The Transport Control Department has examined almost 200 e-bikes between September 26 and October 24.

A spokeswoman said a total of 195 bicycles were examined during special Saturday sessions at the facility on North Street. Twenty-two were considered auxiliary cycles and another 22 were classified as motorcycles.

The spokeswoman explained that many of the examined bikes did not meet the specifications for either category and “legislation must be amended to address these cycles that do not meet this threshold”.

The comments came weeks after Owen Darrell, the Minister of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sport, announced that all e-bikes on the island must be registered and insured by tomorrow.

This announcement came after an e-bike rider was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after colliding with a rental car and a 71-year-old woman was struck and injured by a 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike, some of which can reach speeds of 100km/h.

Mr Darrell said today that e-bikes offer “important transportation, health and environmental benefits for the people of Bermuda, and we want to ensure those benefits can be enjoyed safely and responsibly”.

He added that the ministry’s testing programme has provided “invaluable information to help guide our approach to regulating these vehicles”.

Mr Darrell said: “Our focus remains on establishing a clear, fair and practical framework that protects all road users while providing greater certainty for e-bike owners, prospective purchasers and businesses.”

The spokeswoman said: “As part of their ongoing roads policing initiative, the Bermuda Police Service will use a consistent and proportionate framework to assess observable characteristics, including a bicycle’s apparent power and its apparent capabilities, while work continues on the required legislative changes.”

She added that e-bike owners and prospective purchasers who did not attend the special Saturday examination sessions can have their vehicles examined at the TCD’s Pembroke office from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The ministry thanked TCD staff for their diligence throughout the programme and the BPS for their collaboration in “supporting a fair and practical approach to road safety.”

A spokeswoman for Allshores said last month that the company received “some queries” for e-bike insurance, which will provide the same range of coverage and pricing available to motorcycle users.

The Royal Gazette also reached out to CG about different insurance policies and pricing offered for e-bike users, but did not receive a response.