Posted April 13, 2006   Email   Print

Insurance official in Quebec suggests ban on sportbikes over 400cc

An insurance official in Quebec, Canada, has suggested that the provincial government ban sportbikes over 400cc, according to a Canadian news agency.

Sportbikes should be banned because crashes are causing insurance losses that are burdening other insurance customers, said John Harbour, director of the Quebec Automobile Insurance Company, which provides insurance in the province. Harbour comments were quoted by Canoe, a Quebec-based news agency.

He said other motorcyclists could expect to see increases of $100 Cdn a year in insurance premiums, but rates for sportbikes would skyrocket even higher.

"We have a huge problem," Harbour said. "We don't have a surplus. We are losing $100 million a year. It's not right to ask everyone to pay for the motorcycling community."

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