“To ask the Chief Executive to confirm the legal basis for, and interpretation underpinning, the erection of signage in Broadmeadow Linear Park stating that “motorised vehicles” are prohibited (except Fingal County Council staff), where the imagery on the sign appears to prohibit both e-scooters and e-bikes and
in particular, to confirm:
1. Whether the Council is relying on byelaw 4.6(c) of the Regional Parks and Open Spaces byelaws 2017 (mechanically propelled vehicles) as the enforcement basis for this signage.
2. Whether the Council considers a pedal-assist e-bike (250W maximum continuous rated power, motor assistance only while pedalling, cutting out at 25km/h) to be a “mechanically propelled vehicle” for the purposes of these byelaws, noting the Department of Transport definition of an e-bike.
3. Whether the Council will review the wording and imagery on the signage to ensure it is legally accurate, clear to the public, and consistent with the Council’s wider policy objectives on sustainable and Active Travel and to avoid a blanket ban being implied where this is not supported by the byelaws?”