<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="New South Wales"><span>New South Wales</span></a><span> will impose a minimum age for e-bike riders in a bid to improve the safety of riders and pedestrians.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Under the current rules, there is no age minimum to ride an e-bike, including with a passenger if the design of the bike allows.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The minimum age will be between 12 and 16, to be determined after a review by Transport for NSW.</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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-live-updates-latest-news-headlines/9fe3f636-cf46-4094-97aa-04f98f733ac2" rel="" target="" title="Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves police station"><strong><span>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves police station</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A final decision is expected to be made by the government around June.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It follows an announcement earlier this month that </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-south-wales-illegal-ebikes-to-be-seized-and-crushed-in-latest-crackdown/0c04d664-e3ab-4bf0-a19f-6b0c494e6549" rel="" target="" title="NSW police would be seizing and destroying e-bikes that don't meet existing regulations"><span>NSW police would be seizing and destroying e-bikes that don't meet existing regulations</span></a><span>, as part of a crackdown on hooning and anti-social behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think it's a common-sense change," transport minister John Graham said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/ebikes-nsw-government-to-impose-minimum-age-for-riding-electric-bikes/b197a1da-aac5-45b5-a11d-c46b3b6766fd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At the moment, it's legal for a primary school kid with no peripheral vision, who can barely lift one of these bikes, to ride it on New South Wales streets and that has to change.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's simply dangerous to have kids as young as 10 or 11 on these high-powered bikes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We want kids on their bikes, we want them outdoors and off their screens but we don't want them hurting themselves and that's the common-sense approach we're taking here."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He acknowledged there were differences in the transport needs of people in regional and metro areas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm particularly conscious about the differences between riding in Sydney or riding in regional parts of New South Wales where people might need these to get to school or get around their community," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We want to take the time to get that detail right."</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/chris-baghsarian-kidnapping-police-raid-sydney-property/4ef07a82-f846-4c76-ba19-623b43e937d5"><strong><span>Police raid 'stronghold' linked to kidnap of Sydney grandfather</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW will also adopt the European safety standard and any bike deemed illegal will be phased out over a three-year period.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Under this standard, e-bikes must have a maximum power output of 250 watts and power assistance must cut out at 25km/h.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No power assistance is delivered at all after 6km/h if a rider is not pedalling the bike.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government says the three-year grace period recognises the lifespan of bikes that will not meet the standard, but were bought legally under the former rules.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are currently about 760,000 e-bikes in NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bicycle NSW has welcomed the introduction of the European standard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is the gold standard for e-bikes across the world making them safe, of course, compliant and high quality," CEO Peter McLean said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We want to see these types of bicycles being the predominant use of e-mobility in Sydney because it's safe for the riders and it's safe for all road users including, of course, pedestrians.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're affordable, they're efficient and they're really, really effective in getting you safely from A to B."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> 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