Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2021
105. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the use of bicycles known as fat bikes; and if he plans to regulate their usage on public roads and pathways. [34413/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Road Traffic Act 1961, defines a "pedal bicycle" as a "bicycle which is intended or adapted for propulsion solely by the physical exertions of a person or persons seated thereon".
Bicycles with oversized tyres, also known as 'fat bikes', are considered to be a type of pedal cycle and their use is therefore already legislated for under the current road traffic legislative framework.
