Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has renewed calls for urgent e-bike reform following incidents over the long weekend, including a situation in Terrigal involving an alleged altercation.
Mr Crouch said the incidents reflect growing community concern about unsafe and anti-social e-bike behaviour across the Central Coast.
“Our community is fed up with the dangerous behaviour we are seeing from young and unruly e-bike riders,” Mr Crouch said.
“Over the long weekend alone, we’ve seen several instances of dangerous behaviour that highlight exactly why stronger rules and better enforcement are urgently needed.”
Mr Crouch said residents have consistently raised concerns about aggressive riding, disregard of road rules, harassment of motorists and pedestrians, and a lack of accountability for offenders.
“People deserve to feel safe on our roads and in our public spaces, but right now there is a clear gap between our community expectations and the current rules,” he said.
“Police simply don’t have the clear powers or ability to identify riders when they need to take action against offenders.”
Mr Crouch said the Minns Labor Government has failed to respond to mounting concerns despite repeated calls for reform.
“The Government has been aware of these issues for months, yet we are still seeing no meaningful action,” he said.
“After sitting on their hands for months, we saw hastily put together crush and seizure laws introduced, but no meaningful steps to dealing with proper registration.”
Mr Crouch said the NSW Liberals’ commitment was a practical, nation-leading e-bike policy that supports responsible riders while addressing anti-social behaviour.
“Our proposed low-cost licence plate scheme would give police and councils the ability to identify riders doing the wrong thing and take appropriate action,” he said.
“This is about balance, supporting the many people who use e-bikes responsibly, while cracking down on those who are putting others at risk.”
Mr Crouch said clear rules and stronger enforcement powers are critical to restoring community confidence.
“We need clear guidelines, consistent enforcement, and real consequences for dangerous behaviour, because our community is being left without answers.”