Highway patrol calls out parents as teen flees on motorcycle in North Van
The BC Highway Patrol is urging parents to take responsibility after a teenager on an electric motorcycle fled from police in North Vancouver. Authorities warn that many of these vehicles are illegal for road use and that such incidents pose significant safety risks.
Why it matters
The incident highlights growing public safety concerns regarding the regulation and parental supervision of electric off-road vehicles.
The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) sounds pretty upset and has a message for parents after an incident involving a teen on an electric motorcycle in North Vancouver.
“Every parent who thinks about buying an electric ‘off-road’ motorcycle should consider this video,” BCHP said in a release.
BCHP is asking parents of a young male, or anyone who knows him, to come forward after he fled from police in North Vancouver.
The video has no sound but shows a BCHP patrol officer arriving at the intersection at the same time as the motorcycle-riding teen. As the officer approaches, the teen speeds away.
The situation unfolded just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 28 on Grand Boulevard in North Van. Instead of stopping, the teen driver accelerated through the stop sign and fled.
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