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Road Traffic (Amendment) (Personal Light Electric Vehicles) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Alan Farrell · Fine Gael
- Introduced
- 4 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Legalises electric scooters and e-bikes by setting technical specifications and excluding them from driver licensing and motor insurance requirements.
- Prohibits users under 16, tampering with speed limiters, and mobile phone use while operating personal light electric vehicles.
- Exempts these vehicles from motor tax and vehicle registration; extends road safety rules applicable to pedal cycles to e-scooters and e-bikes.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil4 Mar 2021
Debates
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