Amsterdam is one of six European cities that will soon test a system that can remotely limit the speed of electric bicycles. Amsterdam’s traffic alderman, Melanie van der Horst, tested the system herself last week, NRC reports.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13081471

Alrighty,

So your system knows the exact situation and still is slowing down my bike, just at the moment I need to accelerate to avoid being overrun by that large truck heading into me.

How stupid are these folks? We’ve got rules, when people don’t follow those rules, you fine them. Case closed.

No system to prevent a bike speeding, teach people to obey the law.

    • hex_m_hell@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Lol, yeah. I mean ODB-II would only be needed for older cars. New cars are all backdoored. It’s probably technically feasible with no modification on anything made in the last couple of years… And if you’re in the city when your city pass expires they can just lock you out and call the city to tow you, just like if you skip a loan payment.