Scramblers Banned!

It's already illegal to ride an uninsured, unregistered bike on the road if you are under 18. There are scum flying around on robbed motorbikes and scramblers all over parts of Dublin for years now, going the wrong way down streets, doing wheelies through traffic/red lights etc. I'm pretty sure that's all illegal too, but they are just left at it.

A few nice words though - looks good for the headlines

What is a scrambler though?

Can it be specifically defined?

Gardai re not allowed follow them as someone might get hurt.

This is just the government be seen to be doing something. All the laws are there already they just need to be enforced. The real issue is how the Garda hands are tied behind their backs in how to deal with it. It is that that needs to be looked at.

We know the scumbags doing this are doing it to provoke a response from the Garda, either for the Garda to chase them or scumbags to chase the Garda from the area and show how tough they are. Garda management are the ones that need to come up with the ways to deal with it, its seems they have taken a hands off approach to it.

It's comforting to us all to know that what was once Illegal is now Super - Illegal.

This will no doubt help the judges when sentencing.

' I hereby give you a super suspended sentence , off you go and we'll see you same time next week…. if that suits'

If this new law wasn't a window dressing operation, surely it'd include within it a specific exemption for Gardai from crossing white lines, or going the wrong way up streets etc.

I mean, in theory, Gardai are exempt from road traffic laws while on duty. But the type of person to be rallying a scrambler around on a public street, is the type of person who will simply zoom off upon being seen by Gardai.

Onto footpaths, up laneways, into one way streets. Given Gardai have been prosecuted for dangerous driving for following burglary suspects, how much weight does this legislation actually hold?

Grand, it'll now be illegal to have them in a public place. When a fella in a face covering simply speeds off on seeing Gardai, will they be protected for pursuing him if he hits an innocent pedestrian or kills himself while fleeing?

Because all some young lad has to do is drive off and the law means nothing.

What's new here? They are all already illegal

They should be making it illegal for anyone under 18 to be allowed ride an e-bike or e-scooter also and if they are found on one it will be confiscated. If the owner wants it back they can go to the garda station and pay a hefty 4 figure fine to get it back.

Another knee jerk reaction from politicians. The laws are already in place to seize uninsured. untaxed and unlicensed vehicles. Enforcement is what is required and not more unenforced laws.