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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ima Caldwell and Jack Larkin

NSW to ban children from riding ebikes under minimum age limit

Schoolboys cruise on ebikes at Manly Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches
The NSW government will introduce a minimum age limit, between 12 and 16, to ride an ebike as part of a range of safety reforms. Photograph: Andrew Quilty

New South Wales will introduce a minimum age to ride an ebike as part of a bid to address safety concerns and clamp down on “dangerous behaviour”.

The Minns government announced the reforms on Friday, saying an expert review led by Transport NSW will recommend a legal minimum age limit between 12 and 16, and consider whether children and teenagers should be able to carry passengers.

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