I've been obsessed with bicycles, traffic patterns, teeny cars, canals. Consequently I've taken many shots of the people on the go in Amsterdam--bike riders-the young, the very old (at least 75) men in suits, texting as they ride, women in platform shoes or tailored suits chatting on their phones, parents with children sitting on handle-bar seats (a small seat similar to the ones we used to take to restaurants to attach to the table when kids were small), back seats, or in wagons. My absolute favorite bike accessory is the baby windshield that attaches to the handle bars to protect the baby .
There are scooters, teeny cars, trolleys. I didn't see one skate boards. a few roller bladers dotted the park on Sunday more for recreation than for transportation. Gas is $12.00 a gallon!
I was amazed that not one bicyclists wore a helmet--they had their own lane (with a small barrier and cut offs and their own traffic lights that shine a green or red light through a bicyclist-they have no yellow lights. they're a bit more black and white than we are when it comes to traffic control. if the light governing you is red, you press a button and it will turn green. Turning left or even right is an art form.
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