E Scooters

[Blue Jasmin]

Yet road deaths are a fraction of what they are at the turn of the century.

Better roads, improved safety features, less drink driving , tighter laws on provisional drivers all play their part..


People zooming around on e-scooters with no appropriate clothing or safety gear are only serious injuries waiting to happen

A total of 116 people have died on Irish roads since the start of the year, up 15 on the same period last year. The deaths occurred amid 109 fatal collisions, up from 96 fatal collisions in the corresponding period in 2025.

The fatalities comprise 48 drivers, 20 passengers, 19 pedestrians, 16 motorcyclists, nine cyclists, and four e-scooter or e-bike riders or passengers.

In response to criticism by advocacy groups about a reduction in the number of gardaí attached to road policing units in the past decade, Mr Martin defended the Government by saying that the number of recruitments to An Garda Síochána in the last two to three years has been “very strong”.

Figures published by the gardaí and compiled by PARC, a national civil society group that helps those affected by serious road traffic collisions, show that in 2009, there were 1,046 gardaí in the then-traffic corps units across the country.

Most recent figures available on the Garda website show there are 641 officers attached to roads policing units.

Road deaths up 15 on same period last year as Micheál Martin leads tributes to Donegal GAA great

James and Noreen McHugh died following a collision in Cavan on Monday

www.irishexaminer.com

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

A total of 116 people have died on Irish roads since the start of the year, up 15 on the same period last year. The deaths occurred amid 109 fatal collisions, up from 96 fatal collisions in the corresponding period in 2025.

A total of 116 people have died on Irish roads since the start of the year, up 15 on the same period last year. The deaths occurred amid 109 fatal collisions, up from 96 fatal collisions in the corresponding period in 2025.

In response to criticism by advocacy groups about a reduction in the number of gardaí attached to road policing units in the past decade, Mr Martin defended the Government by saying that the number of recruitments to An Garda Síochána in the last two to three years has been “very strong”.

Figures published by the gardaí and compiled by PARC, a national civil society group that helps those affected by serious road traffic collisions, show that in 2009, there were 1,046 gardaí in the then-traffic corps units across the country.

Most recent figures available on the Garda website show there are 641 officers attached to roads policing units.

Road deaths up 15 on same period last year as Micheál Martin leads tributes to Donegal GAA great

James and Noreen McHugh died following a collision in Cavan on Monday

www.irishexaminer.com

Tell me you dont understand statistics without saying you dont understand statistics.

Even with a slight rise in the last 4 years, Irish road deaths are less than half what they were in 2001 (411).

There are roughly 1.13 million more private cars (and about 1.48 million more total licensed vehicles) on Irish roads in 2025 compared with 2001. Road deaths as a share of the vehicle fleet have fallen sharply in that period.

There wete 30 deaths per 100,000 private cars in 2001. In 2025 its 7.4 deaths per 100,000 private cars.

The notion that its now more dangerous on Irish roads is complete nonsense not borne out by any dive into the numbers.

 

[Blue Jasmin]

Tell me you dont understand statistics without saying you dont understand statistics.

Even with a slight rise in the last 4 years, Irish road deaths are less than half what they were in 2001 (411).

There are roughly 1.13 million more private cars (and about 1.48 million more total licensed vehicles) on Irish roads in 2025 compared with 2001. Road deaths as a share of the vehicle fleet have fallen sharply in that period.

There wete 30 deaths per 100,000 private cars in 2001. In 2025 its 7.4 deaths per 100,000 private cars.

The notion that its now more dangerous on Irish roads is complete nonsense not borne out by any dive into the numbers.

I edited my post there to show the breakdown of fatalities, which was part of the point, 4 Escooter users killed as against 48 drivers & 20 passengers, if we saw a breakdown of the 19 pedestrians killed I expect the majority of them were killed by motorists.

I have no problem comprehending the data, furthermore, you have just made yourself a very dangerous enemy.

 

[Henrys Fonda]

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

I edited my post there to show the breakdown of fatalities, which was part of the point, 4 Escooter users killed as against 48 drivers & 20 passengers, if we saw a breakdown of the 19 pedestrians killed I expect the majority of them were killed by motorists.

I have no problem comprehending the data, furthermore, you have just made yourself a very dangerous enemy.

 

[Yermon]

Just put on a high vis and a helmet ffs.... stop at pedestrian crossings and red lights. Obey the rules of the road and show common courtesy.

It's not rocket science tbf.

Saw a scooterist yesterday, and while he didn't have a highviz vest he did have a helmet which is something. I'd guess he was mid-20s. Anyway I was behind him as we came to the red traffic lights at a blind T-junction. Pleasantly surprised he stopped. But then as soon as the red light for traffic from his right came on - off he sped through the junction, ignoring the green man for pedestrians, and away down the footpath with him.

I'd have reported such reckless and dangerous driving had there been any way of identifying him to the authorities, but that might stop him earning a living according to some

 

[Yermon]

Cops in Antwerp have a novel approach

Antwerp police to cut souped-up e-scooters to pieces with hydraulic cutters | VRT NWS: news

Members of the public found with a souped-up electric scooter up in Antwerp may see police cut the vehicle to pieces on the spot using hydraulic cutters. Uninsured e-scooters or scooters that do not comply with regulations risk the same fate. ‘They pose a major road safety problem,’ explains Kim...

www.vrt.be

"Antwerp police have now bought hydraulic cutters to allow them to quickly destroy illegal scooters on the spot, although this will not immediately become standard procedure. ‘We are not going to cut every e-scooter to pieces,’ stresses Kim Bastiaens of Antwerp police.

‘A number of conditions have to be met. Unregistered or uninsured e-scooters that can reach speeds over 25 kilometres per hour will meet that fate. Offenders will also have to agree to the procedure.’

Why would anyone agree to that?

You may be thinking 'Why would any offender agree to their e-scooter being destroyed?' ‘By cutting the scooters into pieces, offenders avoid storage costs and a long legal procedure,’ Officer Bastiaens explains. It is important that these illegal e-scooters are taken off the roads as soon as possible. ‘There is a major road safety problem associated with them,’ he says.

‘E-scooters are extremely dangerous for users and may lead to very serious injuries. They are also the cause of unsafe behaviour in traffic and lead to justified frustration among other road users,’ adds Mayor De Wever."


Now THAT is the way to deal with vehicles illegally adapted and uninsured out on the public road!

The owners wouldn't be long copping-the-f**k-on!

 

[markyboy]

Woman seriously injured in Co Louth road collision

A woman who was cycling an e-bike has been seriously injured following a collision involving a 4x4 vehicle in Drogheda, Co Louth.

www.rte.ie

Not sure what purpose this sort of things serves in these news articles. Another senseless accident leaving people distraught.

 

[markyboy]

Maybe someone else should be trying to implement the new regulations?

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Loads going around not following protocal but there's definitely an increase in the helmet and vest wearing alright