However, it took me months to realize that it was such a huge number, because there were only ever a few
cars driving along the road; the road was a very
narrow, two - lane road; and the only sounds that really stood out to me were the clicks of
old bikes with warped fenders and the dings from the bike bells of «faster» bicyclists passing slower ones (of course, none of the Dutch bicyclists race down the road, but some casually bike a little faster
than others).