| It must be very difficult for the police to detect illegal e-bikes - how do you tell if a parked bike has been modified to go at illegal speeds? And if you see someone whizzing along uphill on an e-bikee without pedalling, good luck intercepting them safely. You are right about the need to restrict sales, Guy. One time in May the police did target illegal bikes outside Morrisons , see https://www.flickr.com/photos/chericbaker/55351296995/in/album-72177720331328019 Ballymore certainly do not enforce regulations in Bradshaw Yard and Morrisons is the main cause of the infestation of illegal motorbikes by welcoming delivery riders from Just Eat etc. They even allow e-bikes to be parked inside the shop. Of course electric bikes, although dangerous to pedestrians, are good for the environment - until they catch on fire... |