Bicycle rush hour in Utrecht
In this time lapse video of the traffic at a busy intersection in Utrecht, the participants are weaving in and out in almost perfect harmony. The effect is positively hypnotic.
I am given to understand that what makes this video by Mark Wagenbuur special is that the main form of transportation in it is the humble bicycle. As a result, the video has gone viral among treehuggers.
Link: Metafilter. Video: Youtube.
It’s a sort of Dutch style Koyaanisqatsi (which was also hypnotic), but without the frenetic pace. The sound on the Utrecht video also has its own musical quality!
Why are there so few people giving the proper hand signals?
@BM Because then they would be slapping the bicyclists riding in the opposite direction in the face ;-)
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@Eric
Sounds like even more reason to give the hand signals!