A major Sydney hospital has reported a surge in serious trauma cases linked to e-bike riders, including fractures, internal bleeding, and organ perforation, raising concerns over unsafe riding practices. Authorities in New South Wales have begun enforcing new regulations by crushing 23 illegally operated e-bikes seized under recent laws, marking the first such destruction under the updated rules. Police are now reviewing requests for the return of an additional 13 bikes confiscated in a joint operation with transport officials earlier this year. The crackdown follows growing medical warnings about the dangers of reckless e-bike use.
Major Sydney hospital also warns recent injuries from ebikes include fractures, internal bleeding, as well as ‘perforation of certain organs’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first illegal ebikes seized under new laws have been crushed in New South Wales, as a major Sydney hospital has warned of a spike in trauma injuries driven by those riding under the influence.The NSW government crushed 23 ebikes at a wrecking yard in western Sydney on Thursday, turning them into scrap metal. NSW police are assessing applications for the return of an additional 13 bikes seized during a joint operation with Transport for NSW in the northern beaches in September. Continue reading...
