Can anyone advise me how this can be enforced if anyone under the age of 18 dosnt have to carry ID?
Shouldnt mandatory ID cards be introduced from the age on 14? Like Spain.
It’s a joke to bring in the laws so late
I heard on Facebook that there was Garda waiting at a local school this morning taking the electric bikes and scooters off the kids that were obliviously underage. At least something is being done.
Classic lazy journalism. The bare minimum,article doesn’t even mention half the rules such as not being allowed on footpaths. I got in the wrong career I tells ya
I can’t wait to see the enforcement figures in a year’s time.
Better to have rules though.
I have no faith these rules will be enforced or abided by
So glad there are rules coming in. I saw this eejit of an actual grown up on one of those yokes yesterday going across a roundabout, like across the road, no pedestrian crossing.
Thank god. I was coming home from work yesterday and saw a kid fly past me with no protective gear at all. He can’t have been more than 13 or 14.
I pulled out after him and when he passed one of those signs that tells you your speed, it read 44km/h. All it would have taken was for him to lose balance and he’d have been gravely injured. What kind of parent thinks that getting the young lad one of these things is a good idea?
What about electric bikes
Headline should be “Scooters now slightly less illegal than before. No change expected on lack of enforcement”
This is just so guards can take them off scores, basically not to be enforced otherwise.
The Irish govt. once again stepping in the way of natural selection.
Isn’t it amazong how quick they can chagne the law…. when they want to…
20 kilometres is a joke
It seems people are very angry that nothing is being done about e-scooters while also being very angry that something is being done about e-scooters.
Look on the positive side of this. Until now, anyone using an e-scooter ran the risk of receiving points and a fine as there was no way to use one legally on a public road. It obviously wasn’t strongly enforced, but a small number of regular people did get points on their licence for doing it.
At least now there is a clear set of rules the scooter and rider can adhere to that would allow their use.
This is great news. I work in EastPoint, and the got a mobi rental scooters in, but had to take them away because Ireland doesn’t have legislation around scooters, so couldn’t get n insured. Hopefully they will bring them back now
They are a great solution if you don’t want to drive into town from the office, or wait 20 minutes for an express taxi.
E-Scooters require legislation and enforcement, but they are a great alternative for people who can’t afford the cost of a car to get around the city centre. Plus they are a cheap alternative, and environmentally friendly
I don’t see any inherent issue with any of the rules (I would say 20kmh is a bit slow, but you have less control on a scooter than a bicycle, so I’m not super against it).
I hope we don’t see similar laws applied to bicycles.
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Can anyone advise me how this can be enforced if anyone under the age of 18 dosnt have to carry ID?
Shouldnt mandatory ID cards be introduced from the age on 14? Like Spain.
It’s a joke to bring in the laws so late
I heard on Facebook that there was Garda waiting at a local school this morning taking the electric bikes and scooters off the kids that were obliviously underage. At least something is being done.
Classic lazy journalism. The bare minimum,article doesn’t even mention half the rules such as not being allowed on footpaths. I got in the wrong career I tells ya
I can’t wait to see the enforcement figures in a year’s time.
Better to have rules though.
I have no faith these rules will be enforced or abided by
So glad there are rules coming in. I saw this eejit of an actual grown up on one of those yokes yesterday going across a roundabout, like across the road, no pedestrian crossing.
Thank god. I was coming home from work yesterday and saw a kid fly past me with no protective gear at all. He can’t have been more than 13 or 14.
I pulled out after him and when he passed one of those signs that tells you your speed, it read 44km/h. All it would have taken was for him to lose balance and he’d have been gravely injured. What kind of parent thinks that getting the young lad one of these things is a good idea?
What about electric bikes
Headline should be “Scooters now slightly less illegal than before. No change expected on lack of enforcement”
This is just so guards can take them off scores, basically not to be enforced otherwise.
The Irish govt. once again stepping in the way of natural selection.
Isn’t it amazong how quick they can chagne the law…. when they want to…
20 kilometres is a joke
It seems people are very angry that nothing is being done about e-scooters while also being very angry that something is being done about e-scooters.
Look on the positive side of this. Until now, anyone using an e-scooter ran the risk of receiving points and a fine as there was no way to use one legally on a public road. It obviously wasn’t strongly enforced, but a small number of regular people did get points on their licence for doing it.
At least now there is a clear set of rules the scooter and rider can adhere to that would allow their use.
What’s with needing peddling on weaker eBikes if the scooters don’t need it? https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/4ea3a-new-regulations-for-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-come-into-force-next-monday/
lol
This is great news. I work in EastPoint, and the got a mobi rental scooters in, but had to take them away because Ireland doesn’t have legislation around scooters, so couldn’t get n insured. Hopefully they will bring them back now
They are a great solution if you don’t want to drive into town from the office, or wait 20 minutes for an express taxi.
E-Scooters require legislation and enforcement, but they are a great alternative for people who can’t afford the cost of a car to get around the city centre. Plus they are a cheap alternative, and environmentally friendly
I don’t see any inherent issue with any of the rules (I would say 20kmh is a bit slow, but you have less control on a scooter than a bicycle, so I’m not super against it).
I hope we don’t see similar laws applied to bicycles.