to run! ... but it was a lot of fun coming down by bicycle seeing the sea. Good comment and riders who are thinking to include this on their trip should definitely be more prepared. -John
+ONLY in JAPAN I once lived in Japan for 3 years. Based on my experience, though the lane is intended for walking, you can freely use that for biking especially on bridge. I never been told by a someone or a police that i was doing something wrong. Besides it's always "Anzen Daichi (safety first)" in Japan.
koɾeβ̞a çidoi kɯ ̚so β̞aɾota なみはや大橋 is also AMAZING!! What a loop!! I am sure I will do a show about many unusual roadway in Japan. There is so many to show! Thank you for the comment and recommendation!! -John
Seven years after you uploaded this video and your experience still looks amazing. You dared to cross it by bike! The first time I watched it, I felt your effort. I wonder if you would dare to do it again now. 😅
+luis tellez Probably doable but expensive. The only way i see it happen is if they steal some road section and move the rail inside. But i think the bridge's road section is already at the legal limit. (Some bridges in Europe have a no bicycle policy, you have to walk besides it). IMO what they should do is what they did in Norway (i think, i'm not 100% sure) where a few hills have a foot lift. You put your leg on it and it lifts you and the bike up the hill. I'd happily pay a toll for something like this, within reason of course.
+SvenOkonomi ever heard of gears? he might have good stamina but its certainly not impossible. most people should be able to do this with minimal practice.
+Eurynomos _ Japan does not have many geared bicycles for rent. I live in Tokyo and took what I could get. There were three gears -- and yet -- it was not all that easy with a camera on board to stabilize. -John
"Looks like a stairway to heaven" You just gave Shimane prefecture life in a nutshell dude 😂Plus Shimane also means "The land of Gods", nice quote words about the country's origin name lmao
Thanks for all the comments! Here's some feedback. *The Bridge was made famous in a Hyundai Car TV commercial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--grBtAeUUi8.html 1) It's illegal to ride on the sidewalk with pedestrians in Japan -- you can ride up with the cars OR walk with your bicycle on the sidewalk. I was with a city official and had to follow the law, show the correct way. 2) Most Japanese do not use helmets -- if I'd found one, I would have used it. Although moving fast, I made sure the brakes were working, the tires were okay etc. 3) Seats in Japanese one-speed bikes were made for people 10 cm shorter than me. It wouldn't ride anymore sadly. 4) I'd recommend doing this only if you're in good shape and have checked out your bicycle. Accidents happen and please use caution. As stated earlier, I had a city official with me in case something happened and was well prepared. The purpose of the show was to check out this bridge that had been on the news outside Japan and see what it's like -- hope you got a feel for it and visit Yonago via the SUNRISE IZUMO train! Thanks for watching. -John
+WAORYU ONLYinJAPAN That sure is not much of a space for a bicycle to ride on if a wide truck was to come along. Here in Canada about 20 bicyclists a year get killed after getting hit by cars, that is why I ride my bike off the roads and on the sidewalks here in the Kitchener-Waterloo area of Canada. I had a friend I knew who told me that I was crazy for riding on the sidewalks and that riding on the road was safe. 6 months later a car side-swiped Chris while he was out riding and he suffered serious injuries. A few days later he passed away. Now its been 7 years and I'm still unharmed, alive, and safe, all because I stick to riding on pedestrian-free sidewalks. If I come to a part of the sidewalk that has people on it, then I either leave the sidewalk or I get off my bike and walk it until I pass the people. I do this because the sidewalks are made for people, not for bikes, I just 'borrow' the sidewalk when there are no people on it. If my friend had done this he would still be alive today.
Honesty Counts That's why local authorities should build more cyclist lanes. Safer for cyclists and pedestrians. I stopped riding bicycles when I moved to London. Too scared to ride on the road. It's illegal to ride on the pavement here too.
Lots of ppl ride where ever they want not caring about rules... not saying that there is anything wrong with that really, its kinda dangerous to be riding on the car lane but I doubt any1 would really mind a bike on the walking lane.
in 2:29 we see a few road signs informing about "pedestrian with child and bicycle" or "pedestrian and bicycle" - I guess that means he was allowed to ride on the pedestrian lane since it was also for bicycles. I just see it logical for the bridge being so narrow to avoid unnecessary dangers from bikes coming along with cars.
OrioN LTU I asked about this. I think a lot of Russian ships pass under the bridge and many sailors come for a visit from port. If you go up to the north of Hokkaido, the road signs are in Japanese and Russian, not English! -John
Actually, the reason is so that big ships can come under the bridge. There used to be a drawbridge there instead, but it was very inconvenient. Cars had to wait for 7-8 minutes to cross.
