Illegal ebike crackdown Coventry

[AndyBike]

You are probably only ever going to have problems with insurance(cover or payout) with self conversions rather than bought complete with a CE mark.

 

[lenny]

E-bikes could be banned in Coventry's pedestrian centre

A ban on riding e-bikes and e-scooters through Coventry’s pedestrianised...

planetradio.co.uk

 

[Ocsid]

E-bikes could be banned in Coventry's pedestrian centre

A ban on riding e-bikes and e-scooters through Coventry’s pedestrianised...

planetradio.co.uk

And the outcome of the council's meeting on the 6th November was what?

 

[lenny]

And the outcome of the council's meeting on the 6th November was what?

Coventry city centre e-bike and e-scooter rules to come into force

From 20 November people riding e-bikes and e-scooters will have to dismount on certain streets.

www.bbc.co.uk

Latest city introduces anti-cycling rules as controversial e-bike ban brought in

The council's Director of Transport admitted "ideally we would have" provided "a clearly defined network of paths that are suitable for cyclists" first, but said the "serious public safety issue" also needed addressing

road.cc

 

[StuartsProjects]

Cycling in the Cardiff city centre pedestrian areas has always been banned.

Widly ignored of course.

 

[Benjahmin]

From reading the second article the ban is only on e scooters and e bikes - not analogue cycles.
E scooters are illegal anyway, so why the need for a ban? If I ride my bike with the power turned off is it not just a bike? Isn't that kind of the point of an eapc?
Just a usual knee jerk fudge and confusuion, I predict many fun and games on this one. Not least claims of discrimination.

Cllr Jim O'Boyle said the council "should not tolerate any dangerous riding or driving of any vehicle of any sort in and around pedestrian areas or our public highway".

This is very true. Maybe Mr O'Boyle should be taken on a cycle tour of Coventry's race track ring road

Will this stop irresponsible idiots? Of course not, 'cos they're inconsiderate and above or beyond the law. When will there be the first 'bike chase' injury reported?

 

[lenny]

Illegal e-motorbike riders 'goading' police, force says

Communities want action on illegal motorbikes but police are cautious after high-profile deaths.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Saracen]

THIS is why the WHOLE law on ALL "E" bikes will change, not if, when, because of scum

Dozens of illegal 'e-bikes' seized by Glasgow cops in clampdown on delivery drivers

DOZENS of illegal ‘e-bikes’ have been seized by cops in Glasgow in a clampdown on delivery drivers. Police Scotland revealed that a number of people were reported for road traffic offen…

www.thescottishsun.co.uk

'About time' as police crack down on illegal electric bikes

Illegally modified electric bikes have taken over Liverpool City Centre

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

The UK city where 'reckless' e-bike riders are a growing danger for motorists

A major city in the UK is at the centre of a brewing battle between taxi drivers and delivery courier cyclists, amid mounting concern over safety for pedestrians and motorists.

www.express.co.uk

DVSA prosecutes UK company illegally supplying unrestricted e-(motor)bikes

In a legal first, the DVSA successfully prosecutes a UK company illegally supplying high powered e-bikes which are not UK type approved

cyclingindustry.news

Illegal e-motorbike riders 'goading' police, force says

Communities want action on illegal motorbikes but police are cautious after high-profile deaths.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Saracen]

Illegal e-motorbike riders 'goading' police, force says

Communities want action on illegal motorbikes but police are cautious after high-profile deaths.

www.bbc.co.uk

That is why not if the whole e bike law will change.

 

[flecc]

THIS is why the WHOLE law on ALL "E" bikes will change, not if, when, because of scum

That is why not if the whole e bike law will change.

The e-bike law will not change, since unregistered and non type approved e-bikes are already illegal and have always been.

The only problem is that the law is not being enforced.

Current law for the use of such offending machines allows for fines, even imprisonment, plus confiscation of the machine for every such offence.

The legal machines we in here currently use are not e-bikes (electric bikes). They are Electric Assist Bikes only, complying to current legal exemptions, not laws, hence no independently acting throttles being allowed and there being no law to alter.
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[Saracen]

The e-bike law will not change, since unregistered and non type approved e-bikes are already illegal and have always been.

The only problem is that the law is not being enforced.




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Yes, you are right there, thanks

 

[sjpt]

At least the press (and presumably the police) are being very clear about the term e-motorbike.
In so many reports the generic e-bike term has been used.
A (small) step forwards in clarifying public perception.

 

[saneagle]

At least the press (and presumably the police) are being very clear about the term e-motorbike.
In so many reports the generic e-bike term has been used.
A (small) step forwards in clarifying public perception.

I noticed that too. It seemed a bit unusual, so got my spider senses going a bit.

 

[Saracen]

Actually the heading taken from a press page is grammatically 100% wrong, incorrect.

Illegal ebike crackdown Coventry


It should read crackdown on ILLEGAL E bikes in Coventry

Or it reads that the Police crackdown itself is illegal

 

[StuartsProjects]

At least the press (and presumably the police) are being very clear about the term e-motorbike.
In so many reports the generic e-bike term has been used.
A (small) step forwards in clarifying public perception.

Indeed, good that the BBC make the UK public aware of the difference.

The same article was on the main BBC (UK) News tonight, well done, made the point, but you then you would expect that from the BBC.

 

[Waspy]

 

[guerney]

iiiiiiiit's time to play "Name that bike!"

 

[Az.]

iiiiiiiit's time to play "Name that bike!"

Wrong challenge. Should be "name that rider"

Could that be SW? Hmm... he is not wearing full face helmet, so probably not, but riding style is a match

 

[Benjahmin]

Definitly a candidate for 'Darwinian selection'.

 

[saneagle]

The dash cam saved that driver. It would be very difficult to avoid prosecution without it. That reminds me of the deer that jump fences straight onto the road in front of vehicles. They just come from nowhere.