A Dublin man has said that scramblers are "deadly weapons that can kill" as new Government legislation has been published to deal with illegal scrambler bikes and quad bikes.
Speaking to Dublin Live, Jason who is from the Clondalkin area said that he was injured by a scrambler bike last year while playing with his son.
"I was just playing football with my little fella on the green in our housing estate, then this other young lad came flying out of nowhere on a scrambler.
"Luckily I pushed my son out of the way, but the bike clipped my side. The lad on the scrambler just kept going, didn't care to check we were okay. I went to St James's Hospital because I was black and blue, they said my ribs and side were all bruised.
He added: "I really hate scramblers now, they're deadly weapons that can kill. There's been so many accidents and near misses, something needs to be done now to deal with it."
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Community Development, Paul Donnelly TD, said that the legislation "will see powers finally being given to the gardaí to tackle this scourge on our communities."
He said: "The most important steps that must take place following the passing of this legislation, is the implementation of these new laws by the gardaí.
It comes after a hit-and-run incident in the Priorswood Road area of Dublin 17 on October 24 involving a scrambler bike.
The crash left a woman in her 20s with serious injuries while the motorcyclist failed to remain at the scene.
Cllr Larry O'Toole from Artane-Whitehall told Dublin Live: "I would really welcome legislation on scrambler bikes as we had a very serious incident here where a young woman was knocked down by a scrambler.
"She is still not well and I keep in touch with her family. And there seems to still be a lot of scramblers going up and down even after this. This is a problem across the city and other cities.”
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