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Amsterdam prepares to ‘ban the fatbikes’ amid rise in serious accidents [The Netherlands] (www.theguardian.com)
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The safety organisation VeiligheidNL estimates that 5,000 fatbike riders are treated in A&E [ i.e Accident & Emergency] departments each year, on the basis of a recent sample of hospitals. “And we also see that especially these young people aged from 12 to 15 have the most accidents,” said the spokesperson Tom de Beus.

Now Amsterdam’s head of transport, Melanie van der Horst, has said “unorthodox measures” are needed and has announced that she will ban these heavy electric bikes from city parks, starting in the Vondelpark. Like the city of Enschede, which is also drawing up a city centre ban, she is acting on a stream of requests “begging me to ban the fatbikes”.

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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Somehow you took statistics about elevated injuries on a specific product and made it about race. It's not like other ebikes aren't an option. Wild...

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 19 minutes ago)

its almost like race, regulations, and monopolies, have a history of being ......correlated, or something?

strange. did you know that?

but its totally not like the media to give just one angle of seemingly simple situation, that couldnt POSSIBLY go any deeper, right?

competitors and monopolies certainly dont like to influence politics whatsoever by fuelling fear and discent amongst the population. that would be just down right unethical, especially if they did so to regulate certain industries bit by bit to slowly change the economic landscape.... but european countries are completely incapable of even the smallest forms of corruption in their politics. everyone knows that! doy! im so silly!

they represent the common man, every time! certainly not the elite class. no, never!

perhaps i should stop pouring over articles, and researching all these topics day after day, for hours on end.

seems like a simple existence, compeletly devoid of critical thought or a thirst for knowledge over the worlds inner machinations. just coasting on headlines and trust in the government and the system itself.

nothing negative can happen to our rights and freedoms by simply switching our brains off, can it?

its not like thats why the world is the way that it is, no sir! no relation whatsoever!

thanks, friend :D