Ebikes cluttering Sydney footpaths to be swept aside by new bill – but riders may bear brunt of levy

The NSW government will introduce legislation enabling councils to restrict where e-bikes can be left. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Dumped electric bikes will no longer clutter Sydney’s entranceways and footpaths under laws being introduced to parliament on Wednesday, says the New South Wales government.

Local councils will get the power to decide where ebike companies can operate in their area as well as to establish marked parking bays and go-slow and no-go areas.