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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

Vicious cycles or transport revolution? The ebike battle raging in Queensland

A woman rides an electric bike along a coastal road with the ocean and mountains visible in the background
Since getting an ebike last year, Paula Sharam, 70, no longer drives on Bribie Island and says she already complies with the new 12km/h speed limit near pedestrians. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

Paula Sharam had a nightmare last week: a thief stole her ebike.

“I was telling my granddaughter and she said: ‘You love that bike more than us!’,” she says.

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