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.

  • bitwolfEnglish
    4•8 months ago

    This seems ripe for workarounds.

    It’s not too complicated to fix a motor to your normal bicycle. I wonder how well this will implemented.

    That said I’m surprised this is coming from Amsterdam, considering they’re both very pro bike. And I also see very little controversy coming from the Netherlands in general (farm laws primarily)

    • @BigBenisEnglish
      4•8 months ago

      Very pro bike but only bike. Pretty much any other modality device is banned from public bike paths.