Four deaths, 59 injuries from scramblers since 2021
A parliamentary committee is reviewing the safety risks of scrambler bikes following 63 casualties since 2021, including four deaths. Advocates are calling for stricter enforcement and better resources for police to address the growing public safety issue.
Why it matters
The discussion underscores the difficulty of regulating off-road vehicles in public spaces and the human cost of enforcement gaps.
Four people have died and 59 others have been seriously injured in road traffic incidents involving scramblers since January 2021, TDs and Senators are to hear today.
Two of the fatalities and 15 seriously injured casualties were not scrambler users, and include pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and passengers.
Of these, 53% were male and 59% were aged 25 years or younger.
Of the 46 scrambler users who died or were seriously injured during this time, all were male and three-quarters were aged 25 and under.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is holding a meeting this afternoon on the issue of 'Use of Scrambler Bikes and Public Safety'.
Those attending include Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Siobhán and Martin Lynch, the parents of 16-year-old Grace Lynch, who died after she was hit by a scrambler bike in Dublin earlier this year.
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