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.

  • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 days ago

    That limit can be removed. I believe that in some e-bikes you can just access a hidden mode and unlock it so it’s not even a software or hardware modification.

    Sure, it’s not “legal”, but if the Dutch Government refuses to regulate e-bikes nobody is going to be periodically checking them after they’re sold to make sure they comply with rules like that.