– This is madness, and it doesn’t take a lot before it ends in a fatality, ” says politiinspektør Sigve Espeland in the South-West police about the run in the video.
Politiinspektør Sigve Espeland.
Photo: Arild Sandsvik / NRK
Electric sparkesykler has taken off in the last year, both through utleieselskaper and in private ownership. But there are strict rules for such doninger: Max legal speed is 20 kilometres an hour, they can’t be longer than 1.2 metres, and they may not have the fixed seat.
Vehicles that do not meet these requirements, it shall instead be approved as a moped or a light motorcycle, and follow similar rules, informs the police.
With other words: You need a driver’s license, helmet, and signs, and shall not drive on the sidewalk if such vehicles at all are approved.
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SEAT: Elsparkesykler to be registered as a moped or lettmotorsykkel if they have seat.
Photo: Hilde Urdal Fløysvik / the Police
The last few weeks police have created the twelve cases regarding illegal elsparkesykler. Currently it has four of the cases led to punishment.
– It is given a fine of nok 5000 for the use of an unregistered motor vehicle as well as the confiscation of the vehicle. These are cases where there has been negligent driving. By negligent driving can fast more for turn into. It can affect straffereaksjonen, ” says Espeland.
He has the following advice for people who want to buy elsparkesykkel, and especially to the parents to buy to their children:
– Check that the elsparkesykkelen is supplied with fartssperre that can’t be adjusted by the user, make sure that the driver uses a helmet and that it be taken into consideration to vulnerable road users, ” says politiinspektøren.
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ILLEGAL: This is not a elsparkesykkel, even though some may believe it. To use it without a driver’s license and a helmet, are prohibited.
Photo: Police
