Overview
- Police said 90 individuals were reprimanded at Kite Beach sports tracks and their electric bikes were confiscated for dangerous violations.
- Video shared by the force showed riders performing wheelies, travelling at high speeds and filming themselves on the tracks.
- Dubai Police stated, “Public safety is not a choice — it is a shared responsibility,” and urged residents to report risky riding via the Police Eye app or by calling 901.
- Regulators have reiterated that e-bikes are barred from roads with speed limits above 60kph and that riders must be at least 16.
- Recent enforcement follows arrests of teenagers on illegally modified e-bikes exceeding 100kph, alongside data showing four e-scooter deaths between January and June and 15,029 devices seized in the first five months, with 10 deaths and 259 injuries reported last year.