Ms Moyagh Murdock:

I have put forward in my submission recognition of the need for several measures that must happen in parallel and while infrastructure is one of those I would not underestimate the need to review the legislation required to legalise these devices. While the pedelec is a mode of transport covered under road traffic legislation and the machinery legislation, our concern about these devices is that they are not regulated by any standard even if they had been legalised. In no jurisdiction in Europe are they defined under the machinery Act. They are coming in from manufacturers in China and other far eastern countries where there is no safety standard for machinery, covering structure, devices, brakes, lights and all of that. We need to consider that as well.