End of the line for internal combustion engine and electric motorised bicycles in Australia

[Barnfresh]

No mention of "Monkey Bikes" either.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/rsa1986125/s3.html

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S. 3(1) def. of miniaturised motor cycle inserted by No. 70/2016 s. 23.

"miniaturised motor cycle" means a motor vehicle with 2 axle groups and an internal combustion engine or electric motors that are capable of giving the vehicle a top speed in excess of 25 kilometres per hour and that—

(a) has not been certified through the Commonwealth Road Vehicle Certification System; and

(b) has not been conditionally registered by the Corporation; and

(c) is not excluded from the definition of motor vehicle;

"motor cycle" means a two-wheeled motor vehicle and includes a motor cycle with a trailer, forecar or sidecar attached;

 

[JGH122]

The saving grace is a "motorized bicycle" is NOT a "motor vehicle" and can not be registered as anything other than a bike.

 

[JGH122]

Lawyers and cops will do almost anything to maintain their income production.
Sooner or later they will come for you motor assisted bike owners.
Mark my words, ladies and gentlemen they are coming as sure as the sun shines, the wind blows and the grass grows.....expect them.

 

[Fabian]

The legislation does not refer to pocket bikes specifically. It "includes" pocket bikes in the amendment to the Road Safety Act 1986.
The new offence is Road Safety Act 1986 , 65C(1)

The big issue is that the police can now "impound" the motorised bicycle, and have it transported (at your cost) to the impound yard. The release fee is $800 and that's before all of the other fines and charges.

 

[Fabian]

A motorised bicycle with proper motive power is now classified as a motor vehicle in Australia, even if it cannot be registered.

 

[Street Ryderz]

They are not legal here either and try to say that its a motor vehicle and try to charge an operator with operating a motor vehicle,being uninsured and unplated and anything else they can on the individual and Im sure they have got away with it at times!I personally have been stopped a half doz times so far and charged three times with only the first one held against me!The first one was an eye opener though, I went to court after having my bike confiscated and had been charged with all the above plus speeding, And told the judge and the crown that I was ridding a bicycle that was power assisted and that the law say's that a combustion engine under 50cc displacement on my bicycle cant be considered a motor vehicle.Well the crown stood up and said show me where it says that!I was taken aback and said it's not like I have it in front of me but last I checked thats what it said!He then told me to look it up again and set another date for the case to be heard,I went home and looked it up and of course it has been changed and now says that any combustion engine is prohibited and would make it a moped!So back in the court I said they cant call my bicycle a moped because it was not manufactured to meet the governments safety standards or is it registered as such,and thats where the gray area comes in to play!they still charged me for speeding and operating a restricted vehicle on public roads! I have been stopped a few times since and charged twice but then had the charges dropped after referring to previous cases that all had the charges dropped due to not being able to classify them properly! So now when I see a cop I just pretend to peddle so that they cant say it was under engine power only!

 

[RTVFARMER]

I agree that thay take anything good away from us .i hade a electric scooter that was 200w would rip out your hands on take off only up to 10kmh .and last 4o min .no way at all a help for serious transportation .best thing I have done is put a 49cc because 49cc is still legal . pocket bike engine on my bike with a flap in the muffler which when closed almost makes my bike stall but when open it straight out full power so when I get pulled over I can Close the flap and it runs silently and top speed of about 10 to 15 kmh . The cops can ride it and see and hear that it is nowhere near 200 W or even able to break 25 Kmh and let you go .till you turn the corner open the flap take off like a rocket and make your ears bleed lol ..flap runs on a cable I can adjust while riding . It beats having a slow bike just get a fast One and restricted it with adjustable restricters ....200watt I can walk faster then that the government is a joke

The end of the line for properly functional internal combustion engine and electric powered motorised bicycles in Australia.

You will be hit with a $1000 fine, and have the motorised bicycle impounded. It will cost $800 to have your bike returned to you from the impound yard, and then you will have to attend court, where they will hand out another $1000 fine for driving an unregistered vehicle, and more fines and penalties if you are an unlicensed operator of a motor vehicle.

As the maximum permitted speed of a motorised bicycle (not a pedelec) is 20 kilometres per hour (13 miles per hour) you can also be issued with traffic fines for exceeding the 20 k/ph speed limit.

Totally draconian laws, which will now turn many law-abiding citizens into instant criminals, for doing nothing more than what they were safely doing before January 1st 2017.

 

[RTVFARMER]

Is this law australia wide....im in wa

 

[FurryOnTheInside]

Can you put a sheepdog on the back and call it a farm vehicle?

 

[Frankenstein]

Can you put a sheepdog on the back and call it a farm vehicle?

That's an interesting idea right there actually, how many ears of corn must you be transporting before it's considered a farm vehicle. I suppose one is enough by the law of possession.