Edenthorpe - E Bike

Edenthorpe - E Bike

Doncaster East Neighbourhood officers were travelling through Edenthorpe yesterday afternoon when they noticed a surprisingly fast e-bike in the distance. 

Although we didn't have the speed gun to hand, we would take a guess the rider was close to breaking the speed limit, without even a single push of a pedal!

Officers caught up with the rider and asked him to stop. 

Once again we were met with the usual excuse of “I didn't know it was illegal”.

A quick test of the throttle and speedometer set off, climbing to a whopping 47kph.

I think we can class this as an electric motorbike, especially as the pedals appeared to be somewhere to rest your feet rather than to power the bike.

The bike was seized and is now in a Police Compound.

Please ensure you understand the law on E-bikes and E-scooters.

We fully expect to be busy with this issue after Christmas, so if you are in the market for a shiny new bike or scooter, please take a minute to consider where and how you intend to ride it.