Explained: What are the laws for scrambler bikes?

There have been calls for stronger laws on the use of scrambler bikes following the death of a teenage girl in Finglas, Co Dublin.

Grace Lynch died after being hit by a scrambler motorbike as she used a pedestrian crossing on Ratoath Road in Dublin 11, on Sunday afternoon.

Taoiseach Michéal Martin pledged that scramblers would be removed from public roads.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he added: “I will be engaging with ministers to make sure that anything and everything that has to be done will be done to remove these scramblers from our public roads.”

The current laws state that certain scramblers and quads do not comply with vehicle standards and are therefore limited to off-road use only.

For a vehicle to meet the correct standards, it must be a registered vehicle with a displayed number plate, have insurance, tax, lights and reflectors.

To be used in a public area, the person driving the scrambler must be 16 or over, have an A1 category driving licence, wear a helmet, and obey the rules of the road.

Grace’s mother Siobhan, held a sign with a picture of her daughter with the words “justice for Grace” as she led the walk from Valley Park estate to Plunkett Green.

Ms Lynch thanked people for coming out for the walk, and said: “I will fight to get these scramblers and scooters and everything off these streets”.