Frustrated residents say something needs to be done about scrambler bikes before "disaster" happens.
The ECHO has reported on many incidents of scrambler bikes causing a nuisance to the people of Merseyside. Just this week, a stunned photographer captured the "nightmare" moment a scrambler bike hit several football fans in the pre-match crowd outside Anfield.
Earlier this year, the ECHO spoke to residents of the High Hill Estate area in Prescot who said children were unable to sleep due to being scared of what had become a "regular problem". But almost eight months on, residents said the issue remains.
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One mum, who did not wish to be named, said: "You've got gangs of them riding around the estate, practically speeding, they almost take you out. They don't seem to have any consideration.
"Parents need to know what their children are doing and if it's older people, they need to seriously have some consideration for others. It is intimidating, they are flying around wearing balaclavas and young children don't know what's going on.
"There's going to be a disaster one day, there really is. They aren't just riding on the road, they are flying across pathways and fields. It's not just Prescot either, I've got friends in Huyton who also say they are living with the nightmare.
"A few of them nearly knocked me out on my way home the other day, I was getting out of my car and they just came flying past. It's dangerous."
The worried mum said she does not want her children to be out on their own in case "they get run down", adding: "The noise is horrific late at night. It's no good for the kids trying to get to sleep."
Off-road vehicles can include scrambler and quad bikes, electric scooters, buzz boards and mini bikes and they are motorised leisure vehicles and are designed for off-road use. They are all powered by a 22.5xx stroke engine, meaning they can travel at very fast speeds.
To ride a scrambler bike, electric scooter, buzz board, quad or mini-motor on a public road you must be 16 years old and you must have a driving licence, third-party insurance, number plates, vehicle tax, lights, reflectors and a crash helmet.
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