Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 8, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:

" "pedal cycle" means all human-propelled, pedal-driven vehicles including pedestrian rickshaws and electric assisted bicycles which can only be activated when the rider is pedalling and which is speed limited to 25 km/h;".

On Committee Stage it arose that unicycles and pedal cycles with more than three wheels are not covered by the definition of "pedal cycle" in this legislation. This amendment proposes to amend the definition to cover all human-propelled, pedal-driven vehicles including pedestrian rickshaws and electric assisted bicycles.

Mayo County Council has a scheme for improving driver and cyclist performance whereby cyclists have a number plate, a sort of unofficial licence. Recently, a District Court judge banned a cyclist from driving as there was no provision in the law to deal with alleged misbehaviour of a cyclist. I accept an overall consolidation of traffic law will have to be introduced at some point but I urge the Minister to accept this amendment as a start.

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