it was not a cultural thing within the netherlands. there were specific policy measures that they decided to implement in the mid-1970s. i am going to quickly run through what these elements were involved in a bicycle networks, parking, safety, prevention efforts, theft, education. first and foremost, in every city in the netherlands where you have significant bicycling, there is a freeway system for bicycles. a rich network of paths and the roads that connects writers -- riders to every part of the city. secondly, in many cities there is a real investment in bike parking. compared to car parking, and average space could be replaced by 10 to 12 bicycles. here you can see the type of density that can bring literally hundreds of thousands of individuals into the center city. -- city center. bike safety is an enormous issue that has been tackled successfully in the netherlands. there are specific engineering improvements like signals, mirrors attached to traffic lanes, specific areas of the road protected for cyclists which has led to a dr

here is a picture taken in the south of netherlands. here, the layout is so much that you are really regarded as cyclists that they have made space for you. the cars know that cyclists have priority. this is a common roundabout situation in the netherlands, also in the village where i live. so this shows that you go for the cyclists. go for cyclists and realize when someone is saying we were cramped in space like in san francisco, we say, well, you have never been to any dutch town because your roads are so wide. and then they think, yeah, but all these lanes are needed for car traffic. i'll tell you, if you use this traffic model, you should realize that the capacity of your system is not determined by the amount of lanes and the stretches of roads but by the capacity of intersections and you realize that the capacity of these intersections are a lot lower than any capacity of lanes that are on the stretches of roads. so it's only a parking place for cars on to the next

in the netherlands, people who come to work by bike are more regarded them by car. the people who use the car have to find excuses why they still use the car. they just come and say, i just want to go by car. and the fact is, more and more people -- for instance, in amsterdam, by having this past and so on, 9000 people per day choose not to have their car because there was no more accessibility by car but choose the alternatives. 15% of them stay with the alternatives. they had a car. when they experienced it, it was not so bad commuting by bike or public transport, then there were convinced also. -- then it they were convinced also. if you tell people who drive by cars, and i think american politicians are so afraid they might lose voters, but if you keep telling them the detriment of the effects of using their car every day -- what? but they will not mind losing voters. my friends and the businessmen and area, they don't mind. for the around children, -- for their own children, but is it faster, more convenient, and cheaper? those are the reasons why you will choos

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three times a week. 80% at least once a week. so all the car drivers are also cyclists and they know as they turn right that there is an 80% chance that they will cut off a cyclist if they don't look. so there is also safety by numbers. one last thing and that is about liability. when i hear about cycling in the u.s., people say, oh, but cycling is so dangerous. and then we say, no, cycling is not dangerous. cyclists hardly ever cause accidents. cars cause accidents. cars cause facilities and in the netherlands we have the philosophy that car drivers should realize that they're in a machine that can kill. and also from that on responsibility in taking liability. if a car drives over a child on a bike, no matter what happens, he is 100% liable for whatever happens. and even in the other cases, when a car goes in the collision with an adult on a bike, still there is at least 50% liability for

also, in the netherlands, we're not so good with racing cyclists. ll the champions from last year are from italy, spain, or your country, never from the netherlands. but cycling is more than racing, it is a way of transport. especially for the first 7 kilometers, in combination with public transport. the last lines are important. for instance, in at the city of amsterdam, 85% of the trips are faster by bike then by car -- then by car. i do everything by bicycle. i am a slow cyclist, and i am still faster through the city. that is why most of the people in amsterdam go by bike. if your interested in funny and nice invidious, go to youtube. but you will see a lot of videos in which the bicycle and the car cooperate. these are some pictures and examples of how the public authorities can invest in cycling. this is a parking space for a cyclist. tend thousand bicycles can be stored there. -- 10,000 bicycles can be stored there. you can build a shelter for about 30,000 bicycles. now, what can employees do? many employees are working on the bicycle programs

