A minimum age to ride an e-bike in New South Wales (NSW) is being introduced to improve safety for riders, pedestrians and the wider community.<\/p>\n
Under current rules, a child of any age can ride an e-bike and bicycle riders of any age can carry passengers if the bike\u2019s design allows in NSW.<\/p>\n
E-bikes are heavier and faster than traditional bicycles, which can increase the force involved in a crash, heighten the risk of serious injury, and make them more difficult to control and manoeuvre.<\/p>\n
An expert review led by Transport for NSW will recommend a legal minimum age between 12 and 16 for riding an e-bike, while also considering whether children and teenagers have the skills, maturity and awareness of potential dangers required to safely carry passengers.<\/p>\n
NSW will also adopt the EU Safety Standard in March this year to ensure e-bikes operate like bicycles, and not motorbikes.<\/p>\n
Under this standard, e-bikes must have a maximum power output of 250 watts and power assistance must cut out at 25km\/h. No power assistance is delivered at all after 6km\/h if a rider is not pedalling the bike.<\/p>\n
“Police see firsthand the consequences when powerful e-bikes are misused,\u201d said Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley.<\/p>\n
“By introducing sensible age settings and cracking down on illegal, high-powered bikes, we are helping police prevent dangerous behaviour before more people are seriously hurt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vast majority of people do the right thing, and these laws are designed to support them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is about getting the balance right so e-bikes remain a useful transport option without putting the public at risk.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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