THE VIDEO SHELF · microcars and urban mobility
The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam
Not Just Bikes looks at the tiny microcars such as the Canta seen around Amsterdam. It discusses how they serve people with mobility issues, can use bike paths under certain rules, and where they fit in a 21st century city.
Why HN readers recommended it
Linked in self-driving and car-dependence threads as an example of small vehicles that help disabled and elderly people without full-size cars.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Not Just Bikes
- Topic
- microcars and urban mobility
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Please, please watch the videos I linked. Especially the Not Just Bikes channel. For example, this one [LINK] can quickly explain why a transport system flooded with autonomous cars and poor public transit would make the overall system worse for everyone . There is also …
rglullis on Hacker News · 2022-05
In An autonomous car in SF blocked a fire truck responding to an emergencyNot Just Bikes has a nice video on the Canta and things like it if you'd like to see them in action: [VIDEO]
ryukafalz on Hacker News · 2021-11
In The good things in the current age in tech
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