Enschede Council Says "No" to Fatbikes in the City Centre - DutchNews.nl

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Enschede is the first city in the Netherlands to ban fat bikes in its city center. Opinions are divided on whether that's feasible, and how. "People see all sorts of obstacles to a ban, but I mainly see a lot of fat bikes."

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Enschede is the first Dutch municipality to approve a ban on fat bikes in the city center. Local politicians are in favor of the ban, but several experts doubt its feasibility. "Fat bike" isn't a legal term, making it easy to modify the vehicle to avoid the ban. What do you think of a fat bike ban? Let us know!

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The municipality realizes that a ban is legally difficult and is therefore now looking into what is possible within the General Local Ordinance.

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Enschede is the first city in the Netherlands to ban fatbikes from the city centre. The city council will almost certainly vote on Tuesday evening to ban them from the shopping and catering area, the so-called city estate. Lawyers doubt whether the plan will hold up in court.

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In Enschede, a majority of the city council is taking action against fat bikes. If four parliamentary groups have their way, this type of electric bike will be banned in the city center. VVD parliamentary group leader Rachel Denneboom calls fat bikes "tanks on wheels" and believes they cause nuisance and danger, RTL Nieuws reports.