New Irish laws around road safety will treat e-scooters and e-bikes like regular pedal bikes, according to Conor Faughnan
New Irish laws around road safety will treat many e-scooters and e-bikes like regular pedal bikes, according to transport consultant Conor Faughnan.
The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 was signed into law in June 2023, giving regulations around e-scooters the green light for the first time.this legislation will treat most electric bikes and e-scooters like regular pedal bikes.“In the primary legislation, we know the maximum speed [for e-scooters] is going to be 25 kilometres per hour,” he said.
“The new law says an e-bike is grand – if it’s a light vehicle, if it’s 25km/h, then for all legal purposes, it’s a bike.The average speed of e-bikes ranges between 20 to 25 kilometres per hour, while the average e-scooter travels between 25 to 48 kilometres per hour.According to Mr Faughnan, this new legislation around the speed and power of electric scooters and bikes follows a trend in most European countries.
“If you just forget the engineer or the motor for the moment, [fast cyclists] exists already,” he said.“In town, a lot of new cycle tracks... they have plastic bollards, and the cyclists are single-file. “That's quite frustrating if you're on a big bike and you've got a lot of steam or you're trying to get into town, and there's a slow-moving mum with kids on a ‘trike’.“The simple rule of thumb is ‘it’s a bike’, until it gets too big and then it's a moped.”
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