Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow down

As road deaths increase and cycle lanes overflow with e-bikes, the Netherlands is considering a cycling speed limit of 12mph (20km/h).

The government has started a two-week trial in Houten, near Utrecht, to gauge whether freedom-loving Dutch cyclists are willing to slow down – and whether they have any idea how fast they are going in the first place.

  • Zagorath@quokk.auEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Pfft, 12 mph? Here in the Great State of Queensland, Australia we don’t need trials of dangerous speeds like *checks conversion* 20 km/h. We just introduced World Leading™ road safety™ legislation restricting ebikes to 12 km/h on footpaths always, and on shared paths when overtaking pedestrians. No need for pinko rubbish like trials and “listening to public feedback”. Just straight to implementing.

    We wanted to put and end to dangerous behaviour like ever overtaking runners, and we certainly weren’t going to let pesky technical details like there not being a legal distinction between footpaths and shared paths stop us.

    Step up your game, Netherlands.