E-Bikes Seized In Crackdown On Dangerous Riders In Market Harborough
Written by HFM News on 13th July 2023
Police seized two electric bikes during an operation targeting people riding them dangerously in Market Harborough.
Officers carried out the action yesterday, following numerous complaints about the speed and manner at which e-bikes are being used by riders making food deliveries.
Pic: Leics Police
Bikes which go faster than the legal limit of 15.5mph are classed as motor vehicles, so riders must have a driving licence, MOT and insurance.
Riders were stopped on the High Street, Northampton Road, St Mary’s Road and Leicester Road and one bike seized was capable of travelling at 40mph.
A battery pack was also removed from another bike found to be capable of going too fast.
PC Steve Winn was one of the officers involved in the operation:
Pic: Leics Police
Pic: Leics Police
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