Dutch Bicycle Association refuses to protect electric cars with fat tires: 90% chance of being stolen in Amsterdam

CTOnews.com, August 22 (Xinhua)-- the Royal Dutch Travel Club (ANWB), the largest bicycle association in the Netherlands, has announced that it will no longer provide insurance for electric bicycles with fat tyres because of the high risk of theft.

According to CTOnews.com, the Netherlands is regarded as the bicycle capital of the world, not only because of the high proportion of cyclists, but also because the country's laws and urban design give priority to bicycles. The number of bicycles in the Netherlands even exceeds the population, and cycling is more common in cities than driving cars.

Although the typical Dutch bike has been the most common type of bicycle in the Netherlands with narrow and large diameter tires, fat tyres have become more popular as sales of electric bikes have soared. But the problem is that fat-tire e-bikes have also become the preferred target for bike thieves. According to ANWB, "in Amsterdam, there is a 90% chance that your fat tire electric bike will be stolen." ANWB currently provides insurance for about 10, 000 fat-tire e-bikes and claims that compensation for fat-tire e-bikes has risen to 800% of the premium. To prevent bicycle insurance from soaring, the association decided not to provide insurance for fat electric bicycles. The existing policy will continue to be valid, but will not be renewed.

Fat tire is a type of bicycle tire, which is characterized by a much larger width and diameter than ordinary bicycle tires. Fat tyres can provide better grip and stability on uneven roads such as snow, sand and mud. it is very popular in Europe and the United States, but it is not very common in China.

In China, bicycle insurance is also relatively rare, so we can only call the police when the bike is lost. However, it is hard to believe that fat tyre e-bikes have a 90% chance of being stolen in the Netherlands.