Mo-pedding in the Netherlands

WITH the new year came a new rule in the Netherlands. All moped riders must now wear a helmet, this law also applies to passengers and you risk a €100 fine if you are caught not wearing one.

A moped can drive a maximum of 25 kilometres per hour and has a blue licence plate.

In Amsterdam, the helmet requirement for moped riders is not new. Since April 2019, moped riders have been required to wear helmets while driving on the roadway within the A10 ring, but as of the new year, they are also required to wear a helmet while riding on bike paths and outside the A10 ring.

Since the helmet requirement for moped riders was introduced in Amsterdam, the number of accidents involving a moped rider has dropped significantly. The government expect the national helmet requirement to make traffic even safer.