Dutch police fine man for riding fatbike at 100 km/h

Apparently, they can go that fast.

A man was caught doing 100 km/h on his fatbike on Sunday afternoon — four times the legal limit of 25 km/h. The driver has since been fined, and his fatbike seized.

NU.nl reported the incident after police in the Boxtel, Vught, and Sint-Michielsgestel area shared details on Instagram. 

Officers confirmed on Instagram that the fatbike has been confiscated, with its fate now in the hands of the public prosecutor.

A wider problem

While a standard fatbike tops out at around 25 km/h, performance-modified models have become increasingly common in recent years, capable of reaching far higher speeds. 

The case comes as fatbikes have become a growing source of frustration in the Netherlands. 

A new government campaign launched today aims to address driver misconduct, reports NOS.

What’s your opinion on fatbikes? Let us know in the comments.

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Gigi Ann Green
Gigi Ann Green
Gigi is a Slovak-British graduate-to-be in International Justice from Leiden University College. She moved to The Hague in 2023, and despite three years of reciting the UN Charter like a religion, she’s always had more questions than a courtroom could answer. After a summer spent interning at Radio Slovakia International, Gigi is looking for her next journalistic feat. When she’s not newswriting, she’s songwriting at Scheveningen, firmly convinced that living by an admittedly Dutch beach increases your happiness by at least 20%!

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