Full article: Amsterdam court bans beer-bikes

Beer-bikes are no longer allowed to roam the streets of Amsterdam, a judge has ruled.

The judge reached his decision in a case related to a May, 2009, accident with a beer-bike in Amsterdam-North. Three women were injured when the beer bike they had rented for a hen party proved too tall for a bike tunnel they tried to enter.

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Full article: Amsterdam will not ban beer bikes

Beer bikes will not be banned in Amsterdam, but their freedom of movement will be curtailed.

After a number accidents, Amsterdam alderman Hans Gerson (Traffic and Transportation) last June announced he was researching whether it would be legally possible to ban the bikes.

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Full article: Amsterdam City schedules beer bikes roundtable

Following a number of incidents, the City of Amsterdam is organizing a roundtable with operators of beer bikes -- pedal-powered bars at which ten to seventeen people are served beer while biking through the city.

The City is researching whether it is legally possible to ban the bikes from its historic center.

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Full article: Should beer bikes be banned from Amsterdam’s city center?

The municipality of Amsterdam is researching whether it is legally possible to ban so-called 'beer bikes' from its city center, a spokesperson for aldereman Hans Gerson has announced.

The pedal-powered bars, at which ten to seventeen people drink beer while biking their way through Amsterdam, have been involved in several recent accidents.

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Full article: Beer bike crash in Amsterdam results in injuries

A riding, pedal-powered bar hit the roof of a bike tunnel at high speed, ejecting three of the bike's female drivers.

The women had rented the bike to celebrate a bachelor party.

Three of them were taken to a hospital with neck injuries.

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