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Ebike ‘swarms’ descend on roads and parks across Australia as meet-ups gather pace (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, what if we gave every teenager a motorbike, and didn't make them do any kind of driving test? That's probably a good idea, right?

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 1 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

These are different; they require pedalling and are top speed limited to 25km/hr.

I mean they could just get an actual motor bike at 16 anyway

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 16 hours ago

require pedaling and are top speed limited to 25km/hr.

Those aren't the ones that are at issue, it's the (already illegal, no need for new legislation, just enforcement, but gov gotta be seen doing something (performative)) 40+km/hr thumb accelerator jobbies that are the risk, and yes they should be considered motorbikes (or mopeds depending) and are legally already (but usually don't meet safety standards).

TLDR: Just enforce the laws in place.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

These are different; they require pedalling and are top speed limited to 25km/hr.

That may be the law, but I see e-bikes daily that have been modified to remove those restrictions. In the video in the linked article I can see maybe one person pedal.

I mean they could just get an actual motor bike at 16 anyway

They have to pass a written test on the road rules, and yeah, they have to actually be 16. The motorbike also has to have registration plates and they can be penalised or lose their licence.