New ways to move
While pedal bikes have been around for centuries, e-bikes, e-scooters and other small electric-powered devices (also known as e-micromobility devices) are providing new ways to travel. These devices are a great transport option and can:
- help you get to buses, trains, ferries and light rail
- link you to friends and family, and to jobs, services, public space and town centres
- be a fun activity, and a way to socialise, exercise and stay well
- make a holiday fun, helping you explore new places
- be a cheaper way to get around
- help you reduce carbon emissions in your community
- be a mode for delivering parcels and packages.
Everything about owning and riding a bike, e-bike or e-scooter
Bikes and electric bikes
Learn about how to ride your bike or e-bike safely, how to pick a legal e-bike and how to look after it safely.
Electric scooters
It is currently illegal to ride an e-scooter in public places in NSW, unless you are in a shared e-scooter trial site. Learn about our plans to change this.
Mobility scooters
Users of mobility scooters are classified as pedestrians. Learn more about the rules for using a mobility scooter and how to travel safely.
Skateboards, foot scooters and rollerblades
In NSW riders of these non-powered devices are treated as pedestrians. Learn the rules about safely using these devices in NSW.
Sharing schemes in NSW
Learn about how shared e-bikes and e-scooters operate in NSW, and what regulatory changes are being explored to make them more accessible.
Battery safety for e-bikes, e-scooters and other devices
E-bikes and e-scooters are often powered by lithium-ion batteries. Find out how to reduce your risk of a battery fire.
Related projects and programs
Find out more about projects and programs underway to promote and enable riding bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in NSW.
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NSW E-micromobility Action Plan
The NSW Government is committed to enabling and promoting e-micromobility as a safe, accessible and sustainable transport choice across the state. Find out more about how we are making this happen.
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NSW Active Transport Strategy
The NSW Government wants walking and bike riding, known as active transport, to be the preferred way to make short trips and a viable, safe and efficient option for longer trips. We want to double the number of people walking and biking in 20 years.