Green light for e-scooters and electric bikes on Irish roads

The bill also contains laws to deal with the "dangerous and anti-social off-road use" of scramblers and quads

Eamon Ryan said that the bill "resolves legal barriers to the use of e-scooters, as well as e-bikes". File photo

The Government has published legislation which will allow for e-scooters and electric bikes to be legally used on Irish roads for the first time.

Transport minister Eamon Ryan today published the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, which creates a new class of powered personal transporters (PPTs), including e-scooters. Mr Ryan said that the bill, which also provides for variable speed limits on the M50, "resolves legal barriers to the use of e-scooters, as well as e-bikes".