it has been very expire -- inspiring to hear what david has come back from the netherlands. i think he makes a wonderful case for bicycling, here in san francisco. i would like to take this opportunity to share what we have been thinking and planning on coming here at the bicycle coalition, in order to get to that 20% of trips by 2020. what would it take, what would it look like? supervisor campos: in terms of the 20% goal, right now we are at 6%. >> that is a 2008 number. we could easily be at 7, 8%. but we will not know until next year. so that is a significant shift in node share, but like david, we also think that this is a stretch goal, but a doable goals. let me share some more concrete things about what this might look like. we are finally moving ahead on the bike plan project, which is so exciting. we have seen 7 miles of tilly striped in the last few months. what we know from each new project that goes in and creates travel in the corridor, travel can go up by as much as 50%. it will also increase the number of people coming here to bicycle. but will that get us to t

difficult policy choice for the people of the netherlands to make that choice. they have revenues that we do not have. they pay around $8 for a gallon of gasoline there. they have a different fiscal situation, and we need to acknowledge that, but there has been a clear policy choice for investment. i would just leave you with the thought that in order to get to 20% by 2020, it is not all about money but there is certainly investment, and then maintenance that needs to follow for us to realize that goal. this conversation is excellent. i want to thank the supervisors for advancing this. supervisor campos: commissioner chiu? supervisor chiu: i noticed there were some other officials from the coalition. i wonder if they had anything to

so a lot of crime that is the funny rule in the netherlands. ne hand you can buy it as a consumer, without prosecution. and the other hand they say it's forbidden to get it in to the shop. now we have built more or less the right wing government. it will start in a few days. and they said we will make it more difficult for coffee shops to exist. the restraining rules. perhaps a lot of coffee shops will have to close down. that means more illegal trades, more illegal buy and selling. more crime. and i think that's the wrong way to deal with this. >> got it. it's ap interesting perspective to think about marijuana and the netherlands and the potential for it being legalized here and the thought that maybe legalizing it will decrease crime. it's an interesting perspective. meantime, a live news conference happening right now. the president there making the start of the rescue operation for 33 miners. they have been trapped for 68 days. more than 2,000 feet below the ground. this is the president, sebastian pineiera. he's saying tonight, the world w

hisses -- he says his mission is to stop the islamification of the netherlands. >> i believe that the netherlands and many parts of europe are not identity, a culture based on christianity, ditwo days and, not islam. -- chris jenner, and today is some -- christianity, judaism, not islam. >> at least two people were killed when a sludge reservoir burst at an aluminum factory in western hungary today. over 100 million cubic meters flooded homes. it is a >> product in the production of -- is a waste product in the production of aluminum. a vatican official has criticized the awarding of this year's nobel prize for medicine to a scientist whose work on human infertility has led to the creation of test tube babies. he said it disregarded the destruction of human embryos. dr. robert edwards has helped millions of couples become parents. [] b crying >> -- [baby crying] >> she was the first test-tube baby. headlines described her birth as a miracle. speaking to years ago, professor edwards described the media frenzy at the time. >> it was all over bristol in england, secretly. the has been hi

fully flexible markets you don't have an optimum currency area and also between germany austria the netherlands the benelux states we did have a defacto union currency union for decades they just did and they just followed the bundesbank and nobody talked about it worked perfectly but within that region you basically had an integrated market but to throw together greece and spain and italy and portugal and ireland and germany is sheer lunacy i mean sheer lunacy and they said we throw together so it will grow together but that is not promoting growing together the other way around would have been better to liberalize markets to keep national currencies to be able to just to shocks. like this so what should we do you know that should be your is a be slowly but steadily dismantle should we wait for the us to collapse and i say ideally i would go back to a core europe and i would let the drachma return and the pursuit to return and the lira return and we still would have a european union it's not like it would be the collapse of the european union quite to the contrary if we allow those countries t

discrimination, but the dutch politician will now get a say in the policies of the government in the netherlands under a coalition agreement formalized yesterday. >> when the queen formally opened the new dutch parliament last month, there were 150 mp's, but no government. thanks to a spectacular inconclusive election. the winner was this man. his right wing pro-business party won the most seats and he is set to become prime minister. his night of triumph in june turned into a long, drawn-out negotiation. he tried to find a winning coalition party. he finally teamed up with the former prime minister, who resigned after his kristin christits cris -- t an democrats. the new coalition government is already facing criticism because of its reliance on this man. the leader of the anti is long and anti emigration party in more than doubled its number of seats -- anti islam an anti- immigration party. he has not been offered a job in the new cabinet, but has been agreed to vote with the new coalition. many in the netherlands, a country famed for its tolerant liberalism, worry that someone with such extr

