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.
The Netherlands has been governed by a Neoliberal Rightwing cohalition for 2 decades now.
They’re not the kind that will “get in the way of industry” for the common good, so obviously they’re not going to regulate e-bikes.
The Dutch have chosen their bed and now they’re getting to lie in it.