From 1 March 2029 only EN-15194 certified e-bikes will be legal on NSW roads The NSW Government changed the definition of a legal e-bike and reinstated the European safety and quality standard EN-15194 in March 2026. This sets the maximum motor output of 250 watts and a 25km/h speed limit for pedal assistance, and ensures…
Originally posted Sep 2025, updated in June 2026 If you are working in transport, planning and the built environment industry and are keen to expand your knowledge of providing high quality active transport facilities, there are two courses for you in NSW! Designing for Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders UNSW Cycleway Design short course Designing for…
Bicycle NSW is 50 years young in 2026, and we are looking ahead to our next decade of making NSW better for bike riding As part of the anniversary celebrations, we have embarked on a serious task – developing a strategic advocacy plan for ‘A Cycle-friendly NSW’. ‘A Cycle-friendly NSW’ is a compelling business case…
But is it enough? Bicycle NSW is extremely pleased that the Australian Government has made an ongoing commitment to a National Active Transport Fund. $500 million over 10 years has been allocated in the 2026/27 Budget to support the construction of bicycle and walking paths across the nation. Why this is a win? In just…
Transport for NSW is developing a new Road Safety Action Plan to guide efforts to reduce death and injuries on NSW roads over the next 5 years. Bicycle NSW has been involved with early engagement on the new strategy. We met the project team at a stakeholder workshop in late 2025, submitted feedback and ideas,…
Cycling is often talked about in terms of movement – speed, efficiency, congestion relief, carbon reduction. But for many people, the decision to ride — or not — has very little to do with kilometres or commute times. It comes down to something much more fundamental: Do I feel safe? Alice Vincent is an Associate…
Bicycle NSW has always been clear that the registration and licensing of compliant EN-15194 e-bikes is NOT the answer Unfortunately, there is an ongoing media muddle about the difference between legal and illegal e-mobility devices. And this has recently been compounded by calls from the Queensland Government and some NSW politicians for unnecessary licensing and…
When approaching a pedestrian crossing, ‘priority path’ crossing, children’s crossing or signalised crossing, it can be confusing for bike riders to know what to do. When riding on a road or on-road bicycle path: bike riders must obey the traffic light signals i.e. stop on red and go on green bike riders must give way…
Over the last 12 months, Bicycle NSW has supported the Western Sydney Health Alliance with a pilot Active Travel to Schools project. In a collective effort to better understand the barriers to walking and riding to school, the project team worked with kids, parents and staff at 6 primary schools in 6 Western Sydney council…
For many families, school drop-off time is stressful. The fifteen-to-thirty minute window is a familiar scene: parents are rushing to get away to work, and children are distracted by the excitement of greeting their class-mates. There is the usual line of queuing cars, engines running, creeping forwards, or making three-point turns in the same space…