"It's become a common sight for all of us who travel around London on bikes, on foot or in vehicles to see these electric bikes, which have been modified, tearing around at frightening speed, causing clearly significant danger to other persons. This case does represent a salutary warning of the dangers which road users in London face at the hands of bicycles which have been adapted in this way, causing a clear and obvious risk."
"The penalty I give will look, given there was a death, pathetically small. This is not to say Mr Morgan was guilty of that type of behaviour, I have no evidence of that detail in front of me."
"Morgan's e-bike had been modified to be capable of reaching speeds up to 27mph - almost twice the legal speed limit - effectively turning it into a motorcycle. Legally, e-bike motors must cut out at 15.5mph."
Henry Morgan, 61, was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian on Uxbridge Road in west London on 28 February 2025 while overtaking a bus on an illegally modified e-bike. The pedestrian, a man in his 60s, died from a head injury on 2 April. Although Morgan faced criminal investigation, he was not charged with causing the death. He admitted to driving without a licence or insurance, using an illegally enhanced e-bike, and failing to wear protective headgear. District Judge Michael Snow banned Morgan from driving for six months and fined him £240, while expressing concern about modified e-bikes reaching dangerous speeds of up to 27mph—nearly double the legal 15.5mph limit—and their threat to London road users.
Read at www.bbc.com
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