Beer bike ban in central Amsterdam from 2017

They inch slowly around corners and up bridges, sip by sip, as their riders intersperse pedalling with drinking. But now the controversial ‘beer bikes’ will be banned from most of central Amsterdam, reports the Parool./p>

It said, reports the paper: ‘The ban includes parts of the city where there are most complaints of nuisance (the Haarlemmerbuurt and canal rink) and areas where it is very likely to be affected by traffic disruption and problems (the station area, Jordaan, 1012 postcode area, entertainment squares and the east of the old town).’

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