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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 3 points 7 hours ago

Yeah I completely agree. This exact issue kind of triggers me, and I did draft a longer diatribe complaining about exactly this, which I didn't post.

I have an assortment of bikes including e-bikes, all of which I love equally. They're truly amazing machines.

If you purchase a $200 k-mart commuter, and a $400 wheel hub motor and battery from temu, then perch a 12 year old precariously in the saddle that's not an e-bike it's an unregistered unregulated electric motorbike. This type of set up can easily achieve 50km/h with the majority more like 60km/h and some exceeding 80km/h.

The bikes just aren't built for this kind of stress, and the people riding them don't have a reasonable understanding of the risks. They scream around on bike paths weaving around kids and babies in strollers.

The current rules here in west aus (as I understand them) merely allow pedal assist up to 25 km/h. Critically, that means the bike can allow you to switch between modes providing more or less assistance, but no throttle. Additionally a lot of the temu bikes require you to move the pedals but do not require you to provide any effort - the pedals moving is more like a switch that allows the motor to engage.

The basic problem is that existing legislation just isn't sufficient. Guilting parents isn't enough. There needs to be better laws, and they need to be actively policed.