• Should e-bike owners be forced to buy insurance?

    Some cover is sensible but requiring third-party insurance will lower the use of electric bicycles when we need to encourage itThe bike hire shop owner in Cap Ferret, near Bordeaux in France, was rueful as he lent me his new e-bike last summer. “You are going to love it,” he said. “They are so much fun but it won’t last. They will limit the speed, make you wear helmets, show your insurance. Enjoy it for now.”He was right. It was fun (and the only way an out-of-shape

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