937辆电子自行车被查获,增加83%,非法改装超过15.5毫秒速度限制,转换包可在线使用。 937 e-bikes seized, 83% increase, illegally modified exceeding 15.5 mph speed limit, conversion kits available online.

据信息自由数据报导, 英国警方在截至8月11日的一年中查获了937辆电子自行车, 比前一年的511辆增加了83%。 UK police seized 937 e-bikes in the year to August 11, an 83% increase from 511 the previous year, as reported by Freedom of Information data. 这些自行车中有许多被非法改装,超过15.5毫米/秒法定速度限制,可以不用踏板操作,被归类为需要登记和征税的电动脚踏车。 Many of these bikes are illegally modified to exceed the legal speed limit of 15.5 mph and can operate without pedaling, classifying them as electric mopeds requiring registration and tax. 网上可提供约300英镑的转换工具包,这引起了行人和道路使用者的安全问题。 Conversion kits are available online for around £300, raising safety concerns for pedestrians and road users.