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Enigmastick
Dutch biking culture was awesome.
TheMagicalUpvoteFearie
Don't be to impressed, there is probably an audi a6 around the corner with a bikerack on it.
copingcabana
They guy is living in never Netherland.
copingcabana
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SpitefulRegularHartebeest-max-1mb.gif
Spkch
Rutte altijd +1
NegentropyX
Just the sort of people who would steal your bike.
tarataqa
BREAKING NEWS: Dutch Prime Minister uses lock since he does not trust his own people!
SpaceBantha
As a P.M., he was given a bike with a bulletproof frame.
clem2270
would like to see the "up armored" bicycles that his security escorts ride.
mbos14
http://home.kpn.nl/keessch/Ligfiets/Fotoalbum/slides/160%20kees%20in%20mango%20zonder%20deksel.jpg
MikeArclight
says a lot of the expected crime rate of the neighborhood
Doofer20
that place looks ghetto as fuck. look at those guys wearing gang colors in the back. A lock isnt going to stop them
TheHighKing22
Well I'm sure glad that you clarified that the Dutch Prime Minister is locking his Ministerial vehicle. I would have missed that.
boobcat
You probably could get around DC on a bike, why doesn't Donny Deal Breaker do it since he's such an athlete.
forreallyandfortrue
I would be so impressed if a US politician of any measurable power was shown at this level of humiity and working together.
tarataqa
I'd be impressed of any politician, measurably powerful or not.
GuestChrist
What cool people the Dutch are.
M15F1T
That's a €1300 bike btw..
EvanPotatohead
With, or without him on it?
canibFrank
I love cycling. Just came back from a spectacular mountain bike ride. If I could ride to work I would, but I would hate to ride in a suit.
cyno01
Is there a gym close enough to work to bike there and shower and change?
canibFrank
That's a great idea but right now work is about 35 miles away so would be a 2+ hour ride. May do this with a diff gig, tho.
criggie
Achieveable. Ride slower though, pace yourself. Remove, roll tie in pocket. Do not wear a backpack, and arrive 15-30 min before meeting.
Cheomesh
I used to ride into work every day, though my boss-people wanted me to stop.
2ndplaceisasetofsteakknives
"I better lock up my bike. This is a bad neighborhood."
PoweredbyOSengine
Well... Politicians do like to take things that are not theirs...
antietam
BALTIMORE: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maryland/articles/2017-08-08/bikes-go-missing-in-baltimore-bike-share-program
Hirnuvahamsteri
Cool thing about this is the fact that is it his official vehicle.
SocialMediaMakesUsLessSocial
Good for him.
antietam
fuck the EU... unelected pricks
NobodyExpectsTheSpanishInquistion
Literally has elections but ok ok
D3nn1s10
but this isn't the Eu, but a country, the Netherlands. And the PM's party received a plurality in representational vote. He was elected.
antietam
Image result for Netherlands as a part of the EU In 1957, six core states founded the EU's predecessor, the European Economic Community
antietam
(Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany). The remaining states have acceded in subsequent enlargements.
antietam
and you are fooling yourself about free open elections as long as the ECB...IMF... and BIS are concerned
ActuallyAPirate
I'm An American, plz explain
ActuallyAPirate
Thank
tarataqa
Adult male rides bike. Someone tweeted about it.
rohanban10
Also adult male is locking his bicycle.
MrKaBe
The Prime Minister in The Netherlands does not have nor needs protection. He walks around and you can just meet him in the streets
angelghoul
He isnt lazy like the rest of us.
Sigge1981
I'm not terribly surprised. Isn't the Netherlands THE bicycle nation of the world? Or have I gotten that wrong?
platonus
its a flat country
AdamFrattini
Like everyone gets a ride?
AnimeisCancer
Being the most stoned I’ve ever been while maneuvering through crowds was an interesting experience for me
Cheomesh
Well, China, probably.
ProgeriaProstitutes
I think Belgium is even bicyclier
WeaponizedJerk
Not even close. Danemark would be a better contender.
kijknaarjeeigen
Nope
Geelsmark
That'l be Denmark
ShadysFreakshow
Amsterdam was 1st in 2014, but since 2015, Denmark has been the one.
100KushUps
Source?
