It is the only country in the world where there are no homeless animals

Recently it confirmed that in the Netherlands there are no cats or stray dogs. The authorities managed this without causing any damage at all: they were given rights to animals strictly and punish those who mistreat their pets or leave.

In the Netherlands they appeared the first cycle tracks and roads with solar batteries in the world

The project called SolaRoad appeared as a result of the joint efforts of government, private industry and universities. The first part of the tracks and roads was opened in 2015. Its length is no more than 100 meters but still is a great achievement in the construction of the roads of the future. The idea is that solar energy produced by the road, is used to illuminate the streets and recharge the mechanical and electric vehicles.

The charging stations for electric cars are located every 50 meters

One of the strongest aspects of the Netherlands is its mobility. So trying to say NO to the fuel, the authorities installed power stations that are vitally important for citizens who use cars of the new generation.

In the Netherlands there is a city where nobody used cars

The Dutch town Houten was recognized as the safest place in the world. In the early 1980s, 4000 citizens made a strategic decision: to encourage the use of bicycles, gradually desacostumbrando citizens to drive cars for any reason. So, gradually, almost all residents of this place took the habit of biking.

The authorities are gradually prohibiting the use of cars that use fuel

Only within 9 years (2025), the Dutch government plans to ban completely nationwide gasoline cars and diesel. In addition, in the Netherlands it was canceled the tax on personal transport using alternative sources of fuel, a fact that has lowered the price of such vehicles about 15,000 euros.

Due to the lack of prisoners in the country's some prisons have to close

For some time in the Netherlands it is carried out painstaking work to reduce the level of delinquency that gives good results to the government. From 2009, due to lack of prisoners in Holland, the government have to close 19 prisons. According to the latest data, 100,000 people in the country there are only 163 offenders.

In the Netherlands there are ecoducts: Special bridges for animals living in the forest

Another objective of the authorities is to protect wild animals. To allow animals to cross roads without endangering his own life, in the country were built special bridges that allow animals to move safely from one part of the forest to another.