this goes back to when david was showing us about the netherlands, starting to build an interstate for bikes, so to speak. a network that everyone will know will get them to their destination, is comfortable the whole way. even a few years more into the future, we see that network being augmented to neighborhood connections throughout the city, resulting in a complete network. a total of 128 miles of bikeway. we believe this is what it would take to get 20% of people using their bicycle as a healthy, and economic way to get around the city. what it will take in terms of an investment -- this would be a significant investment for the city. it would be about $100 million to build out the 128 miles. but if you look at the amount of capacity that it will add to our city in terms of moving people around, we are limited. we have a seven square-mile patch of land here, so there is not the ability to move more cars. that $100 million investment, we could go from the 8% that we are at now to 20% of trips. that is over half a million trips a day. we are looking at growth over the next 10 years.

he says his mission is to stop the is opposition of the netherlands. >> what to fight for the preservationf our own identity. i believe the netherlands in many parts of europe are not our identity as a culture based on christianity. judy is an, humanism, and not on islam. >> prosecutors accuse him of inciting hatred in his 17-minute film which sparked protest around the world. while freedom of speech was at the heart of the dutch constitution, judges said that in a democratic system, it is in a general interest to draw a clear line on the limits of hate speech. wilders is set to become a shadow partner in the next coalition government. but it is not clear whether a conviction would affect his seat in parliament or the government's willingness to deal with him. bbc news, the hague. >> in europe, a vatican official criticized the award of this year's nobel prize for medicine to the scientist who's worked on human infertility led to the creation of test tube babies. he said the decision disregarded the destruction of human embryos. the medical breakthrough by the 85-your doctor has helped mil

coffee shops in the netherlands are taxed heavily. f what they make goes to the government. >> revenue of the sales is 1 billion euro -- euro. >>reporter: he says the sale of main juan is a cash crop for the country. >> the government imposes very high income tax on coffee shop. i it this is one of the highest at 52 percent which means the government at the he said of the year in 08 had 400 million euro in the pocket. >> i love the policy because it people the personal freedom they deserve and system leather the economy which i think we could use in america right now especially in california. >>reporter: these days california prop 19 is a popular subject in amsterdam especially for coffee shp owners like john. >> thank you very much. i'm following the proposition bates is so exciting. we have about 75 percent tourist visitors and then maybe 25% local people. >>reporter: foster original nationally from rhode island now runs the gray area coffee shop in amsterdam. >> great way and openness of it and takes away the criminal 8. we follow t

hate have anything to do with the burqa ban in france or the inciting hate trial of wilders in the netherlands we'll have michael moynihan from reason magazine on all of that we get back. seven thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v.'s here headline the french government stands firm on its plan to raise the retirement age is violent protests an industrial action paralyzed the country unions say around three million people took to the streets energy supplies have also been hit in france to import electricity. and there are more protests this time in london after the u.k. government announced the biggest reduction in public spending since the second world war almost five hundred thousand public sector jobs will go along with multi-billion pound cuts to the defense budget the aim is to reduce record debts that swelled during the global financial crisis that some economists are saying the cuts should have gone even deeper. and a deadly show of loyalty to the terror attack on the chechen parliament on tuesday may have been a pledge of allegiance to al qaida according to the re

. >> a rail strike across belgium has caused widespread disruption to the netherlands, the united kingdom, and germany. staff services were cut between london and brussels. all train stations were closed. workers are in dispute over an unpaid bonus and changes to the cargo division. russian president dmitry medvedev has bestowed the highest state honors on the sleeper agent deported from the u.s. in july. they spent many years living in citizens and they will return to -- they returned to russia in the biggest spy swap since the cold war. allegations that two executive committee members offered to sell votes in the contest to vothost the 2,018 cup. appear before the ethics committee. the security strategy must meet unconventional security. cyber warfare poses a danger to the uk's critical infrastructure. the strategy is the first part of a defense review that will see some big spending reductions. >> a strong britain in an age of uncertainty. that is the ambitious title given by the government to its new national security strategy. revealed against a backdrop of draconian cuts. >> protect