ShadysFreakshow
quick search: https://www.wired.com/2015/06/copenhagenize-worlds-most-bike-friendly-cities/ I am sure you can find more to support this.
z3lfmoord
Yes. The rebuilt after WW2
Isexualiseeverything
... Wat?
z3lfmoord
They built after being bombed to oblivion in WW2. Made lots of new bike paths.
z3lfmoord
They*
coffeeeee
Not entirely, but in Germany, there is this city that is a cyclist town of Germany, there are more bikes than cars. Münster, awesome place
GazongaGizmo
this is how we celebrated the football world cup win '14 (taken @central roundbaout) https://imgur.com/05qI3pq - (greetings from berg fidel)
coffeeeee
Exactly what I expected and nothing less :D
BenBack
I remember going to Amsterdam and being surprised by a) the sheer number of them and b) how ready they are to run you over
Claxonclaxonclax
GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY!!!!
witsd
Yeah, the cyclists treat pedestrians like dirt.
Hardstylelover
They treat everyone like dirt. Damn cyclists
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
So they're the cars of Amsterdam.
Snugger
As someone from Amsterdam I always try to guarantee the event of b) being one of the memories of Amsterdam for tourists
riggeroo
Just got back. LITERALLY. There’s a lot! But super friendly to tourists that have no idea what side of the road they are supposed to be on
TheDrop3rdStrike
As an American living in Japan I fuck it up wherever I go! "Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be on that side!"
ZombieZooZombieZoo
They were assholes to us. But maybe that's because I'm American.
Gummbah
Inner city cyclists are usually assholes here in the Netherlands..
ZombieZooZombieZoo
It was some people at a coffee shop
jrblast
That's possible. I went to England once and the restaurant people were being a bit curt. At some point we mentioned we were Canadian and 1/2
jrblast
Suddenly they were super friendly.
WhyAreAllGoodNamesTaken
There are two guards - why would he need a lock?
JackOnImgur
Otherwise those guards would take his bike for a spin like those two parking attendants in Ferris Bueller.
Niteman
Bicycle theft is apparently a problem in Denmark, or so I've heard
LurkerOfDarkness
It is, a lot of it is drunk people taking them to get home.
EvilKam
Um... Habit! Yes, you want to stay in the habit of locking your bike. :)
GeneralBullshit
Exactly, that's two thiefs right there
GreatAlfredini
*thieves. Sorry, am spelling Nazi.
ThatSillyDog
Gaurds aren't gaurding the bike?
JustAnotherCynicToo
They may take it to do doughnuts in the parking lot.
Grillparzer
I don't care if there is a freaking company of guards, you still lock your bike up.
Queble
Trust me, in Holland NOTHING will stop them from stealing your bike
SJohnson23
10 Downing St is one of the most heavily guarded buildings in Britain. The front door cannot be opened from the outside - it has no handle.
SJohnson23
No one can enter the building without passing through a scanner and a set of security gates manned by armed guards.
SJohnson23
In the 5 years after Tony Blair became PM, 37 PCs, 4 mobile phones, 2 cameras, a VCR, 4 printers, 2 projectors and a bicycle were stolen.
LaserTaser
Otherwise you can't take the key out.Someone might lock his bike as a joke.It's something you do without thinking.Like putting on a seatbelt
degenerator
Plus Holland is notorious for bike theft. One of the main reasons that the PM wants to form a new government.
FreeHealthCare
That was a well thought answer
floriandg
Happened to me in school once they put a motor cycle lock on it ...
Valkyr1987
What does a motorcycle lock look like?
floriandg
Hmm kinda comparable to a brake pad/disk pins on both sides of the weel and then locksitself in place,had to use a grinder get trough it
FloodingWaters
what key? do dutch bikes have built-on locks?
ferrybig
They come by default with a frame lock, you can lock and unlock those in 5 seconds. The key can only be removed when the lock is locked
LurkerOfDarkness
How do you lock them where you live?
FloodingWaters
separate chains or U-locks. simply disabling the wheels would do little to prevent theft. pickup trucks are common.
derwulf
http://media.localmile.org/2013/05/DSC_1145.jpg Probably one of these
FloodingWaters
i guess that makes anyone carrying a bike super suspicious
derwulf
So, when I was in Denmark my friend lost the key to his rental bike and carried it all the way back. No one raised an eyebrow.
wombora
to be a role model - usally head of states try to be such a thing.
DangerTrain
Tell me more, it sounds like a great idea.
DavidBrooker
The Dutch Prime Minister is the head of government, not the head of state. That's why he needs to meet the King, who is the head of state.
StubbyJohnson
https://imgur.com/fXyb5hX
Philosophdog
Until the US came along and changed the norm
DangerTrain
Hey, most of us didn't vote for the cunt.
SavageTacoSupremeOverlord
And then the fire nation attacked
arranrp
it's a developing country stop giving it a hard time
namiasdf
haha fuk