A youngster had a scary knock after crashing straight into a pole seconds after taking off on a mini scrambler.
An incredible video shows the boy, who has a pacifier in his mouth, being helped onto the bike by an adult before taking off.
The kid then accelerates straight into a pole and falls off.
He can be seen getting back up almost straight away before the video cuts out.
This year gardai and local authorities in Dublin had been urging parents not to buy their kids the motorised bikes for Christmas.
It follows a number of deaths and serious injuries in recent years involving the vehicles on public roads and spaces.
Chief Superintendent Paul Cleary of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau said parents should be aware of the dangers of giving the bikes such as scramblers and quads as presents.
He said: "Members of An Garda Síochána do not want to be delivering devastating news to another family this Christmas so our message is clear; children and young teenagers should not be driving these vehicles in public, or without the necessary licence, insurance, safety equipment and supervision."
It is illegal in Ireland to ride such bikes anywhere other than on private land.
A post on the garda website says: "Quads, scramblers, electric scooters, buzz boards and minibikes (also known as mini-motos) are powered by a 22.5cc stroke engine. These motorised vehicles can do fast speeds. Motorised vehicle driving is restricted to off-road."
