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I'm surprised they were ever allowed, TBH.
Beer, blokes, bike, canals - what could possibly go wrong?
Next they'll be banning E-bikes.
Geddit?
they have them in London.
looks miserable.
they appear to be piloted by an employee rather than a reveller.
I have to admit that the Amsterdam decision doesn't make sense to me.
If it's being steered by an employee and he has the brakes - then why should these devices be a nuisance?
Imagine a beered up stag do on one shouting and leering at people as they pass? I imagine that's why.
I remember seeing lots of similar contraptions a few years back in Munich during Oktoberfest
If it's being steered by an employee and he has the brakes - then why should these devices be a nuisance?
It will be the noisey b@llends on board that are the nuisance. Now if they have smoking bikes, that would work.
“Contraptions” the bike or the folks that use this kind of thing..?
There are a few in Town, always end up with some squealing party/part frocked Hag dos on..
Ha! We went on those on my stag this March. Tremendous fun! Shame they have banned them altogether mind.. we had two groups of ten on two separate bikes and everyone loved it (the young'uns and the owld fella's).
I remember the driver saying that there had been some court case or other of the beer bike company vs the city of Amsterdam and following that they had to make some changes such as different routes through less crowded/busy areas and no music etc.
They are electric vehicles as well as pedal-powered and once everyone clocked on to that we pretty much stopped pedalling altogether. Shame they've banned them but other cities banned them a long time ago (Dusseldorf just before my brothers stag a good 3-4 years ago).
RIP Beer Bike
Have been named in Munich for a few years now.
Leery behaviour. Dropped bottles and glasses.
Stupid contraption.
I was on one in Berlin earlier this year and it was tremendous fun! We were obviously impeccably behaved but I could imagine a group of wrong uns could cause some bother. We were generally met with cheers and laughter from the passers by but I guess that was mainly tourists. The locals were probably muttering under their breath at us.
It was a great way of seeing the city as well - I would recommend if you are in a city where the party poopers haven't banned them.
Amsterdam is a rare example of a city that really works; it has its own ways and means and people generally cooperate in a civilised manner. Foreign visitors don't understand the Amsterdam way of life and you see news reports of conflict between residents and tourists so I'm not surprised these things have been banned; residents must hate them.