Seanad debates

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Pedal bicycles, including cargo bikes, are not in this PPT category. The treatment of such bicycles is dealt with in a separate section of the Bill. As regards cargo bikes in particular, it depends on the power capacity. Where there is a maximum continuous rated power greater than 0.25 kW, there are particular legal requirements. Anything below that is treated in the same way as all other pedal bicycles. There are a range of cargo bikes, tricycles, recumbents and other new mobility and e-mobility equipment coming into the market, but anything that falls within that pedal bicycle category is not PPT and not subject to the legislation in respect of PPTs.

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