Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h

A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages younger than provincial regulations allow.

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Marketplace visited some of Canada's most well-known big box and specialty shops in the Greater Toronto Area with hidden cameras rolling to test how easy it is to find an e-bike or e-scooter that either had a maximum speed or age recommendation contravening Ontario laws. (CBC)

Whether it's children cruising down a suburban street, drivers delivering food downtown or a daredevil taking their need for speed to the highway, electric bikes and electric scooters are becoming more common across Canada.

A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages younger than provincial regulations allow.

Most provincial traffic laws limit e-bikes and e-scooters to 32 kilometres per hour or less. Age restrictions, meanwhile, vary across the country, ranging from 12 to 18. The territories and some provinces have no minimum age to ride.

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