>> reporter: captain reynolds not only navigates the "half moon," he's also the director of the new netherlandshat sort of artifacts are on the ship? >> oh, you'll find everything aboard here from navigational tools to the foods that were eaten, to native artifacts and european artifacts. >> reporter: a common misconception is that hudson was lost when he found what's now new york city. >> people tend to think that these explorers just blundered around and accidentally stumbled upon their discoveries, but they didn't. they sailed very precisely everywhere they were going. they knew where they were going. they documented where they were and what they were finding. >> reporter: at the time hudson sailed, life aboard ship wasn't glamorous. >> split peas formed one of the basic staples for shipboard life, as well as white peas and wheat. you'd cook this up more or less like oatmeal, and that would form the basis of what they ate. and then every two or three days they'd get a ration of beef or every two or three days they'd get a ration of dried fish. >> reporter: the crew also ate something called

he says his mission is to stop the islamization of the netherlands. >> we fight for the preservation of our identity. it is a culture based on christianity and judaism, not islam. >> prosecutors accuse him of inciting hatred. his 17-minute film has sparked protests around the world. while freedom of speech lies at the heart of the constitution, in a democratic system, it is in the general interest to draw a clear line on the limits of hate speech. he is set to be a shadow partner. it is not clear if a conviction would affect his seat in parliament or the government's willingness to do with him. >> this is "bbc news". more countries have issued warnings about the possibility of attacks in europe. five reportedly had german passport to were injured. britain's [unintelligible] has aligned plans to cut the bill. here is our political editor. >> this man learned his family will lose over 2,400 pounds a year in child benefits. the man who broke the news stands to lose over 1,700 pounds a year. cuts in child benefits for the better off are part of the price that has to be paid. >> you pay m

the netherlands pulled out its troops. the first nato troop to do so. >> there is a ray of hope. karzai is reaching out to taliban enemies in negotiations. we are just getting started. senon your side uncovers the way insurance companies are dodging the health care rules. >> and a local company develops a device that is getting paralyzed patients back on their feet. >> and air mass is starting to warm here. how much temperatures will rise as we head in the weekend. in my forecast coming up. >> thank you, sandy. new york's >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> the coast guard is looking about a boat that was sank causing a small fuel spill. the recreational boat went down this morning. there was a sheen on the water and self containment booms. the owner said there was 300,000 gallons of fuel. the area is not environmental sensitive and no wild life was expected by the spill. >> a death of a blue whale and calf that washed ashore prompted a environmental group to speak. it appears that the whale was killed after colliding with a ship. the whale's death -- go

. >> a real strike across belgium has caused disruption to france, the netherlands, the united kingdom's, and germany. the 24-hour industrial action cut euro start services across belgium. workers are in dispute over an unpaid bonus and changes to the railway car drove division. dmitry medvedev has bestowed the country's highest state honors on the sleeper agents deported from the united states in july. the 10 spies spent many years living as citizens in the suburban u.s. to return to russia in the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war. fifa launched an investigation into allegations that committee members accepted bribes during the choice of who to host the world cup. they are from nigeria in tahiti. they will go before the ethics committee. the british government has declared that its national security strategy must meet unconventional security threats such as cyber attacks. britain's intelligence gathering center has already warned that cyber warfare poses a serious danger to the uk's computer infrastructure. the strategy is the first part of the defense review that would see

. >>> and the ears of commuters in the netherlands. e country's orchestra staged an impromptu concert. the musicians hope to get out a larger message of the importance of the arts and commuters didn't skip a beat to take in the free concert. >>> for fans of a certain british spy, this auction may be for your eyes only. james bond's 1964 astin martin is up for auction in england. the model, featured in "gold finger" and later in "thunder ball" is expected to go for nearly $1 million. a selling point? some of the gadgets still work like the removable roof panel, but not the ejector seat. and you do need a license to drive. >> which one would you rather have, the astin martin or the delorian from "back to the future"? >> ooh, astin martin. that's such a no-brainer. although those car doors that spun open, that was pretty cool. >>> it is time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. >>> in washington, an update on problems in the u.s. housing sector. a panel for the government's troubled asse

