I haven’t been able to bike for years because of health problems but my daily commute on a bad day with uphill in both directions was over 20 km/h on my old manual iron horse refurbished with internal gears.
It would be like putting a speed limit on promenades that you can only leisurely stroll and not even do a brisk walk.
That said, I think 20km/h sounds reasonable for e-scooters.
As a Dutchman, I’m not a fan of this proposed speed limit.
My natural speed at which I comfortably cycle is around 25 km/h, which is perfectly safe if you pay attention and slow down when it is necessary in order not to hinder your fellow road users. The issue is people who cycle recklessly without keeping other cyclists in mind, in my opinion.
Enforcement is the key. And we already have reckless road usage laws.
I much prefer the Belgian method, where they set a recommended speed limit with signs of 25 km/h on the bikepath. You can cycle faster, but that’s at your own risk.
Edit: E-scooters are not normally road legal on Dutch roads, so you don’t see many of them.
Technically there is a path for a manufacturer to get an e-scooter tested for compliance, making them road legal. But virtually no manufacturers go through that process, making them defacto illegal (with some rare exceptions here and there)
I haven’t been able to bike for years because of health problems but my daily commute on a bad day with uphill in both directions was over 20 km/h on my old manual iron horse refurbished with internal gears.
It would be like putting a speed limit on promenades that you can only leisurely stroll and not even do a brisk walk.
That said, I think 20km/h sounds reasonable for e-scooters.
As a Dutchman, I’m not a fan of this proposed speed limit.
My natural speed at which I comfortably cycle is around 25 km/h, which is perfectly safe if you pay attention and slow down when it is necessary in order not to hinder your fellow road users. The issue is people who cycle recklessly without keeping other cyclists in mind, in my opinion.
Enforcement is the key. And we already have reckless road usage laws.
I much prefer the Belgian method, where they set a recommended speed limit with signs of 25 km/h on the bikepath. You can cycle faster, but that’s at your own risk.
Edit: E-scooters are not normally road legal on Dutch roads, so you don’t see many of them.
Technically there is a path for a manufacturer to get an e-scooter tested for compliance, making them road legal. But virtually no manufacturers go through that process, making them defacto illegal (with some rare exceptions here and there)