Nearly 600,000 e-bikes in Queensland, but one-third fail safety tests
A survey found almost one million e-mobility devices in Queensland. About one-third of e-bikes fail to meet legal safety standards.
Queensland researchers surveyed 3,464 households. The survey found close to one million privately owned e-mobility devices across the state.
The total included 587,000 e-bikes. Almost half of all e-mobility devices failed to meet safety rules.
These devices didn't match standards based on speed, power and throttle settings. The most common problem was devices going faster than 25 km/h.
The second problem was e-bikes with power over 250 watts. Under new laws starting March next year, all e-bikes must meet European safety rules.
E-bikes can also be verified by the government's scheme and get a sticker. A University of Queensland researcher not involved in the study called the non-compliance rate scary.
The researcher said the government has more work to do. E-bikes were more compliant at 65 percent than other devices like e-scooters and e-unicycles.
Police have already seized 600 non-compliant devices since July.
- Close to one million
- E-mobility devices statewide
- 587,000
- E-bikes specifically
- About half
- Non-compliant devices
- 25 km/h
- Speed limit for compliance
Why it mattersOwners who bought non-compliant devices may face fines or restrictions. Safety risks increase if devices exceed legal speed or power limits.
AustraliaQueensland riders and parents who own non-compliant devices could be prevented from riding them or face enforcement action as new rules take hold.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
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