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

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

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of como, mayor, hit, electric, bike: Alessandro Rapinese said the prohibition was for public safety, adding "I know what it's like to be hit by one of these beasts".