Como Mayor Bans Bikes on 30 City-Center Streets After June E-Bike Collision
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 20
Como Mayor Bans Bikes on 30 City-Center Streets After June E-Bike Collision
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 20
Summary
September rules will force cyclists to dismount and walk through about 30 streets in Como’s walled historic center, extending the restriction to both e-bikes and traditional bicycles.
Rapinese said the ban was driven by public-safety concerns in tourist-packed streets after he was hit by an e-bike in June outside city hall, just after a meeting on traffic limits.
Critics across the political spectrum say the measure punishes all cyclists instead of reckless riders, and warn it will hurt residents, delivery workers and shops relying on bike access.
Activists have launched a petition to overturn the rule and plan a mid-September ride-through protest, adding to backlash in a city that already banned rented e-scooters from the center in 2022.