Amsterdam is one of six European cities that will soon test a system that can remotely limit the speed of electric bicycles. Amsterdam’s traffic alderman, Melanie van der Horst, tested the system herself last week, NRC reports.

Alrighty,

So your system knows the exact situation and still is slowing down my bike, just at the moment I need to accelerate to avoid being overrun by that large truck heading into me.

How stupid are these folks? We’ve got rules, when people don’t follow those rules, you fine them. Case closed.

No system to prevent a bike speeding, teach people to obey the law.

  • Hyperreality
    14•8 months ago
    1. AFAIK 60km/h let alone 60mph e-bikes aren’t road legal in the Netherlands. 60mph is something like 95km/h. To give you an idea, most motorways are 100km/h in the Netherlands. To drive something that fast you’d need a full motorcycle license, insurance, etc.
    2. Certainly they’re not allowed on cycle paths.
    3. Even if they were, Amsterdam has a citywide speed limit of 30km/h. That’s under 20mp/h.
    • @[email protected]English
      2•8 months ago

      But more importantly, e-bikes are supposed to have a speed limiter set to 25km/h anyway.

      • @MagisterEnglish
        1•8 months ago

        Supposed, like 49.9cm3 should be limited