Yes

No, it isn’t.

Sure, in the centre it makes sense. But to blanket 30kmh over the entire city? There are roads designed for 100 or 80, where suddenly you have to drive 30. Just annoying, not safer.

Same in Dutch: azijnzeiker (azijn = vinegar, zeiker = pisser). So that one does translate well (but not to English :))

Yeah, The Netherlands really shows that it’s a rich country with it’s infrastructure. Maybe the best in the world, especially when you add everything together:

• good public transport (train schedules are unreliable though)
• great bicycle infrastructure (only Denmark compares)
• great roads
• but what really seals the deal: the level of maintenance and cleanliness: in all European countries you see blown out tires and crap at the side of the road. Not in The Netherlands. Accident? Lane blocked, stewards mostly first to arrive. Damage to road? It gets fixed in hours if needed.