D66 Seeks Answers on Fatbike Enforcement on Barendrecht’s Middenbaan

D66 Barendrecht Fatbike Enforcement Middenbaan, Digi Mart USA News (Barendrecht, Netherlands): D66 in Barendrecht wants the college of mayor and aldermen to explain how often special investigating officers (boa’s) monitor the Middenbaan and how many fines they issue there. The party has submitted written questions following an incident in which a cyclist riding a fatbike drove through the pedestrian area.

The questions follow a report in the Barendrechts Dagblad of November 6, 2026, about the incident. Alderman Lennart van der Linden said on Instagram that boa’s regularly issue fines on the Middenbaan but cannot be present everywhere at once.

D66 now wants to know how often enforcement officers are actually present.

Council member Marcel van Prehn asks the college for an overview of boa presence on the Middenbaan over the past twelve months. He also wants to know how many hours of supervision were spent and what share this represents of total available capacity.

He further requests a breakdown by quarter and, where possible, by part of the day and weekday.

D66 also wants to know how many fines and warnings were issued in 2026 for cycling on the Middenbaan. The party requests a comparison with 2025, where possible distinguishing between fatbikes, other electric bicycles and other bicycles.

D66 also refers to a municipal press release of March 26, 2025, which stated that boa’s have become more and more visible and that warnings and fines are being issued more often.

The party also raises questions about the powers of Barendrecht’s boa’s. Van Prehn wants to know which offenses they are permitted to address and whether their powers will be expanded in the future.

He also asks what role the college plays in this, given the alderman’s involvement with the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) and the national boa platform.

A notable question concerns the alderman’s own powers. According to D66, the alderman has completed the basic training Basisbekwaamheid BOA.

Van Prehn asks whether this means the alderman is also authorized to issue fines. If so, he asks on what legal basis and for which offenses.

It is not yet known when the college will answer the written questions.