Australia NSW motorised bike laws.

[adrian101]

Motor assisted pedal cycles with electric or petrol engines are exempt from registration, provided the maximum engine output power does not exceed 200 watts. Riders must follow the same road rules as for pedal cycles without motors, including wearing a helmet.


This is total ********, i was fined today on my 200 watt engine from rocksoildengines, i was wearing a helmet and peddling as is what is meant to be done.. I was fined for unregistered vehicle and failure to produce driver's license.. I told the officer i will be taking this case to court as he is wrong..

For some reason they're starting to crack down pretty hand in the area i live. Maybe due to the young guys riding around on them like idiots but i use mine to get to and from work.

 

[Fabian]

I have made comment on this sort of thing before.
It does not matter if your bike is 100% legal, because if the police officer "believes" your bike to be "not" legal, he can simply hand out a ticket/fine and it's up to "you" to spend "your time" and "your money" fighting the case in court.

The police know very well that it can cost more money to fight it in court than the fine is worth, and most people have jobs and can't afford to take time off work.

A friend of mine is a police officer and has made mention of the fact that he can hand out an unroadworthy certificate on a brand new car, straight out of the factory, and it's perfectly legal for him to do so; this being a vehicle that complies with every law and motor vehicle regulation.

In saying, even if your motorized bicycle is 100% legal, you have no hope at avoiding a ticket/fine on a motorized bicycle.
Basically you have to cop it sweet or spend your time and money fighting it in court, of which the police officer will make a point of setting you up good and proper (to screw your a.r.s.e.) if you happen to win the court case.

 

[GoldenEagleChris]

i dont understand ....... all these genius on here say they know the law and that yiu donte need to register the bikes......they MUST be right no?I hopes you didnt take any advise from the trolls that think they know the laws on this site..theyneed to get their heads out of the sand ....especialy ex cops

 

[Fabian]

At the end of the day, you simply have to risk getting a ticket every time you ride.
Considering that i enjoy riding my motorized bicycle more than the fear of getting $2,000 worth of tickets/fines in Australia, i'm going to keep riding my bike, even if it costs me $2,000 when i get a bunch of tickets thrown at me.

$2,000 is cheap, because potentially (in Australia) the police offer can issue up to $6,000 worth of tickets/fines for riding a motorized bicycle if you don't have a motorcycle licence and motor vehicle registration and insurance.

 

[adrian101]

i dont understand ....... all these genius on here say they know the law and that yiu donte need to register the bikes......they MUST be right no?I hopes you didnt take any advise from the trolls that think they know the laws on this site..theyneed to get their heads out of the sand ....especialy ex cops

No i got the information from the RTA (road and traffic authority). under 200watt, helmet and peddling like you would on a bicycle without an engine is still classified as a normal bicycle. It's legal to ride the one i have as i am within the correct requirements but they're starting to crack down on everyone who has one. A friend who is in the army copped a $1140 fine for all the same reasons i got fined but he had no lights and was caught for tailgating (which i understand why a fine would be given)

 

[Fabian]

$1140 - he got out of the situation really cheap.

Wait till the police start getting in on the act of just how many tickets they can throw at a motorized bicycle.

Minimum of $2,000 but after a few test cases in court, they will be able to hit you up for $3,000 and more.

 

[fredie]

crazy cops . dont know the law

 

[Fabian]

You are right. At the moment, not a lot of them know the law in full detail about motorized bicycles, but when they do, it's going to cost everyone in the lower eastern states of Australia a heck of a lot of money and points or disqualification of their car licence and heavy vehicle licence and boat licence (as all three of these are tied together) and even potentially their aviation licence.

The implications for wrecking your life if riding a motorized bicycle are huge in Australia.
Just wait till a police officer (after a few test cases in court) wants to make a name for him or herself, either for promotional reasons or just to prove a point.

 

[fredie]

No i got the information from the RTA (road and traffic authority). under 200watt, helmet and peddling like you would on a bicycle without an engine is still classified as a normal bicycle. It's legal to ride the one i have as i am within the correct requirements but they're starting to crack down on everyone who has one. A friend who is in the army copped a $1140 fine for all the same reasons i got fined but he had no lights and was caught for tailgating (which i understand why a fine would be given)

what area in sydney . did all these cops fines happened . crazy cops. they undermine the official rta laws

 

[Fabian]

Everyone keeps missing this vital point:

Today's law abiding citizen is tomorrows criminal when the goal posts of legality are moved to a different point on the playing field.
As it so happens, politicians and government authorities are constantly moving the goal posts; frequently without public discussion or public announcement, to either advance their own agenda or pacify focus groups or lobby groups that will give their preference votes at the next election, be it local, council, municipal, state or federal.

In the haze of life at hyper drive speed with so many electronic and social distractions such as the mind numbing effects of reality TV, sporting events and manufactured international conflicts, it becomes easy to see how the establishment can move the goal posts with us being dumb to the effects, that is, until we become caught in the web of being tomorrows criminal.

At the end of the day, your best defense is to quietly fly under the radar, especially in Australia.