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Re:Electric bikes might just be the healthiest thing to ever... by sebazzz on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @02:58PM (#44816145)
> Before the "fat bike" phenomena the same demographic used to ride around in "snorfiets" scooters which were theoretically limited to 25 km/h, but pretty much everyone modified for speeds of up to 50 km/h.

The difference is, of course, that a snorfiets/bromfiets requires a driving license (AB) and a fatbike does not, nor does it have any age restriction. A classic case of the legislator not keeping up.

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Re:Electric bikes might just be the healthiest thing to ever... by avar on Thursday August 07, 2025 @05:36AM (#44822459) 

    > A classic case of the legislator not keeping up.
This isn't the legislator not keeping up. Not requiring insurance or licenses for E-Bikes where the assistance is limited to 25 km/h has been law across the EU since 2002. There was a deliberate decision to treat them like bicycles, not motorcycles.
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