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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13081471

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.

  • @[email protected]English
    7•8 months ago

    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.

    This look like a problem with trucks, no? Maybe we should have a system to prevent trucks from running over people.

    • @AnUnusualRelicEnglish
      6•8 months ago

      Just make them higher, then they’ll safely go overhead.

    • @MangoEnglish
      2•8 months ago

      It’s called brakes. They can only do so much with 80k pounds. A bike can decelerate much better. It’s not better when it’s in front of a truck.