Motorised bicycles with a top speed of less than 25 km/h, which do not require a driving licence and do not need to be registered, are an increasing danger to weaker road users on the one hand and a barrier to faster users on the other.
Motorised bicycles and scooters, which do not exceed 25 km/h, are mainly ridden by young people, as they do not require a driving licence. As these are inexperienced and youthful road users, dangerous situations regularly arise which endanger other road users.
I therefore propose:
1. Compulsory registration and insurance also for this type of vehicle. This will send a clear message to users that they are not anonymous in traffic (number plate). It will also be easier to detect and punish CPP violators and those who cause hit-and-run accidents. Compulsory insurance will eliminate the problem of recovering damages from (most often under-age) drivers when they cause harm to other road users.
2. Compulsory roadworthiness tests every year. This will exclude vehicles that have been modified to exceed the approved speed of 25km/h (interlocks removed).
3. a ban on motorised bicycles and scooters not exceeding 25 km/h outside settlements or on roads where the maximum speed limit is higher than 50 km/h. Slow motorbikes and scooters seriously impede traffic on the roads. Because they are more difficult to overtake than cyclists due to their width and the fact that they travel farther from the right-hand edge, they are often the cause of dangerous traffic situations. As these vehicles are designed to move around the city, their use outside settlements or on main and regional roads should be banned.
4. helmets (at least for cyclists) should also be compulsory on motorised bicycles and scooters up to 25 km/h, if the rider or passenger is a minor. This will increase the safety of drivers and passengers on these vehicles, but will also send a message to young people that they are operating a dangerous object - indirectly increasing awareness of the dangers.
5. I also suggest that, to increase the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, all vehicles other than human-powered vehicles should be banned from cycling and walking areas. Electric bicycles should be allowed, but only if the bicycle is of a design where the electric motor is used as an auxiliary rather than a prime mover.