On the eve of a report expected to green-light an e-bike crackdown,cyclists protested to highlight the difficult “personal choice” between riding slowly on a path or in high-speed traffic.
The Crisafulli government wants more cyclists and e-scooters to ride in traffic.
The government wants e-bikes and e-scooters off paths and on roads – so hundreds of riders plan to do exactly that across the Story Bridge.
The deputy chair of Queensland’s e-mobility inquiry says pedal-assisted e-bikes should not be lumped in the same category as high-powered electric motorbikes. But proposed new laws will apply to both.
Footpath speeds would also be cut to 10km/h,police would be given powers to seize illegal devices,and learner licences would be required for some riders.
Mooted changes would mean two out of three members of this Brisbane family would be banned from riding their legal and low-powered e-bikes.
“We’re talking about normal kids who are … ending up in rehabilitation,and they’ll never be normal,” a senior Brisbane surgeon said.
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The LNP revealed on Sunday about 20 per cent of the former Labor government’s e-mobility rebates funded illegal devices. Labor has shifted the blame to public servants.
A young boy was among those injured during a chaotic night involving e-devices,which are facing government scrutiny.