Coroner at inquest into fatal crash warns of danger of cycling e-bikes after drinking alcohol

Stephen Surdival (pictured) told the Coroners Court inquest into the death of Robert Forbes that his friend "went everywhere with the bike. He was a very skilled cyclist”. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

A coroner has warned of the dangers of riding an e-bike after consuming alcohol after a cyclist was killed when his e-bike crashed into a lamppost in Dublin two years ago.

The coroner, Clare Keane, said the public needed to be aware of the risk of driving any mechanically propelled vehicle after drinking alcohol following the cyclist’s death. Robert Forbes, 45, suffered fatal injuries after his e-bike struck a pole on Sallymount Avenue in Ranelagh on November 1, 2021.