Como mayor hit by electric bike and issues blanket ban in Italian city

Alessandro Rapinese said the prohibition was for public safety, adding "I know what it's like to be hit by one of these beasts".

Italian city bans bicycles, e-bikes after mayor got hit ‘by one of these beasts’ A recent decision made by an Italian city, Como’s Mayor Alessandro Rapinesehas generated a lot of controversy because he banned bicycles on approximately thirty roads within the historic

Rapinese was struck by an e-bike and suffered injuries while leaving Como’s city hall in July.

Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlash The mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historical centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one. Alessandro Rapinese’s…