The average speed of e-bikes ranges between 20 to 25 kilometres per hour, while an e-scooter can travel up to 48 kilometres per hour
It is illegal for people under the age of 16 to ride an MPV in a public place. If the bike is not an MPV, there is no law against children riding it in a public place. Photograph: iStock
A further two people were killed in separate road traffic collisions on Monday in Dublin and Monaghan, including a cyclist, who was involved in a crash with a truck at the Dolphin’s Barn Bridge. Last year, The Irish Times reported that two people died and 42 more suffered serious injuries from collisions involving e-scooters since the start of 2020. These figures were released by the Road Safety Authority . Separately, figures provided to The Irish Times by the gardaí in 2022 showed 535 “traffic incidents” involving e-scooters in the first nine months of 2021; and of these, 136 involved a collision.
In October, a man in his 50s was struck by a van while travelling on an electric scooter in Co Sligo. However, those with more than 250W power output will be classified as mechanically propelled vehicles , and therefore will be subject to vehicle registration, insurance, driver licensing and helmets. It is illegal for people under the age of 16 to ride an MPV in a public place. If the bike is not an MPV, there is no law against children riding it in a public place.
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