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Better facilities, like these in the Netherlands, woiuld encourage people to cycle more (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licenced by MarkA:Flickr)

Dutch government and neurologists call on cyclists to wear helmets – but cyclists’ union says “too much emphasis” on helmets discourages cycling and “has an air of victim blaming”

The Dutch transport ministry is set to publish guidelines on voluntary helmet use, as local authorities have started to run discount campaigns to encourage cyclists to buy helmets

Mon, Jun 17, 2024 14:52
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Dutch police have a roadside device for identifying illegally fast and powerful e-bikes

247 new roller test benches are in use across the Netherlands

Tue, Feb 13, 2024 10:47
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Moped riders and cyclist in Amsterdam (picture credit Mikael Colville-Andersen)

Amsterdam looking to set a 20kph speed limit on e-bikes

Faster cyclists could be encouraged to either shift to the roads, or lower speed on the cycle tracks

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 17:07
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De Hoge Veluwe National Park wolf

“This could be fatal”: Dutch cyclists terrorised by “curious” wolves in popular national park

Officials have been granted permission to shoot the "problem animals" with paintballs to make them less tame

Tue, Nov 08, 2022 10:05
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Amsterdam Bicycles (Jorge Royan, Wikimedia Commons)

E-bike theft soars as overall bike theft falls in the Netherlands

E-bikes have accounted for over half of Dutch bike sales since 2020

Tue, Feb 08, 2022 12:01
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Amsterdam stock photo

Dutch police hand out 850 fines per week to cyclists using mobile phones

In the UK there is currently no specific offence related to using a phone while cycling

Sat, Oct 09, 2021 08:28
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Utrecht cyclists (picture credit Visit-Utrecht.com)

Dutch neurologists and surgeons call on people to wear helmets while cycling

“Our message is: Use your head, put on a helmet!” says campaign group Doctors for Safe Cycling

Tue, Oct 05, 2021 16:00
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BMW driver crashes into e-bike warehouse in the Netherlands, starting huge fire

Police suspect driver, who fled the scene, drove into the building on purpose

Mon, Jan 18, 2021 16:52
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Amsterdam Bicycles (Jorge Royan, Wikimedia Commons)

There have been over 21,000 fines handed out since the Netherlands banned texting while cycling

Law was introduced last year because safety campaigns weren’t working

Sat, Feb 15, 2020 14:29
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broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Retired Norfolk GP died on cycling holiday in Netherlands, inquest hears

Dr Nicholas Ireland sustained spinal injuries and brain damage when he was thrown over parapet of wall

Tue, Jan 28, 2020 13:43
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