Twenty illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized during a police crackdown across the Lancaster district.
Operation Centurion saw Morecambe and Lancaster Neighbourhood Policing Teams along with their specialist Road Policing Team conduct an operation targeting illegal bikes on Friday.
This is in response to reports from members of the public, as well as partners such as Safe Morecambe, Safe and Secure Lancaster & Community Safety Partnership, of bikes being ridden in an anti-social manner or involved in road traffic collisions.
A spokesperson for Lancaster Area Police said: ‘’Several of these have been seized from people using them on the cycle track between Lancaster and Morecambe, as they believed they could do so legally, however this is not the case.
‘’There is a growing trend of teenagers and younger children using these bikes and scooters, putting themselves and others at risk.
‘’We want to educate people about the dangers of these bikes and scooters and also ask parents to take responsibility for their children. Buying an expensive e bike or scooter could end in catastrophic consequences.
‘’As part of Operation Centurion we are committed to taking these e-bikes and e-scooters from the streets.
‘’Our colleagues deal with serious and sometimes fatal collisions involving these vehicles and cannot highlight enough the dangers of these, hence these enforcement operations are needed.’’


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