[sebazzz]

> Before the "fat bike" phenomena the same demographic used to ride around in "snorfiets" scooters which were theoretically limited to 25 km/h, but pretty much everyone modified for speeds of up to 50 km/h.

The difference is, of course, that a snorfiets/bromfiets requires a driving license (AB) and a fatbike does not, nor does it have any age restriction. A classic case of the legislator not keeping up.

[avar]

    > A classic case of the legislator not keeping up.

This isn't the legislator not keeping up. Not requiring insurance or licenses for E-Bikes where the assistance is limited to 25 km/h has been law across the EU since 2002. There was a deliberate decision to treat them like bicycles, not motorcycles.