Maastricht clamps down on cyclists who illegally secure their two-wheelers to lamp-posts or railings
Maastricht has a network of bike storage facilities and cyclists are forbidden from parking anywhere except at bike racks in the inner city.Maastricht has a network of bike storage facilities and cyclists are forbidden from parking anywhere except at bike racks in the inner city., are tackling a plague of “wild parking” by confiscating illegally stationed bikes and increasing the penalties to get them back.– banned people from “orphaning” their bikes by deserting them on the street.
From January, those who have had a bicycle confiscated will need to pay €50 to release it from the pound rather than €25.“It is positive to see that ever more people are using a bike,” said the mayor of Maastricht, Wim Hillenaar. In the city, there are council bike storage facilities where bikes can be kept for a maximum of 14 days and it is forbidden to park anywhere except at a bike rack in the inner city.But Mark Mülders, the head of the GreenLeft local party, is concerned that the penalties could be counterproductive.
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