rsa supporting e-scooters

Very interested to know how that contraption works.

Does it just measure scooters, or does it do bikes too? Unlikely the latter, as they won't have a throttle (if they're legal anyway). Having someone pedaling would completely distort any measurements.

Perhaps it measures speed? However, most unrestricted bike ebike motors have a simple button to enable the 25 km/hr restriction. Would imagine that most scooters have the option for something similar.

Measuring power would also be tricky, restrictions centre around nominal power output. Peak power output can be higher.

Interesting as it is, I can't help but feel that simple regular visual Garda presence in urban centres would be a more effective deterrent.

isn't it 20km/h for scooters in the recent law? Which means that every scooter sold before the law came in is probably illegal still.

And most sold after. I have yet to find a scooter for sale in Ireland that complies with the laws.

What’s the next step in this I wonder. If district court decisions are not binding nationally (as a quick search leads me to believe) will it lead to nothing unless the high court decides to review the decision or the MIBI appeals.

Edit: someone clarified in the video comments that the bike in question would not have met the criteria to prevent it being classified as a MPV. So, in essence, nothing new here except that the victim is entitled to pursue MIBI for compensation.

There's an Irish Cycle article about "e-bikes". It does seem best to use pedelec for electric-assist bicycles that cut out assist at 25km/h and have a low Wattage. This "e-bike" usage is very imprecise, and its usage lurches from one meaning to another, even inside the same news article, as Irish Cycle describes:

https://irishcycle.com/2025/04/18/e-bikes-and-confusion-from-the-courts-or-the-media-or-both/