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Cabinet Moves to Draft Ban on Scrambler Bikes in Public Places

The Taoiseach has ordered a review of e-bike and e-scooter rules.

Overview

  • The Cabinet will today authorize the immediate drafting of regulations to explicitly prohibit scramblers in parks, roads and other public places.
  • Ministers plan to simplify seizure procedures for scramblers and to move toward destroying vehicles once confiscated.
  • The package seeks legal clarity not delivered by 2023 laws, including a formal definition of what constitutes a scrambler.
  • Micheál Martin has committed to a full review of e-bike and e-scooter regulation, with mandatory helmets, high-visibility clothing and fines under consideration.
  • The push follows the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch in Finglas, and a man has appeared in court charged in connection with the collision.