<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/electric-bikes" rel="" target="_blank" title="Illegal e-bikes"><span>Illegal e-bikes</span></a><span> will be confiscated and destroyed in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> under the state government's latest crackdown on hoons and anti-social riding behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Any device found to have the power to travel above 25km/h will be removed from the street and crushed by authorities, in a major expansion of police powers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police will use "dyno units" – a type of speed detection device – to measure the output of an </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/youtuber-speaks-out-after-organising-meetup-that-led-to-stupid-ebike-rideout-on-harbour-bridge-during-peak-hour/fd938e30-e539-4597-ba8f-ff92381d2150" rel="" target="_blank" title="e-bike"><span>e-bike</span></a><span> and, if it fails to meet legal requirements, officers can crush the bike to ensure it does not return to the road.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-news-one-person-dead-multiple-hospitalised-after-medical-episode-at-techno-event/ec3f13d9-2313-4779-93e8-dadc8c94f2f8" rel="" target="_blank" title="Man in his 40s dead, six in hospital in music festival tragedy"><strong><span>Man in his 40s dead, six in hospital in music festival tragedy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-mitchell-to-intensify-to-category-3-storm-ahead-of-landfall/d71a616f-c028-442f-8117-63bde494c3fe" target="_blank" title="WA braces for Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell to make landfall"><strong><span>WA braces for Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell to make landfall</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This expands the current seizure laws, designed for motorbikes and cars, which requires a court process to remove them from the streets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The new laws will be introduced to target anti-social behaviour on the roads by over-powered e-motorbikes.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/new-south-wales-illegal-ebikes-to-be-seized-and-crushed-in-latest-crackdown/0c04d664-e3ab-4bf0-a19f-6b0c494e6549" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Riders and owners of illegal e-bikes should now hear us loud and clear," NSW Minister for Transport John Graham said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you are breaking the rules, and your bike does not meet the very clear specifications of a pedal-assisted e-bike, expect it to be removed from your possession and crushed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison said regional NSW communities are a hotbed for illegal e-bikes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"People deserve to feel safe walking, riding or driving in their own communities – whether they live in Sydney, the Hunter, the North Coast, Riverina or the Far West – and that means drawing a hard line between a bicycle and an illegal e-bike," Aitchison said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Legislation is expected to be drafted and introduced to NSW parliament later this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/e-bikes-sydney-gangs-of-hoons-on-road-wa-approach-crushing-illegal-bikes-2gb-ben-fordham-new-south-wales-news/650c6c03-4cfe-4cd3-9b04-ce86641b6a90" rel="" target="_blank" title="Police in WA already have the power to confiscate and crush"><span>Police in WA already have the power to confiscate and crush</span></a><span> illegal bikes after the introduction of tougher laws.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Many devices sold in shops as e-bikes are actually illegal electric motorbikes, the NSW government warned.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parents are being urged to check their child's e-bike to ensure it meets safety standards.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-news-grandmother-himali-gurung-killed-after-car-crashed-through-rivervale-bedroom-as-she-slept/1b9a675d-7384-4682-8904-831dec504256" target="_blank" title="Grandmother killed after car crashed through bedroom as she slept"><strong><span>Grandmother killed after car crashed through bedroom as she slept</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It comes after dozens of young e-bike riders, including some in school uniform and without a helmet, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/youtuber-speaks-out-after-organising-meetup-that-led-to-stupid-ebike-rideout-on-harbour-bridge-during-peak-hour/fd938e30-e539-4597-ba8f-ff92381d2150" rel="" target="_blank" title="were filmed riding over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a social media stunt."><span>were filmed riding over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a social media stunt.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 40 people were filmed riding across the landmark during peak hour traffic last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/los-angeles" target="" title="Los Angeles"><span>Los Angeles</span></a><span>-based e-bike influencer Sur Ronster was fined over the incident.</span></div></div><div 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