Law regarding kids riding electric bikes on the road?
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Hi all,
As per the title really, what is the legal position regarding children riding electric motorbikes on the public highway and pavements?
I live on one of those modern sprawling housing estates with curvy roads and a number of streets leading off from the main street, and it appears that a couple of the residents have recently bought their children electric bikes to play on, and to use to travel to and from their friends houses a few streets away!
These bikes appear to be rather expensive looking adult size Vespa type bikes that have all the relevant lights on so may be road registered if needs be by the looks of it.
They are also shockingly fast for a 'toy' and seem to easily do 20-30mph.
The children riding them seem to be about 8-10 years old.
Whilst I have no desire at all to be a killjoy, I'm just worried that one day these kids will be taking the racing line round a street corner and plough right into the front of a car coming the other way.
The riders of these bikes aren't wearing helmets or anything.
Another concern is that on several occasions they have narrowly missed visitors cars parked on the pavements, and again, it's only a matter of time...
But... as far as I know electric bikes are just classed as bicycles aren't they? Therefore there isn't a lot that can be done?
Thanks
As per the title really, what is the legal position regarding children riding electric motorbikes on the public highway and pavements?
I live on one of those modern sprawling housing estates with curvy roads and a number of streets leading off from the main street, and it appears that a couple of the residents have recently bought their children electric bikes to play on, and to use to travel to and from their friends houses a few streets away!
These bikes appear to be rather expensive looking adult size Vespa type bikes that have all the relevant lights on so may be road registered if needs be by the looks of it.
They are also shockingly fast for a 'toy' and seem to easily do 20-30mph.
The children riding them seem to be about 8-10 years old.
Whilst I have no desire at all to be a killjoy, I'm just worried that one day these kids will be taking the racing line round a street corner and plough right into the front of a car coming the other way.
The riders of these bikes aren't wearing helmets or anything.
Another concern is that on several occasions they have narrowly missed visitors cars parked on the pavements, and again, it's only a matter of time...
But... as far as I know electric bikes are just classed as bicycles aren't they? Therefore there isn't a lot that can be done?
Thanks
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