"I'd ban all motorbikes, mopeds, scramblers from the roads"
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What incidents have led to concerns about e-scooters and scramblers?
on WhatsApp and I asked you earlier on what about e-scooters and scramblers with the injuries we're hearing about, with offences we're hearing about and with Gardaí saying that they need more powers, protection and training to pursue rogue users of e-scooters or scrambler bikes. Get in touch, live line at rte.ie. Hello Sandra. Hello. And thank you for talking to us Sandra. How are you?
I'm I'm not too good at the moment. I'm mentally, emotionally and physically drained. And so is Jayden. Just very, very anxious.
You've had a very, very tough few days and couple of weeks. Will you tell us what happened to Jayden, please, your son?
He went over to shop with his friend. They were having a sleepover. He asked, I remember he rang and he said, Ma, could I get some ice? I'd like a nice ice cold drink. And I said, of course you can. And I rang and I said, oh, Jayden, did you get the bread? And he said, no, Ma, but I'll bring up my stuff. And I'll, sorry. And I'll, I'll go back over. Yeah. Sorry. It's OK. I just got a phone call then by his friend to say he was out to get a smack of a scrambler. It was just awful.
It sounds awful, Sandra.
Yeah.
Take your time. The pain. Take your time.
The pain I have, I'll never forget.
So how old is Jayden, Sandra?
He's 14. He only went 14, 13 days before it happened. It was his birthday on the 7th of June.
So we're just talking about two weeks ago. He's gone across to the shop. He's with his friend. And after you calling to say, well, did you get the bread as well as the treats he was getting? That call just brought your worst nightmare home to you.
Oh my God. I just rang, but my last dial was my ma, so I just rang and I said, get Danny, get Danny Jaden, not again, the bang of a scrambler. And my ma just went, oh no, because she helped rear Jaden.
How did Jayden's accident with a scrambler bike occur?
Danny is Jaden's role model since day one, because it's just me and Jaden, you know. and he's always had me back and he's always had James back and I ran and I didn't obviously wait for Danny and then he arrived then Where did this happen Sandra? At the Five Lamps on the little slip road where you can turn from Portland Row but the bike came down the wrong side of a one way street from Killarney Street But the lights are green because he said to his friend, come on, the lights are green. And Jane was a little bit ahead, his friend. I think Jane said he was texting behind. And Jane just looked and went, oh, wow, because he did look left and right before. And he said, oh, wow. And it was just bump. That was it.
And I just got the phone call and I ran. And I was begging the traffic to let me go. Like playing, like saying, stop. I was in a hill's coat and pyjamas and I must have looked like a mad woman. I don't actually care. But I think it was a woman that let me by and I just wanted to go over to me and so on.
And the call... I thought he was dead. The call you got said Jadon had got a smack of a scrambler. That's what was going through your mind, Sandra. You feared the worst. Will you tell me what happened when you got there?
When I got there, I seen that he was lying on the ground. You know, his leg was the opposite direction. But he had like one hand kind of, you know, on the ground and he was up. And I just then went into like a panic attack with such relief that it was a lot of... And no head injuries. It didn't look like, you know, he was speaking. I had a bottle of Coke in the ambulance and I still to this day don't know who got me. I wasn't even crying. I was just in shock. I even was saying to Jane, like, can you try to stand up? But I... I wasn't thinking, and I think someone rang 999, but I did, and I couldn't speak. I just had to hand the phone to Danny. I just couldn't speak. I couldn't think.
Sandra, as frightening as this sounds, to know that Jayden could speak to you must have been such a relief.
It was. It was.
take your time do you know what I'm going to call in Danny as well yeah because Danny's on the line too your brother and Jaden's uncle and his role model as you said as well oh his role model when panic set in and you needed help Danny was there for you and you asked him to talk to the ambulance take a minute Danny Danny has always been there for me and Jaden always from day one he's
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What incidents have led to concerns about e-scooters and scramblers?
0:00–2:46
2
How did Jayden's accident with a scrambler bike occur?
2:46–7:17
3
What were the immediate reactions after the accident?
7:17–8:14
4
What injuries did Jayden sustain from the scrambler accident?
8:14–10:36
5
How is Jayden's recovery process going after the surgery?
10:36–13:57
6
What are the broader implications of scrambler bike incidents on community safety?
13:57–19:15
7
What measures are being discussed to enforce laws on scrambler bikes?
19:15–25:17
8
How can the community support families affected by scrambler bike incidents?
25:17–1:04:28