The relevant water board, Rivierenland, owns the dike and therefore also the road. It is in any case a difficult point from an administrative point of view, Lommert adds. “We are dealing with two provinces. On top of this is the province of Utrecht, but a little further on is Gelderland.” He is standing in the gentle bend in front of his house where the maximum speed limit is sixty kilometers per hour. But it often goes much faster.
Garden on the Diefdijk in Leerdam has often been the final destination for road pirates: ‘They drive like crazy here’
