Hong Kong police arrest 84 in 3-day crackdown on illegal riders of electric mobility devices
- Twenty-nine of 84 devices seized in operation had been used for food delivery, and a number modified to carry up to 3 children as passengers
Acting Chief Inspector Ngai Siu-cheong of the New Territories North traffic unit said on Thursday that preliminary investigations indicated 29 of the 84 devices seized in the operation between Monday and Wednesday had been used for food delivery.
Ngai said police also recently discovered that some parents had been using e-bicycles to transport their children to and from school, as well as for other travel.
“Some parents even modified their e-bicycles to add extra seats, allowing them to carry more children, [as many as] two to three at a time,” he added.
Ngai urged parents not to use such electric mobility devices to transport children, stressing that “their acts not only violate the related laws but also pose a danger to the safety of all road users”.
According to the force, some of the electric mobility devices seized in previous operations could hit speeds of more than 50km/h (31mph).
