Illegal e-bikes removed from Plymouth's streets by police
"People have been really worried about antisocial riding and injury because there's been reports both locally and nationally of quite significant collisions," she said.
'Robust approach'
Among the e-bikes seized during the operation included one with a throttle on it, which police said could help it go faster than the legal speed limit.Insp Greg Bridgett said the force seized 29 e-bikes during a similar operation in Plymouth earlier in August and had dealt with a couple of serious collisions in recent months.He added the force would be planning more operations in the future.Mr Bridgett said: "We will take a robust approach to anyone riding those bikes illegally and we will be seizing those bikes if we find them being ridden in that way."
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