A 'week of action', primarily aimed at educating e-scooter owners, begins on Monday.
West Yorkshire Police is preparing a week-long crackdown on those who ride e-scooters illegally.
It is against the law to ride privately-owned e-scooters on a UK public road, pavement or cycle lane, the force said.Insp Chris Robinson warned that, in some circumstances, scooters may be seized and riders prosecuted. Under UK law, e-scooters are classified as Personal Light Electric Vehicles and are treated as motor vehicles and subject to the same legal requirements.
As e-scooters do not have number plates, signalling ability and, in some cases, rear lights, they cannot be used legally on the roads.The government is currently running trials of rental e-scooters, which are insured and can be used on roads and cycle lanes. However, there are no such trials currently taking place in West Yorkshire, the force said.
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