14-Year-Old Riding An E-Bike At 70 Km/H
The police are advising of the “serious risks associated with young people using e-bikes on Bermuda’s roads” after “officers stopped a 14-year-old boy riding an e-bike at 70 km/h, twice Bermuda’s maximum general speed limit of 35 km/h.”
Superintendent Arthur Glasford said, “The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] is urging parents and guardians to be aware of the serious risks associated with young people using e-bikes on Bermuda’s roads.
“During road policing enforcement on Friday, 21st August 2026, officers stopped a 14-year-old boy riding an e-bike at 70 km/h, twice Bermuda’s maximum general speed limit of 35 km/h. He is expected to appear before the courts in due course.
“This is extremely concerning. Travelling at that speed on a public road places the young rider and other road users at significant risk of serious injury or death.
“The BPS reminds the public that bicycles and e-bikes being used on public roads are subject to Bermuda’s traffic laws. Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to know the capabilities of e-bikes being used by their children and ensure they are being operated legally and responsibly.
“The incident was detected during road policing activity which resulted in 85 moving violation tickets and seven arrests, including 17 speeding offences, 20 seat belt offences and two arrests on suspicion of driving whilst impaired.
“The BPS will continue its road policing efforts and urges all road users, regardless of the type of vehicle they operate, to obey the law, slow down and make responsible choices.”
“The BPS reminds the public that bicycles and e-bikes being used on public roads are subject to Bermuda’s traffic laws.”
Traffic laws that have not been enforced in decades!
We have 18,000 unpaid fines, 40 or probably more like 50 unsolved murdĺers and you keep saying there is zero traffic enforcement so why do the police consume like 50 million tax dollars a year with nothing to show for it?
Good questions. I suggest you ask your MP to explain matters.
The comments from the BPS don’t refer to the fact that e bikes are subject to the same legal requirements of ordinary motor bikes. TCD license, insurance, fastened helmet. The report seems they are only focused on the speed, so are they applying the other law breaking issues, or ignoring them?
Charge the parents too!
Agree 1000%
I hope he was wearing a helmet. You see so many people riding e-bikes fast without a helmet on. Dangerous. Will there be rules and regulations put in place now regarding e-bikes?
This comes 3 weeks after a 15 year old on an e bike ran over a 71 year old on a crossing in Hamilton.
Why aren’t these bikes that can go so fast not required to be licensed and insured. Again another example of being reactive not proactive.
NO LISENCE, NO INSURANCE, THEY DON’T KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD, THEY DON’T WEAR HELMETS, THE BIKES ARE QUIET SO YOU CAN’T EVEN HEAR THEM AND THEY RIDE AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE TRAFFIC, IN THE TRAFFIC = more road fatalities. It’s not rocket science is it? Get them off the flipping road and charge the parents with child endangerment. WHAT ARE ALL YOU PEOPLE IN POWERFUL PLACES WHO ARE PAID TO MAKE THESE DESICIONS DOING?????? nothing….clearly parents are not capable of being responsible (who allows their 14 year old to ride a bike that goes that fast on our roads?) so SOMEONE has to do it for them…. lets wait for another road fatality shall we? Absolute INSANITY.
Spot on
Now if they can just get the guy in the BELCO T Shirt that pops wheelies on his e bike while overtaking traffic on North Shore in the mornings we might save some lives.
The law always stated that a “motorized vehicle” requires a license, insurance, etc etc. What on earth are all these electric vehicles, but exactly just that from day one – motorized. Why were they even ever allowed on the roads without licenses and TCD exams etc? Also when these electric motors can be beefed up to produce much greater power and speed than out of the box? There are ones that can hit 90mph.
You can get speeding tickets on pedal bikes also, by the way… it is easy to reach 65kph on a pedal bike. So even non-motorized vehicles are subject to laws of the road.