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Kennebecasis Valley and Fredericton police say they are receiving a growing amount of complaints over legal uses of electric dirt bikes in public areas. QuadNB, which manages all-terrain vehicle trails, says off-road legislation needs to be updated.
Kennebecasis, Fredericton police say e-dirt bikes in illegal areas are a growing problem
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 14, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago
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Electric dirt bikes can be nearly silent, capable of hitting high speeds and can easily be purchased on sites like Amazon. Kennebecasis police say riders are often young people between 11 and 14 years old. (CBC News)
Police in the Kennebecasis Valley are sounding the alarm on a surge of electric dirt bikes they say are putting both pedestrians and young riders in danger.
The vehicles are nearly silent, capable of hitting speeds over 70 km/h, and increasingly common on public sidewalks and streets.
“We’re looking at that in-between age of preteens or teens that aren’t licensed, don’t have proper training, and they’re operating something that’s not technically falling under the Motor Vehicle Act as a vehicle or even a motorcycle,” said Sgt.
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