An electric bicycle does not fall within the scope of compulsory insurance for motor vehicles, as it is not propelled exclusively by mechanical power, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union in a judgment handed down on Thursday 12 October (Case C-286/22).
In Belgium, in the context of legal proceedings brought after the death of a cyclist riding an electric bicycle, the Belgian Court of Cassation asked the Court to interpret Directive 2009/103 on civil liability in respect of the...