. >> the netherlands has pulled out and canada says it is next. >> they're not here for benefit, this man says. another ad, there will not be stability until u.s. forces leave. president hamid karzai reaching out to the taliban in hopes of new negotiations. >> where do we stand in this war? good news is often accompanied by bad. taliban says it controls 75% of the country. a 24-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash while celebrating her 24th birthday. kiela ryan was killed after stepping out of her car. she was thrown to the ground. the driver kept going. a witness saw the license plate and police traced to a mercedes suv. the woman was taken into custody. she was charged with dui and has not been charged with striking ms. ryan. >>> an investigation into allegations of cheating has cleared 34 officers are of wrongdoing. sources tell our brad bell that found issuesaudit claim with how tests were graded. >> they did not engage in cheating. all these officers took their test. >> the findings mean commanders in charge during that time will be disciplined. officers will not face

six european countries, including the netherlands and switzerland, were tied for the top spot. it is a different story at the other end of the spectrum. it morocco, a journalist face persecution and prison for doing their jobs. >> he has worked as a journalist for more than 50 years. he is being both persecuted and taken to court. the government has barred him from working and arrested them. he says officials have found new ways to crush the journalists and morocco. >> officially, iraq wants to demonstrate that it respects human rights and freedom and the press -- morocco wants to demonstrate that it respects human rights and freedom in the press. >> three newspapers have shut down this year due to court rulings and economic problems. the last case ended just a few days ago. all three newspapers were independent and all of them filed for bankruptcy. activist said the state is partly to blame. >> but government pressures advertising agencies and companies not to buy space in certain papers. that puts pressures on the newspapers. it can even silenced them. some papers just stop p

party made big gains in june's national election and will support the new minority government in the netherlands. >> geert wilders told the court he had said what he had to say and would not take one word back. he then invoke his right to remain silent. he had denounced the proceedings on the internet, saying the whole thing was politically motivated. geert wilders is an outspoken politician. on saturday, he gave a speech in berlin in front of 500 guests. the event was hosted by a former politician who recently founded his own up freedom party. geert wilders said, "despite my tight schedule, i felt it was important to come to berlin. you need a movement that will create a german identity and oppose islam in germany." geert wilders is charged with five counts of inciting hatred towards muslims in comments to the media and in his 2008 film, "fitna." if convicted, he faces up to 16 months in prison. >> let us check in with peter at the business desk. it seems spain's largest construction company is trying to gain ground here. >> it is ruffling feathers among managers. workers at the german construc

squatters say that this is an attack on their way of life and the netherlands tradition of tolerance.he demonstration turned violent. some protesters threw bricks and bottles at police. the police responded with teargas and water cannons. the clashes saw several people injured in a number of arrests. it is estimated to be one and a half thousand squatters in amsterdam and about 200 buildings. they vowed to continue to fight saying that they are defending their basic right for housing. >> in iraq, an alliance has picked the incumbent as the nominee for prime minister. this marks a breakthrough after months of brake lockup. -- deadlocked. the government can now begin to take shape. two american balloonists who disappeared in a thunderstorm over the adriatic are feared to have died. race organizers say that a search has not found any trace of them or their balloon. barack obama once called him the most popular politician on earth. he has been credited with reducing poverty and expanding the economy of a nation of almost wondered million people. after 8 years, president lula is going to

when i lived in the netherlands, i remember that. they tried to find a trade-off between those who did not want to vaccinate their children using the latest arguments for the rights of the child not to be vaccinated against things like polio. that is just to give you an idea. the term religion is commonly understand as the search for a higher being. a second aspect is such rituals as pertain to food and clothing etc.. i think a much more important aspect is the model framework for human affairs as derived from the superhuman agencies and the morality it attributed. islam is an all-encompassing moral, legal, political, social, and cultural framework. is both the system of belief and the system of practice, and the word means submission. it is submission to the word of fallout. -- allah. it is very important to differentiate between a muslim and the belief system of islam. it is important to make that distinction because belief systems do not think. human beings can change their minds. there are a list of arguments, and there are very m

