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May

No parking please

Submitted by XL-Network on Fri, 2011-05-13 00:35

You can stop your car on all sorts of places... for instance on the cycle path.

May

Three times a charm

Submitted by XL-Network on Wed, 2011-05-11 09:45

Yes, we got another one, well... actually three. The first car driver does stop, but does it in the middle of the other lane where another car is coming. The second car also stops, but arrives at a high speed, making me unsure if he was going to stop. The last one leaves a side street with a raised curb (so I have priority). She pull's out and luckily sees me and hits the throttle.

Apr

Start my own section?

Submitted by XL-Network on Fri, 2011-04-29 09:36

I had a few bingo's this week. Wednesday an impatient car driver wanted to get in front of me no matter what and Thursday a encountered a situation which annoys me on a regular basis. People who don't know the rules of the road. Seeing that there are more and more of this movies I was wondering if it's a good idea to create a separate section where these movies are all displayed on a page. What do you think?

Apr

Even more movies

Submitted by XL-Network on Wed, 2011-04-20 19:02

Okay, two more movies, just for you guys. But now my archive is empty, so you'll have to wait a bit for the next one.

Apr

More movies

Submitted by XL-Network on Tue, 2011-04-19 16:53

Since the last dashcam movie it's been a bit quiet, but now I've found the time to upload some new ones.

Apr

Ointment

Submitted by XL-Network on Sat, 2011-04-02 23:53

The last couple of weeks I'm driving around with a VholdR ContourHD 1080p camera on my helmet and on the dashboard of my car to register everything that happens on the road. And tonight I caught a big one. I'm driving with my car on the main road when suddenly someone crosses the intersection which causes me to brake hard. Anyway... the images speak for themselves. I plan to show more of these dashcam-images when a stupid cow enters the picture.

Mar

Rowing on the Amstel

Submitted by XL-Network on Tue, 2011-03-22 00:38

Weeks of training and preparation, but last weekend we rowed the Head of the River Amstel. The adventure started on Saturday morning. I had to pick up a team mate from Groningen at 8 AM. On the A1 the ring of Amsterdam there were planned road works so we left a bit early. Afterward it wasn't that bad and a parking space was quickly found. So about 1,5 hours early we reached or destination, the rowing club Poseidon.

Mar

On my way to Vries again

Submitted by XL-Network on Sun, 2011-03-06 22:25

It was some time ago that I cycled with the Huneliggers, but today it was that time again. As always we gather at Café Vriezerbrug in Vries. I was running late so I engaged the bike's turbo to try to arrive on time. A few kilometers before my destination I saw something that looked like a recumbent rider with two dogs running along. I was wrong. Turn's out that it were two riders on one bike. Georg and Jolanda D. came on their recumbent tandem. Russel and Jack (the newest of the two dogs) also came along. First they were running, later they rode along in the bicycle bag.

Mar

Back in the boat

Submitted by XL-Network on Sun, 2011-03-06 22:23

Saturday started as usual with a ride to the rowing club. Just two more weeks and we're rowing 8 kilometers on the Amstel river in Amsterdam. I wonder how it'll go. After the rowing I quickly went on my way to the Ligfietsgarage Groningen for the test-drive-day. I felt like taking a look there. Afterwards I rushed home for a quick shower and some diner.

Mar

What a ROAM weekend!

Submitted by XL-Network on Wed, 2011-03-02 23:08

Sunshine, rain, wind, kilometers, discomfort, accidents, wetness and more of those kind of things. That sums about up the weekend. Okay, a number of those things were unplanned, but it was still a weekend full of happenings. But I'll start at the beginning.

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