I find that bus drivers on that route show remarkable constraint, you can cycle all the way from Korevaarstraat to the station holding up a bus and it won't try to overtake you. Bus drivers have been getting a bad rep (certainly in the light of the incident in The Hague a few weeks ago) but I find the Leiden ones to be very courteous in traffic. Taxi drivers, on the other hand...
The bus drivers in Leiden are incredibly patient. I don't know how, I would go nuts, so I'm always impressed with them... I didn't know there was a problem in the Hague!
I didn't find cycling in Leiden quite that relaxing - very busy traffic. We walked around mostly to give us time to work out where we were at each canal (they all look the same, it gets so confusing).
I only saw the Hague buses as a pedestrian or passenger but they did seem a little impatient.
I find that bus drivers on that route show remarkable constraint, you can cycle all the way from Korevaarstraat to the station holding up a bus and it won't try to overtake you. Bus drivers have been getting a bad rep (certainly in the light of the incident in The Hague a few weeks ago) but I find the Leiden ones to be very courteous in traffic. Taxi drivers, on the other hand...
ReplyDeleteThe bus drivers in Leiden are incredibly patient. I don't know how, I would go nuts, so I'm always impressed with them... I didn't know there was a problem in the Hague!
ReplyDeleteI love holding hands with my SO while riding. I hadn't considered the possibility of embracing!
ReplyDeleteI didn't find cycling in Leiden quite that relaxing - very busy traffic. We walked around mostly to give us time to work out where we were at each canal (they all look the same, it gets so confusing).
ReplyDeleteI only saw the Hague buses as a pedestrian or passenger but they did seem a little impatient.