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Anger and fear over 'dangerous' illegal e-motorbike riders
Britt said she was aimed at by a group of riders while walking on a pavement
Riders on powerful electric motorbikes are intimidating pedestrians, damaging property and putting people at risk by riding dangerously through towns and villages, communities have warned.
Residents have described riders performing wheelies and riding on pavements and footpaths at high speed, often while wearing balaclavas.
"I've seen little old ladies have to run," said Britt, who fears being hit by one. "I've seen little kids being aimed at."
The government says it has introduced new powers to allow the police to seize vehicles used anti-socially without having to issue a warning first.
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Britt, from Burgess Hill in West Sussex, describes how groups of riders on powerful electric motorbikes regularly race through the streets.
"You can hear them ripping up the road," she says. "Wheelie-ing, shouting to each other.
"A lot of the time there'll be one bike with two people on it. They could be a gang of four going down the road, swerving in and out of traffic and aiming at people."
Britt and her partner were walking through the town when they narrowly avoided injury.