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Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists (www.theguardian.com)
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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.

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[–] 3 points 4 months ago*

The average person [..] is surprisingly afraid to mess with electronics

These e-bikes often don't require you to mess with electronics to "tune" them. It is usually as simple as flicking a switch in an app. Manufacturers know what they are doing and make the process as convenient as possible.

The most I have seen is a police estimation that 5-10% of e-bikes on the roads are illegally tuned.

That is 1 in 20 e-bikes on the road. Given the total amount of e-bikes on the road, those are insane numbers.
My comment didn't say "most people", it says "many people".

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