E-bikes need number plates and insurance, say MPs and industry

Electric bikes must have number plates and insurance in order for pedestrians to be safe, Conservative MPs and the industry have said.They want them to be regulated in the same way as other vehicles given the damage they can do if they hit someone.E-bikes can weigh twice as much as a conventional bicycle and, while most cannot travel faster than 15.5mph by law, some have been modified to go much faster.

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