Teenagers were caught riding electric bicycles at speeds of 100 kilometers on running and walking tracks

Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs at Dubai Police, Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, confirmed that traffic patrols caught a number of teenagers riding modified electric bicycles at speeds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour on running and walking tracks in the Nad Al Sheba area and other areas of the emirate, in behavior that poses a serious danger to the track users, athletes and pedestrians, and to these young people themselves.

He explained that electric bicycles intended for hobby or light transportation may not be used on sports trails, noting that some teenagers intend to modify them to increase their speed, making them more like dangerous motorcycles, which exposes their lives and the lives of others to danger and violates the laws regulating their use.

He added that Dubai Police traffic patrols, in cooperation with partners, carried out intensive field campaigns after receiving complaints about reckless practices carried out by some juveniles. Violators were arrested, legal measures were taken against them, and their parents were summoned to make them aware of the danger of leaving children unsupervised while using these means. He revealed that the General Traffic Department seized 101 electric bicycles and issued 130 violations during the past week in various areas of the emirate, as a result of the incorrect use of these bicycles and driving them at high speeds in places not designated for them.

He pointed out that the negligence of some parents and their limited follow-up of their children constitute a great danger that contributes to the spread of such negative behavior, calling on families to assume their educational and awareness-raising responsibilities by directing children to the safe use of electric bicycles, ensuring that they adhere to the places designated for driving, and taking all preventive measures while using these bicycles, such as wearing a helmet and a reflective vest to preserve their safety.