The number of traffic casualties in Amsterdam rose by 8% in 2025, according to the municipality’s road safety monitor, which is based on ambulance figures.
Of the 3,950 casualties, 1,546 were riding non-electric bicycles, 504 regular e-bikes and 243 fatbikes.
Together that makes 747 e-bike and fatbike casualties, compared with around 500 e-bike casualties in 2024, a rise of about 50%.
More e-bikes on the road
In a letter to the city council, Alderman Moeskops said the municipal executive deeply regrets the rise, which is partly explained by the growing number of e-bikes in the city and how much they are used.
The monitor found no increase in accidents on roads where the limit was cut to 30 kilometres per hour, so the crashes happened elsewhere, such as on 50-kilometre-per-hour roads and access roads.
The city has added raised road sections and zebra crossings at locations where accidents have happened.
A fatbike ban was introduced in Vondelpark in the past year, and the municipal executive expects to share an evaluation and possible next steps in November, along with news on possible national measures.
If you ride an e-bike or fatbike, it is worth brushing up on how cycling in Amsterdam is meant to work.