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.

  • hex_m_hell
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    10·
    3 months ago

    Also eBikes in the Netherlands don’t have acceleators unless they’re illegally modified.

    • neo2478@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      E-bikes elsewhere have accelerators and not just pedal assist? Wouldn’t that make it an electric scooter?

      • hex_m_hell
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        6·
        3 months ago

        In the US it’s really common to have an accelerator.

        • neo2478@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Interesting. If I’m not mistaken, here if it has an accelerator then it has to be registered with a license plate and it’s not considered a bicycle.

          Only pedal assists electric bikes which go up to 25kph are allowed.

          • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            3 months ago

            I think if it has pedal assist as an option it’s OK, as long as it doesn’t have more than a certain amount of power. I’m not certain, but I think it’s something like that.