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.

  • lad@programming.devEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The article doesn’t mention the limit applies only to e-bikes, I would assume it’s for everyone

    Edit: or, if you meant that as an example of a sensible limit, yes that’s a sensible limit already