{"id":4467,"date":"2025-08-08T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T05:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4467"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T05:10:09","slug":"e-bike-safety","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/article\/e-bike-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Bike Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children under 16 and adult riders accompanying and supervising them may ride on the footpath and are encouraged to ride away from the road.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s the law for everyone to wear a helmet when riding a bike in any public place. The helmet must meet Australian Standards and be securely fitted and fastened.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protective clothing, such as enclosed shoes, also help keep children and young people safe on wheels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At intersections, young people and adults must dismount and use safe pedestrian behaviour as they wheel the bike, e-bike or scooter across the road.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adults can help children and young people learn safe cycling practices by riding with them and talking with them about the importance of wearing a helmet and following the rules when riding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transport.nsw.gov.au\/system\/files\/media\/documents\/2024\/crs_e-bikes_families.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4470\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-1.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">children and e-bikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transport.nsw.gov.au\/system\/files\/media\/documents\/2024\/crs_e-bikes_families.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4469\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-2-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/crs_e-bikes_families-2.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">children and e-bikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":4468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4467","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/4467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=4467"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/olmcburraneer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=4467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}