Banning e-bikes is unfair to disabled people, says Wheels for Wellbeing

Charity asks public bodies to step back from parking bans

Deniz Huseyin
05 September 2024
Wheels for Wellbeing

 

Transport for London, NHS trusts and other public bodies planning to ban electric bicycles from being parked or used on their premises should consider the impact this would have on disabled people, warns Wheels for Wellbeing.

The charity notes that insurers and landlords are also removing permission for e-cycles to be stored in homes. It points to research by government and fire services which found that fire risk in e-cycles and e-scooters largely arises from dangerously modified, damaged and...

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