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@CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it

2026-11-12 17:34 UTC

I volunteer to teach adult immigrant women how to bike in the Netherlands with DeFietsmeesters.NL Best volunteer job ever! Here's a small group practicing how to ride in traffic and hand signals. Excellent work everyone! Biking in the Netherlands is not a hobby but a necessary life skill. #Utrecht #Netherlands #Women #Immigration #bikeTooter

Replies (7)

  • @pvollebr@mstdn.social 2026-11-12 17:37

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it Biking is a skill for life that makes lots if joy. #biketoot

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  • @AnneMartine@social.edu.nl 2026-11-12 17:58

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it Well done for spending your time on this! Looks like they are a good example for lots of other cyclists (who do not always seem to think it necessary to use hand signals). I see a bit of room for further improvement (maybe that's already planned for a next lesson?); looking over your shoulder before you actually turn left. Giving a hand signal is no guarantee everyone gives you space to move left. You need to give other people a bit of time to react after your signal.

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  • @ml@eldritch.cafe 2026-11-12 18:00

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it Thanks for what you do!

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  • @Ighostrider@mastodon.social 2026-11-12 18:19

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it Lovely job to have! I used to work in a bulb factory near Hillegom every year back in the 80s, and loved riding bikes there, actual cycle lanes and ok to give your friend a lift on the back! Perfect, tho the bikes with no handlebar brakes took some getting used to!

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  • @SimonCHulse@mastodon.nz 2026-11-12 18:28

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it super cool! What an awesome thing to do.

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  • @xinit@mastodon.coffee 2026-11-12 19:30

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it This is one of my favorite things here in the Netherlands - immigrants learning to ride bikes as adults. Especially when they are coming from a place where women were unable to ride bikes.

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  • @VWDasher@mymasto.com 2026-11-12 22:06

    @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it I love this! I hope all the women are enjoying cycling!

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