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Tasmanian hoons busted: petrol bicycles banned
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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What's actually changed here? Petrol engines on bicycles have long been allowed so long as they don't exceed the equivalent of 200W power, with anything more powerful requiring registration.
Source: this info sheet from 2016 https://www.transport.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/141117/Power-assisted_pedal_cycles_-_Information_Sheet_-_Dec_2016.pdf
A lawnmower engine on a bicycle is already outlawed. If they're now cracking down on tiny engines, that doesn't seem to be supported by the "high speed" description.
I have no particular love for these noisy bicycles but the legal ones are harmless enough.
Basically changing their classification to "motorcycle" with all the licencing and regulation that entails.
https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/68596/7_of_2023-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Good link, thanks. Forward-thinking of them to add flexibility for the power limit on ebikes. We're a bit on the low end at the moment.
honestly seems a bit perfunctory to my eye when I looked at the amendment itself. our damn legislation around this stuff (ebikes, escooters, et al) is kind of dumb.