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... on roads and road-related areas such as footpaths, shared paths, cycle ways and cycle paths.

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Honestly I can't see why they can't be ridden on the roads as per normal cycles I can totally understand footpaths etc. But the fun police will have their ways just imagine the outcry If cyclists were forced to ride single file :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod:
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ok the issue here is that electric bikes can do pretty much the same speeds....
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richo wrote:Honestly I can't see why they can't be ridden on the roads as per normal cycles I can totally understand footpaths etc. But the fun police will have their ways just imagine the outcry If cyclists were forced to ride single file :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod: :prod:
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To do with inadequate brakes according to the RMS and TfNSW.
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I can understand the safety concern... how e-bikes got out of it... I don't know. I guess they can't sustain 40km/h for nearly as long as a petrol bike.

Creating policy and standards to deal with "X bike is permitted for use on Australian roads" is a lot harder (more expensive) than saying "No bike...".
Maybe just saying "must have disc brakes" would have been a clear enough rule that's easy to police.
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Cable discs are cheap n cheerful. What we have here is two stroke hate pure and simple .

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I think ebikes are supposed to be limited to 25kph but a lot of people disconnect the limiter. Mind will only do 25 in full electric mode but it's unlimited on pedal assist mode. But I also have disc brakes and it stops fine from any speed.
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I've seen e-bikes do 80km/h. There's no brake that can stop it without better tires.

I reckon a proper regulation would be in order - i.e. licensing for all motorised vehicles, be it an e-bike, motorised one, or a scooter, or whatever, really.
But the simple ban is a very easy, cheap way out, I can see the appeal of this solution from the gov't angle. They might do this temporarily until they can work out a proper regulatory scheme.
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Ban lycra ! These goggles do nothing :)
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richo wrote:Ban lycra ! These goggles do nothing :)

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ysu wrote:I've seen e-bikes do 80km/h. There's no brake that can stop it without better tires.


That would probably be a Stealth, those things are insane.
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richo wrote:Ban lycra ! These goggles do nothing :)
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