. >> along with other european governments from sweden to the netherlands, germany is debating the roleislam. they're discussing tighter immigration policy and how to integrate muslims already in the country. the debate heated up when chancellor angela merkel said that multiculturalism had failed completely. the german president began his tr to turkey. he rectly sparked controversy the other end of the debate by saying that islam is part of germany. >> christian wulff, on the 20th anniversary of german reunification, in his address to the nation, he made his contribution to the integration debate. >> christianity doubtlessly belongs to germany. and today is an doubtlessly belongs to germany. -- judaism -- leslie belongs to germany. it is our judeo-christian heritage. islam also belongs to germany. >> his speech drew positive reactions. he was seen as extending his hand to the 4 million moslems in germany. >> what do i think? it is wrong. >> it is good for muslims to see that they are recognized by politicians. >> it really moved me. i expected something like that from him. >> that was g

. >> so much was invented in europe, and in germany, switzerland, and the netherlands. we have a lot of catching up to do, but we are learning. this is like a teacher-student relationship. germany is a teacher and we are the students. but sometimes you can learn something from the students. >> all of the participants agreed that the south american interest in technological cooperation could be advantageous for german businesses as well. >> south american countries have so far provided little funding for research and development, less than 1% of gdp. but they have been acknowledged that that cannot continue. they have been increasing their funding every year, even more strongly than their gdp growth. >> many german companies and research institutes are hoping for contracts with this increase in r&d funding. in addition, germany and argentina have founded a joint operation for science technology in when osiris -- in buenos aires. >> in berlin, excitement is mounting ahead of friday's 0 qualifier. -- friday's euro alifier. the match comes amid a political debate about how t

. >> so much was invented in europe, and in germany, switzerland, and the netherlands. we have a lot of catching up to do, but we are learning. this is like a teacher-student relationship. germany is a teacher and we are the students. but sometimes you can learn something from the students. >> all of the participants agreed that the south american interest in technological cooperation could be advantageous for german businesses as well. >> south american countries have so far provided little funding for research and development, less than 1% of gdp. but they have been acknowledged that that cannot continue. they have been increasing their funding every year, even more strongly than their gdp growth. >> many german companies and research institutes are hoping for contracts with this increase in r&d funding. in addition, germany and argentina have founded a joint operation for science technology in when osiris -- in buenos aires. >> in berlin, excitement is mounting ahead of friday's 0 qualifier. -- friday's euro qualifier. the match comes amid a political debate about how

. >> the netherlands have pulled out its troops, the first nato nation to do so. canada says it's next. >> there are some outstanding news out of chile for the 33 miners trapped deep underground for two men's. the shaft dug for this steel cage is almost finished. it should reach the men by saturday and could take from three to ten more days to pull the miners to safety because they have to be brought up one at a time. >> general motors is recalling nearly 4,000 cadillacs because of a power steering problem. the recall includes crossovers from the 2010 model year. g.m. says the power steering fluid could lead to a fire in the engine compartment. one fire has been reported. no crashes or injuries have been linked to the problem. owners will be notified bit recall and their vehicles will be repaired for free. >> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> and we're gonna have some sunshine, mix of clouds today but the threat of showers over. we'll talk about what to expect tonight at the baseball game weatherwise and the warming trend. i'll have an update on

by the way in the different countries the situation is also rather discussable for example in the netherlands all the. people not being the close relatives for the prisoners are also allowed to. visit them for a rather long period of time and it's also true for the who goes to visit the. prisoners and that's really what is wrong with it that i've been is that well i don't know that i don't want to go there is that what the prisoners honorable about since at least it should be under some proper order so they should pay taxes. like it now listen russia is a leading country in terms of the number of appeals to the european courts on human rights does it mean that the russians have the least chance in europe to get adequate justice and their own country first of all i should say that. only in the absolute figures where the leaders because one of the count to i think. she added we only have the seventeenth or something like the horizon you're so we're just a big country yes on the other hand i should say it's a very important thing according to the president information around ninety percent hold