State legislation due to be introduced on Tuesday will give authorities powers to seize high-powered e-motorbikes. Follow today’s news live
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The NSW government will introduce legislation to give authorities powers to crush “throttle-only, high-powered e-motorbikes” to parliament today.
The laws, which were flagged last month, will give police and Transport for NSW officers the power to seize bikes operating at speeds more than 25km/h, before sending them to be crushed, even if bought in error. Officers will be able to use new roadside “dyno units” to test a bike’s speed.
We don’t want to discourage safe and healthy ebike use, but we do want to discourage dangerous and illegal e-motorbike use – and these powers will do exactly that. If it behaves like a motorbike, it’s probably illegal and could end up in the crusher. So the message is simple, don’t buy an illegal ebike.
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