'Where illegal e-bikes go to die': Compliance crackdown ramps up
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A number of illegal e-bikes were destroyed at a wrecking yard in Western Sydney.
The e-bikes were seized by northern beaches police under new laws to streamline enforcement capabilities.
NSW Transport Minister John Graham said the government was consulting on a review into e-bike age limits.
Authorities are ramping up the crackdown on illegal e-bikes by sending them straight to the crusher, as concerns grow over the increase in riders suffering "traumatic" injuries.
On Thursday, 23 illegal e-bikes were destroyed and turned into scrap metal at a wrecking facility in Blacktown, in Western Sydney.
The e-bikes were seized in the northern beaches under new powers given to police to confiscate and dispose of non-compliant e-bikes.
The illegal e-bikes were crushed at a wrecking yard in Western Sydney on Thursday. ( ABC News )
"This is where illegal e-bikes go to die," Minister for Transport John Graham said at the live demonstration on Thursday.
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