Netherlands to Ban Cyclists From Using Cellphones

The Netherlands is set to ban the use of a cellphone while riding a bike as part of a concerted drive to reduce the number of road accidents involving cyclists. 
Netherlands to Ban Cyclists From Using Cellphones
A woman rides a bicycle in Amsterdam on April 12, 2017. Aurore Belot/AFP/Getty Images
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BRUSSELS—The Netherlands is set to ban the use of cellphones while riding a bike, as part of a concerted drive to reduce the number of road accidents involving cyclists.

Dutch ministers have announced plans for new legislation that will see texting and calling while on a bicycle treated exactly the same way as using a phone behind the wheel of a car.