The TV commercials who feature this bridge go back even further. You're right though. The bark is worse than the bite -- looks steep but as some viewers told me, there are steeper roads and bridges in the US and Europe. -John
Weird, when he was talking about the bridge in the beginning I could swear he called it a ramen bridge which reminded me I totally forgot to buy more ramen at the store yesterday :(
magicspells no, just, no... no one counts age like that... you just stop your age there but when you are remembered, people don't say, "Oh he'll be 1 today" they say, "oh he'd be 95 today" so yeah, your comment was the dumbest one I've heard this week...
RepoDraghon No one counts age like that? I'm pretty sure I just did and I'm sure there are many others out there that do. By the way, your example of "oh he'd be 95 today" is what they say if he still was alive. The fact is no one knows what happens when you die, so my opinion is valid. And at last... my comment being the dumbest ones you heard this week... hmmm. maybe you should either read more shit or get off the internet. I don't think your comment is dumb, just ignorant.. but that's like most comments on RU-vid.. I hope you have a good day man.
Same here. Was gonna make the same comment. I've had LOTS of nightmares about steep bridges or bridges that just suddenly end with no way across that are STUPIDLY high up.
Perspectives fuck up about this bridge - it looks so fucking steep when you look down below but when you're actually on the bridge it's more fucking gentle.
Japan has pretty simple bicycle laws but it’s it requires some common sense. Ideal would be a separate bike lane; but these are not the norm nor common. Bicycles are considered light vehicles on your average road. Riding on the sidewalk is generally prohibited, and sidewalks are generally not raised, but demarcated. There are 6 exceptions to this prohibition: 1. If there is a sign allowing sidewalk riding, 2. If you are under 13 years of age. 3. If there is heavy traffic. 4. If the vehicular partition of the road is too narrow by a specific length. 5. Other catch-all common sense inevitability to need to utilize the road. 6. If you are over 70. If you are on the sidewalk you must always yield and not be a bother to pedestrians- such as by flying past them at close distance. Side-by-side riding unless noted is generally prohibited. Going at any speed that does not allow a sudden, and complete stop is illegal- which technically means a speed no greater than 7km/hr but could be less depending on your bicycle and road conditions. If there is pedestrian traffic, one must walk their bicycle. Old man is not breaking the law- he probably walked his bike up, is over 70, and is cruising down where there are no pedestrians at a speed probably no greater than 7km/hr. If this youtube crew was told they cannot ride the bike on the pedestrian walk area, that is an accurate statement generally. They can under the narrow exceptions given above, and giving consideration first to pedestrians and safety. Riding on the road as he did may not be illegal but bad judgement and bad etiquette most likely, and no one does this. But it’s fine- Japan loves foreign tourists, and it may not have been illegal. Riding fast on the pedestrian walkway would’ve been safer but in the presence of pedestrians, very likely illegal and against social norms. Walking the bike up or riding very slowly in the pedestrian area, and dismounting in the presence of pedestrians is generally the correct approach where the road is narrow or there is “heavy car traffic”. On a less travelled road, the bicyclist should utilize the roadway. Where the roadway and the sidewalk are both crowded one must walk their bike. It’s all pretty simple and the laws are intended to encapsulate common courtesy.
Im a cyclist and that is too narrow for me to ride, way too close to the vehicles, I would have walked on the sidewalk way up and rode down on the road going faster than all the vehicles.
+The Scarecrow It's not really that scary or hard. I don't have front speeds and i'm ok with that kind of incline, just means i'm slower, but then, drivers notice me easier. If you go faster, they might miss you, and you don't want that.
Sorry bro, japan is strict. You can't bribe em. Prolly your bicycle gonna get impounded and nobody gonna help you. It's a Law country, where many of them have blood type A. Go look the blood type characteristic , and you'll see why japan is so strict
1:36 Huh? That sign (on the left) with the pedestrians above the cyclists, means that they're SHARING the lane and that the cyclists have to respect the pedestrians, in my country.
You have to good shape to to bicycle up and down Eshima Ohashi. Congratulations on surviving that adventure! This video gives us a sense of how steep this bridge seems when you are actually riding over it, rather than the telescoped effect of a viewing it from a distance, where the roller-coaster effect seems far greater.
+downunder diva +trodengore I only have a representative sample of two, but it seems you aussie's have a really negative opinion of cyclists in general. It's a 35mph road, with wide lanes. Sure, it would be pleasant if it had a bike lane, but it's perfectly passable without one.
