Lime says its e-bikes are 'not for jousting'

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRiders in chainmail and cloaks charged each other on Lime e-bikes in a London park, swinging striped poles as lances, UPI reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn rental bikes. Did anybody check the terms and conditions?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt was at London Fields in Hackney on a Saturday evening, hundreds of people watched, and the crowd chanted joust, joust, joust before one rider got knocked off.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA free public event with a chant. That's community engagement.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe video has more than four million views, and Lime has responded.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt says, quote, while we appreciate the medieval spirit, safety must always come first.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a warm review with a safety footnote. Four stars, helmets recommended.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhy would anyone do this?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPerformance art, reportedly advertised as a joke. So the pitch was, nobody will come. Hundreds came.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLime says it discourages anyone from trying it again. Which is a sentence you only write after somebody has tried it once.